2017
16 eps
OCN
Sci Fi Crime Thriller
Detective Park Gwang-ho is chasing a serial killer in 1986 when he stumbles through a tunnel and emerges in 2017. The serial killer's case is still open. His daughter — who was jus…
If you loved Life on Mars (Korean)'s time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Tunnel delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel and justice — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2023
16 eps
KBS
Romance Thriller Sci Fi
Two strangers travel back to 1987 and must prevent a serial murder while hiding their identities.
If you loved Life on Mars (Korean)'s time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, My Perfect Stranger delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel — is the same. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2016
16 eps
tvN
Crime Thriller Mystery
A criminal profiler communicates with a detective from the past via a mysterious walkie-talkie to solve cold cases.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: time travel and justice. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2011
24 eps
TV Saitama / Crunchyroll
Sci Fi Thriller Drama
A self-proclaimed mad scientist accidentally invents a method of sending messages to the past using a microwave. What starts as gleeful tinkering becomes a nightmare when he realiz…
If you loved Life on Mars (Korean)'s time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Steins;Gate 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 the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2016
12 eps
Fuji TV / Crunchyroll
Mystery Thriller Sci Fi
Satoru Fujinuma has an involuntary ability: he gets sent back in time moments before a disaster, just far enough to prevent it. When his mother is murdered, the ability sends him b…
If you loved Life on Mars (Korean)'s time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Erased 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 the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2022
10 eps
Disney+
Sci Fi Thriller Mystery
A government worker discovers a mysterious woman from the future is connected to a dangerous fugitive and the fate of humanity.
If you loved Life on Mars (Korean)'s time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Grid delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel and survival — is the same. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2023
12 eps
Netflix
Thriller Crime Drama
Seo A-ri was an ordinary woman working retail until a celebrity's impulsive post made her an influencer overnight. As she navigates the cutthroat world of Korean social media elite…
If you loved Life on Mars (Korean)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Celebrity 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 the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2024
12 eps
ENA
Thriller Mystery Crime
Cha Joo-eun's picture-perfect life shatters when her husband vanishes the night before he was supposed to testify in a high-profile case. As she desperately searches for him, she d…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2023
10 eps
Disney+
Crime Thriller Mystery
A former genius detective, now a reclusive puzzle constructor, is pulled back into an active case when a series of murders with perfectly crafted puzzles left at each scene seems d…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2019
16 eps
OCN
Thriller Crime Mystery
Three people with shattered lives — a detective whose wife was murdered, an internal affairs officer whose career was destroyed by corruption, and a crime profiler caught in the mi…
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.