The Matchmakers

A brilliantly educated but socially invisible low-born scholar and a nobly-born pickpocket who hides her identity as a woman are thrown together in a conspiracy…

If you loved The Matchmakers's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, The Scholar and the Thief delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — partnership and gender — is the same. Same warm and romantic energy throughout.

Goo Hae-ryung becomes one of the first female royal historians in Joseon — a role so scandalous that the king's advisors lose their minds over it. She's assigne…

If you loved The Matchmakers's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung delivers exactly that. Same warm and witty energy throughout.

Maomao, a pharmacist's daughter sold into service at the imperial palace, keeps her head down — until she can't resist solving a poisoning mystery that's killin…

If you loved The Matchmakers's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, The Apothecary Diaries delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp and witty — you'll miss lines if you look away.

A woman disguises herself as a man to attend an elite Joseon academy and gets caught in political intrigue and romance.…

If you loved The Matchmakers's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Sungkyunkwan Scandal delivers exactly that. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

In the Joseon era, a widower with a troubled past makes his living by kidnapping widows for wealthy clients — a practice called "bossam." He accidentally kidnap…

If you loved The Matchmakers's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Bossam: Steal the Fate delivers exactly that. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.