Shows Like Anna

Loved Anna? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

2022 TV Show Thriller Mystery Drama
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8 eps Coupang Play Thriller Mystery Drama

A woman discovers a corpse buried in her garden — and her perfectly arranged suburban life begins to unravel around the secret. Her neighbor, controlling a quiet home with a brutal…

The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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The Art of Sarah

31% match
8 eps Netflix Crime Mystery Thriller

A Korean-American woman builds an elaborate false identity as a high-society luxury brand executive, targeting the ultra-wealthy elite of Seoul. When her fabricated persona — and t…

Like Anna, it leans hard into class divide. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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The Trunk

30% match
8 eps Netflix Thriller Romance Mystery

NM, an elite agency that provides temporary spouses for the wealthy who need social cover, assigns its top operative to a cold, enigmatic client with dark secrets. What begins as a…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Somebody

29% match
8 eps Netflix Thriller Crime Psychological

Sum is an antisocial app developer who built Somebody — a dating app that matches people based on deep psychological profiles. When a beautiful, dangerous man named Yun Oh starts u…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Death Note

28% match
37 eps NTV / Crunchyroll Thriller Mystery Psychological

A genius high school student finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it. He decides to use it to cleanse the world of criminals, becoming a god-like figure call…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

10 eps Disney+/TVING Thriller Horror Mystery

A young man from the countryside moves into a goshiwon — a budget housing complex where residents live in rooms barely bigger than a coffin. His neighbor is magnetic, generous, and…

Same atmospheric and tense energy throughout.

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Liar Game

25% match
12 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Drama

An intensely trusting, naive young woman gets recruited into a high-stakes psychological game show where contestants win money by deceiving each other — and enlists the help of a b…

The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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The Frog

24% match
8 eps Netflix Thriller Mystery Crime

Two separate summers, two isolated motels, two men whose quiet lives are obliterated by the arrival of a mysterious woman. A slow-burn dual-timeline mystery spanning 2000 and 2024,…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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12 eps SBS Crime Thriller Drama

Based on true events, Korea's first criminal profiler navigates bureaucracy to build a profiling unit in the 1990s.

Both are built around an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Mine

23% match
16 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Drama

Two daughters-in-law of South Korea's wealthiest chaebol family discover their true desires and wage a quiet war for independence, identity, and survival against an empire built on…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Shows Like Anna: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Anna?

The closest match to Anna is Lies Hidden in My Garden, scoring 32% on DramaMatch. You should also check The Art of Sarah.

Is there a show like Anna I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Anna. Top picks: Lies Hidden in My Garden, The Art of Sarah, The Trunk.

Where can I watch dramas like Anna?

Dramas similar to Anna are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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