Shows Like The King: Eternal Monarch

If you liked The King: Eternal Monarch (2020), a sci-fi & fantasy and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Captivating the King (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman — whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love.
2
The Last Empress (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is…
3
The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A woman travels from 19th century Joseon to modern-day Seoul, her fate takes a twist with a ‘fake marriage’ with a man who resembles her ex-husband.
4
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
5
The King 2 Hearts (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama
Set in the constitutional monarchy in an imaginary South Korea, South Korea's Crown Prince Lee Jae Ha is forced to join the World Officers Competition, WOC, by his brother. There, he meets North Korea's strongest…
6
Dear Hongrang (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
When a long-missing heir returns with lost memories, love and suspicion entwine. Is he truly Hongrang, or a stranger disturbing hearts and family ties?
7
Bloody Heart (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
It is a fictional historical drama about the story of King Seonjong who ascends to the throne due to a rebellion, and Lee Tae who becomes the King after him.
8
Grimm (2011)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new…
9
Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae-Ryung is a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on. She meets Prince Yi Rim.
10
The Time Traveler's Wife (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The intricate and magical love story of Clare and Henry, and a marriage with a problem… time travel.
11
Sisyphus (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him.
12
The Changeling (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
13
Game of Thrones (2011)
★ 8.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected…
14
Signal (2016)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.
15
NOS4A2 (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some…
16
Chicago Typewriter (2017)
★ 7.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
17
Counterpart (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Howard Silk is a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension.
18
Empress Ki (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.
19
Emergence (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the…
20
Fantasy Island (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
This contemporary version of the classic drama series delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end…