Asian Dramas Like Leverage: Redemption

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of Leverage: Redemption — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2021 TV Show Crime Action Comedy
10 Asian Drama Matches
16 eps MBC Action Crime Drama

A pragmatic detective, a fiery firefighter, and a sharp paramedic are thrown together by circumstance and forced to work as a team across jurisdictions none of them were trained to…

If you loved Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The First Responders delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. Same warm and fun energy throughout.

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Vincenzo

27% match
20 eps tvN Crime Comedy Drama

A Korean-Italian mafia consigliere returns to Seoul to recover gold hidden beneath a building, teaming up with eccentric tenants.

Both are built around found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind.

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The Player

25% match
14 eps OCN Action Crime Comedy

A master con artist assembles a team of elite specialists — a driver, hacker, and fighter — to run elaborate stings on corrupt rich people. Part Ocean's Eleven, part vigilante just…

If you loved Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Player delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — teamwork — is the same. The pacing is sharp and witty — you'll miss lines if you look away.

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Crash

22% match
12 eps ENA Crime Thriller Action

An elite traffic investigation unit — staffed by cops with too much ambition, too much trauma, and zero social skills — investigates accidents that turn out to be murders. When a n…

If you loved Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Crash delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp and witty — you'll miss lines if you look away.

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Officer Black Belt

22% match
8 eps Netflix Action Comedy Romance

Ma Kang-jin is a martial arts expert recruited by a temperamental judge with zero social grace to serve as her personal court officer. The judge has a habit of personally tracking …

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it.

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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 Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Uncanny Counter delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind.

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Good Casting

21% match
16 eps MBC Action Comedy Romance

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 Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Good Casting delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — teamwork — is the same. Same warm and fun energy throughout.

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20 eps SBS Crime Drama Comedy

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 Leverage: Redemption'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 found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind.

The Hunters

21% match
12 eps OCN/Wavve Thriller Crime Drama

A team of elite financial crimes investigators, assembled from the wreckage of careers destroyed by the cases they couldn't solve, are given unofficial license to pursue the untouc…

Both are built around a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence.

Taxi Driver 2

21% match
16 eps SBS Action Thriller Crime

Do Ki and the Rainbow Taxi crew are back, taking on cases the law can't reach — vigilante justice delivered in style, with more elaborate schemes, darker targets, and a new threat …

If you loved Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Taxi Driver 2 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — teamwork — is the same.

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Asian Dramas Like Leverage: Redemption: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Leverage: Redemption?

If you love Leverage: Redemption, start with The First Responders or Vincenzo — both share the same Crime and Action DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Leverage: Redemption?

The closest Korean equivalent to Leverage: Redemption is The First Responders (2022), which scores a 28% match on DramaMatch. If you loved Leverage: Redemption's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The First Responders delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. Same warm and fun energy throughout.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Leverage: Redemption?

Asian dramas similar to Leverage: Redemption are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do Leverage: Redemption fans like K-dramas?

Leverage: Redemption fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Crime and Action. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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