2017
16 eps
tvN
Comedy Drama Slice Of Life
A famous baseball pitcher ends up in prison and navigates life behind bars with colorful cellmates.
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Prison Playbook delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2022
16 eps
MBC
Fantasy Drama Comedy
A young man accidentally joins a team of grim reapers who prevent suicides by helping the living resolve their pain.
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Tomorrow delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2020
16 eps
OCN
Action Fantasy Comedy
A group of noodle shop workers are actually demon hunters who capture evil spirits that prey on humans.
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Uncanny Counter delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A family with supernatural abilities is targeted by a con artist woman who ends up falling for one of them.
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Atypical Family delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2010
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Fantasy
A young man accidentally releases a nine-tailed fox spirit who has been trapped in a painting for 500 years — and strikes a deal to let her stay in his body while he searches for t…
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging — is the same. Same whimsical energy throughout.
2022
16 eps
MBC
Fantasy Comedy Romance
A delivery driver who secretly moonlights as a grim reaper's assistant fulfills the final wishes of the recently deceased, alongside a cheerful convenience store worker who can als…
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2023
8 eps
Netflix
Adventure Action Comedy
Netflix's live-action adaptation of the world's best-selling manga. Monkey D. Luffy, a rubber-bodied optimist, assembles a pirate crew to find the legendary treasure One Piece. Wha…
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s ensemble where every character earns their screen time, One Piece (Live Action) delivers exactly that.
2017
16 eps
tvN
Fantasy Romance Comedy
The water god Habaek descends to the human world to retrieve divine stones — and by ancient prophecy, a human woman named So-ah is destined to serve as his guide. The problem: she'…
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, The Bride of Habaek delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2006
24 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
In an alternate modern Korea where the monarchy survived, a clumsy art-school girl is suddenly betrothed to the cold, aloof Crown Prince per a childhood arrangement — navigating pa…
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Goong (Princess Hours) delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2016
20 eps
KBS
Fantasy Romance Comedy
A mermaid from the Joseon era and a con man karma-reconnect across lifetimes in modern Seoul.
If you loved Ghosts (UK)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Knight Runner delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.