Asian Dramas Like Big Little Lies

Two families become entangled when a school bullying incident triggers a collapse of carefully maintained facades. As the truth unravels through the perspectives of mothers, father…

If you loved Big Little Lies's narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Red Balloon delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — secrets and class — is the same. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

A self-proclaimed mad scientist accidentally invents a method of sending messages to the past using a microwave. What starts as gleeful tinkering becomes a nightmare when he realiz…

If you loved Big Little Lies's narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Steins;Gate delivers exactly that. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

A girl investigating her twin brother's suspicious death at a prestigious high school uncovers a vigilante targeting bullies.

If you loved Big Little Lies's secrets buried deep enough to destroy everyone when they surface, Revenge of Others delivers exactly that. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Three sisters born into poverty discover that the country's most powerful family has been hiding a secret for 70 years — and that secret is worth billions and lives. Oh In-joo (eld…

If you loved Big Little Lies's secrets buried deep enough to destroy everyone when they surface, Little Women delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — secrets — is the same. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Wealthy families in an elite neighborhood go to extreme lengths to get their children into top universities.

If you loved Big Little Lies's secrets buried deep enough to destroy everyone when they surface, SKY Castle delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — secrets — is the same. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

A woman insecure about her looks becomes a masked internet streamer, setting off a chain of dark events.

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

While investigating her best friend's mysterious death, a single mother becomes entangled in a dangerous web of manipulation where love and betrayal are indistinguishable — and whe…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: female friendship. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A scholarship student enters an elite high school and disrupts the rigid social hierarchy, uncovering dark secrets.

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

A news anchor whose career spirals after a controversial broadcast gets entangled in a murder investigation.

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

Three sisters from a poor Seoul family stumble into a conspiracy involving sixty-nine billion won that the most powerful family in Korea has been moving in secret. Oh In-joo is exh…

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