Asian Dramas Like Catch Me If You Can

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of Catch Me If You Can — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2002 Movie Thriller Drama Crime
10 Asian Drama Matches

Knock Off

27% match
12 eps tvN Crime Comedy Drama

After a legendary con artist is released from prison, he discovers his estranged daughter has built her own criminal enterprise — one that threatens to eclipse everything he ever p…

If you loved Catch Me If You Can's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Knock Off delivers exactly that. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Psychopath Diary

27% match
16 eps tvN Comedy Thriller Crime

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…

If you loved Catch Me If You Can's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Psychopath Diary delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Inspector Koo

24% match
12 eps JTBC Thriller Crime Comedy

A former detective who drinks and slacks off matches wits against a brilliant serial killer disguised as a college student.

Both navigate the same emotional territory: cat and mouse.

Nine Puzzles

22% match
10 eps Disney+ Crime Thriller Mystery

A former genius detective, now a reclusive puzzle constructor, is pulled back into an active case when a series of murders with perfectly crafted puzzles left at each scene seems d…

If you loved Catch Me If You Can's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Nine Puzzles delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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The Kidnapping Day

22% match
12 eps ENA Comedy Thriller Drama

A recently fired, deeply unlucky middle-aged man decides to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy family for ransom — and discovers, about fifteen minutes into the kidnapping, that the …

The pacing is pure fun — the kind you don't have to feel guilty about.

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12 eps tvN Thriller Comedy Crime

A cash-strapped landlord buried in debt agrees to a 'fake kidnapping' scheme targeting a wealthy real-estate investor — not realizing the target plays a very different game. What b…

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

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12 eps Netflix Action Crime Thriller

An audacious heist of the newly formed Unified Korea Mint: a masked crew of desperate people, each with nothing left to lose, takes hundreds of hostages and demands the impossible …

If you loved Catch Me If You Can's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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The Art of Sarah

20% 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…

If you loved Catch Me If You Can's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, The Art of Sarah delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a web of deception where everyone is hiding something and no one is safe.

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Taxi Driver 2

20% match
16 eps SBS Action Thriller Crime

Do Ki and the Rainbow Taxi crew are back, taking on cases the law can't reach — vigilante justice delivered in style, with more elaborate schemes, darker targets, and a new threat …

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

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The Thieves

20% match
Choi Dong-hoon Action Crime Comedy

A team of Korean and Hong Kong thieves join forces to steal a priceless diamond from a Macau casino, but loyalties shift as secrets emerge.

Both are built around a web of deception where everyone is hiding something and no one is safe. The pacing is pure fun — the kind you don't have to feel guilty about.

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Asian Dramas Like Catch Me If You Can: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Catch Me If You Can?

If you love Catch Me If You Can, start with Knock Off or Psychopath Diary — both share the same Thriller and Drama DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Catch Me If You Can?

The closest Korean equivalent to Catch Me If You Can is Knock Off (2025), which scores a 27% match on DramaMatch. If you loved Catch Me If You Can's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Knock Off delivers exactly that. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Catch Me If You Can?

Asian dramas similar to Catch Me If You Can are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do Catch Me If You Can fans like K-dramas?

Catch Me If You Can fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Thriller and Drama. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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