Shows Like High School Return of a Gangster

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

If you loved High School Return of a Gangster's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Crash Landing on You 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 genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Three female NIS agents who've been sidelined for various embarrassing failures are given one last shot at redemption: go undercover at a tech company suspected of leaking national…

If you loved High School Return of a Gangster's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Good Casting delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — second chances — is the same. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.

Yun Ga-hyun is a legendary street fighter who has never once lost a fight — but has failed the national university entrance exam ten times running. Desperate for a fresh start, he …

Both navigate the same emotional territory: second chances. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Gang Nam-soon was separated from her family as a child and raised in Mongolia, where she developed extraordinary physical strength. When she finally returns to Seoul to find her mo…

If you loved High School Return of a Gangster's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Strong Girl Nam-soon delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

Cho Sam-dal, a hotshot Seoul fashion photographer, crashes out of the sky after a scandal destroys her career — and lands back in the tiny Jeju Island village she spent years tryin…

Both are built around a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

Yumi is an ordinary 30-something office worker who feels her emotions and impulses — Food Cell, Reason Cell, Love Cell — as tiny animated characters running a control room inside h…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sousuke Shima is effortl…

If you loved High School Return of a Gangster's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Skip and Loafer delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

Two childhood best friends who went separate ways reconnect in adulthood and discover their feelings run deeper than friendship.

Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up and second chances. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

A middle-aged man on the verge of divorce wakes up 18 again and must decide if he wants to reclaim his past.

Like High School Return of a Gangster, it leans hard into body swap. The emotional territory — growing up and second chances — is the same. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Two orphans who grew up as fake siblings reunite in adulthood and must navigate the fine line between family and love.

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.