Shows Like Itaewon Class

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

Like Itaewon Class, it leans hard into rags to riches. The emotional territory — entrepreneurship — is the same. Same inspirational and dramatic energy throughout.

An orphaned girl rises from kitchen servant to become the first female royal physician in the Joseon court.

Like Itaewon Class, it leans hard into underdog story. The emotional territory — perseverance — is the same. Same inspirational and dramatic energy throughout.

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

If you loved Itaewon Class's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Family by Choice delivers exactly that. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

Four rookie detectives join a violent crimes unit and one discovers his supervisor is connected to his mother's unsolved murder from years ago — forcing him to navigate justice, re…

If you loved Itaewon Class's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, You're All Surrounded delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a revenge plot that's really about grief, identity, and what getting even actually costs. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

Se-jin claws her way up from nothing — brilliant, ruthless, and absolutely clear-eyed about how the world works. Sul-hee is a young woman who worships her and follows her into the …

Like Itaewon Class, it leans hard into rags to riches. 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.

If you loved Itaewon Class's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Crash Landing on You delivers exactly that. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A successful doctor discovers her husband's affair and enters a vicious battle of betrayal and revenge.

Both are built around a revenge plot that's really about grief, identity, and what getting even actually costs. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A woman takes the blame for a fatal accident caused by her beloved boyfriend — and goes to prison for it. The dead woman's bereaved fiancé sets out to destroy her. What he doesn't …

Both are built around a revenge plot that's really about grief, identity, and what getting even actually costs. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.

A tomboyish woman is mistaken for a man and hired at a coffee shop by its owner who begins to fall for her.

If you loved Itaewon Class's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Coffee Prince delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Two childhood best friends who gave up on their dreams push each other to pursue what they truly want.

Like Itaewon Class, it leans hard into underdog story. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.