Asian Dramas Like How to Get Away with Murder
Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of How to Get Away with Murder — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.
2014
TV Show
Crime Drama Thriller
2022
16 eps
MBC
Crime Legal Thriller
Han Yi-han was once the best thoracic surgeon in Korea — until a powerful pharmaceutical company destroyed his career by framing him for a patient's death. Years later, he returns …
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.
2022
10 eps
Netflix
Legal Drama Thriller
A strict judge who hates juvenile criminals takes on juvenile court cases and confronts the complexities of youth crime.
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.
2026
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.
2025
16 eps
Disney+ Original
Legal Thriller Drama
A veteran defense attorney who has never lost a case takes on a client he privately believes is guilty — and a young prosecutor who idolized him discovers that the idol's winning r…
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.
2017
16 eps
tvN
Crime Thriller Legal
An emotionless prosecutor and an empathetic detective team up to uncover corruption within the prosecution.
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.
2021
16 eps
tvN
Thriller Drama Dystopian
In a dystopian Korea, a charismatic judge runs a live courtroom show while harboring mysterious motives.
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.
2022
16 eps
MBC
Thriller Action Drama
A third-rate lawyer is falsely accused of being a genius conman and must survive prison while finding the real criminal.
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
2020
16 eps
JTBC
Crime Thriller Drama
An honest but struggling detective partners with an experienced but morally flexible colleague to solve a difficult case.
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.
2022
8 eps
Kakao TV
Crime Thriller Drama
A veteran detective is framed for murder and must uncover the truth while working with a young detective who distrusts him.
The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
2024
14 eps
Disney+
Crime Thriller Drama
A detective becomes addicted to drugs after being injected during an investigation, uncovering a drug cartel tied to his past.
The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.