Shows Like Descendants of the Sun

Two elite agents at a covert government agency fall for the same woman — then find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly international conspiracy run by a shadowy organization c…

If you loved Descendants of the Sun's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, IRIS delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — duty vs love and sacrifice — is the same. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A nine-tailed fox living among humans confronts his past when a fearless producer investigates supernatural events.

Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A genius engineer from the present and a warrior from the future team up to prevent an apocalyptic disaster.

Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A Joseon crown prince, forced to wear a mask to survive a conspiracy that controls the water supply, must outwit a powerful merchant guild monopolising the nation's most essential …

Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

Master Kim is still at Doldam Hospital — the small, remote, undersourced emergency room he's turned into something extraordinary by sheer force of conviction. Two new residents arr…

Both are built around the slow, non-linear work of healing — done with real tenderness. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A South Korean heiress crash-lands in North Korea and falls for a military officer who hides her.

Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A playboy South Korean prince and a North Korean special forces captain are thrown together for a joint military training exercise — then forced into a political marriage as both c…

The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A Korean boy born into slavery escapes to America, returns as a US Marine captain, and falls for a noblewoman fighting for independence.

Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

Young entrepreneurs compete in a tech sandbox to launch their startups while navigating love and ambition.

If you loved Descendants of the Sun's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Start-Up delivers exactly that. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A poor girl attends an elite school and clashes with the leader of the school's most powerful group of boys.

If you loved Descendants of the Sun's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Boys Over Flowers delivers exactly that. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.