Asian Dramas Like Cross

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

2024 TV Show Crime Thriller Drama
10 Asian Drama Matches

Memorist

34% match
16 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Supernatural

A detective with a rare supernatural ability to read memories by touch teams up with a cold but brilliant criminal profiler to hunt a serial killer whose methodical crimes seem imp…

Like Cross, it leans hard into serial killer hunt. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Missing Noir M

33% match
8 eps OCN Crime Thriller Mystery

An elite FBI-trained detective joins Korea's first Missing Persons Crime Investigation Unit, tackling meticulously crafted disappearance cases that reveal the dark psychology behin…

Like Cross, it leans hard into brilliant detective. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Nine Puzzles

30% 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…

Like Cross, it leans hard into brilliant detective. At its core, it's about 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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Under the Skin

29% match
28 eps Youku Crime Thriller Mystery

A detective becomes obsessed with two unsolved cases separated by a decade — a serial killer who was never caught and a case that destroyed his partner. Under the Skin is a Chinese…

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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The Art of Sarah

28% 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…

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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16 eps KBS2 Crime Thriller Mystery

Detectives Oh Joo-hyun and Kang Do-chang return for a second season, this time investigating a sensational murder case tied to a powerful political figure and a media empire willin…

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Voice

27% match
16 eps OCN Thriller Crime Mystery

A detective haunted by his wife's murder and a 112 emergency call center operator with extraordinary hearing team up to catch killers in real time. Every episode is a race against …

Like Cross, it leans hard into serial killer hunt. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Day and Night

27% match
32 eps Youku Crime Mystery Thriller

Guan Hongfeng and Guan Hongtao are identical twin brothers — one a police detective with an official badge, the other a fugitive wanted for mass murder. The problem: the fugitive i…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: institutional failure. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Karma

26% match
10 eps Netflix Crime Thriller Mystery

A disgraced former detective with a traumatic past becomes the unlikely investigator when a string of high-profile murders of powerful corrupt men seems to serve a brutal, poetic j…

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Watcher

26% match
16 eps OCN Thriller Crime Mystery

Three people with shattered lives — a detective whose wife was murdered, an internal affairs officer whose career was destroyed by corruption, and a crime profiler caught in the mi…

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Asian Dramas Like Cross: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Cross?

If you love Cross, start with Memorist or Missing Noir M — both share the same Crime and Thriller DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Cross?

The closest Korean equivalent to Cross is Memorist (2020), which scores a 34% match on DramaMatch. Like Cross, it leans hard into serial killer hunt. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Cross?

Asian dramas similar to Cross 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 Cross fans like K-dramas?

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

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