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2020
16 eps
tvN
Thriller Mystery Drama
Scheming Spouse Tables Turning
A husband plotting to murder his wife to be with his mistress has his scheme unravel spectacularly when his wife discovers the plan — and decides to turn the tables in the most ter…
Like A Series of Unfortunate Events, it leans hard into dark comedy. Same darkly comedic energy throughout.
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2019
16 eps
OCN
Fantasy Thriller Comedy
Deal With Devil Redemption Arc
Ha Rip sold his soul ten years ago in exchange for becoming the top songwriter in Korea. Now the devil is calling in the contract — but offers a loophole: find someone else to take…
If you loved A Series of Unfortunate Events's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, When the Devil Calls Your Name delivers exactly that. Same darkly comedic energy throughout.
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you'll love
2019
46 eps
Jiangsu TV / Dragon TV
Comedy Drama Dark Comedy
Dysfunctional Family Sibling Dynamics
Three adult siblings from a deeply dysfunctional family are forced back into each other's lives after their mother dies — and their father, who was entirely indulged by the mother,…
Like A Series of Unfortunate Events, it leans hard into dark comedy. Same darkly comedic energy throughout.
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2012
20 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Fantasy
Time Travel Fish Out Of Water
A Joseon crown prince whose wife is murdered mysteriously is transported 300 years into the future — arriving in modern Seoul with three loyal retainers — and discovers his reincar…
Same whimsical energy throughout.
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2019
16 eps
tvN
Comedy Thriller Crime
Mistaken Identity Dark Comedy
Yook Dong-shik is a mild-mannered office worker who accidentally witnesses a murder — and then accidentally picks up the killer's diary. Upon reading it, he becomes convinced he IS…
Like A Series of Unfortunate Events, it leans hard into dark comedy. Same darkly comedic and absurdist energy throughout.
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2022
12 eps
MBC
Comedy Thriller Mystery
Ordinary Person Detective Found Family
Do Ah-hee has memorized every item in her family's grocery store since childhood. When a murder occurs and the only clue is a shopping list she recognizes from her store, she becom…
If you loved A Series of Unfortunate Events's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Killer's Shopping List delivers exactly that.
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2022
16 eps
JTBC
Thriller Comedy Crime
Found Family Crime Gets Out Of Hand
Three office cleaners at a major investment firm stumble onto insider trading information — and have to decide whether to use it, hide it, or sell it before the people who want the…
If you loved A Series of Unfortunate Events's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Cleaning Up delivers exactly that.
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2022
16 eps
JTBC
Comedy Drama Thriller
Wrong Place Right Time Unlikely Accomplices
A team of office cleaning workers overhear a stock tip that could change their lives — except none of them have any money to invest, any knowledge of how markets work, or any parti…
Same darkly comedic energy throughout.
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2017
10 eps
TBS
Drama Romance Mystery
Found Family Mysterious Past
Four strangers — a young woman unhappily married, a failed violin prodigy, a cellist with unclear motivations, and a woman with an uncertain past — share a mountain house in Karuiz…
If you loved A Series of Unfortunate Events's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Quartet delivers exactly that.
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2024
24 eps
TBS / Netflix
Fantasy Comedy Adventure
Found Family Ensemble Cast
Laios Touden and his party are stranded in a dungeon with no money, no supplies, and a party member eaten by a dragon. Solution: cook and eat the monsters. A party consisting of a …
If you loved A Series of Unfortunate Events's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Delicious in Dungeon delivers exactly that.