Asian Dramas Like Major Crimes

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

2012 TV Show Crime Drama Procedural
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 Major Crimes'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 the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same warm energy throughout.

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16 eps JTBC Crime Thriller Drama

Detectives Kang Do-chang and Oh Ji-hyuk return to investigate a case that links a cold-blooded murder to a high-profile politician with the connections to bury it. The sequel deepe…

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

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Unnatural

17% match
10 eps TBS Japan Thriller Crime Drama

Mikoto Misumi is a forensic pathologist at the Unnatural Death Investigation Laboratory — a fictional body that investigates deaths too strange, too suspicious, or too politically …

If you loved Major Crimes's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Unnatural delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it.

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MIU404

17% match
11 eps TBS Japan Thriller Crime Drama

The Mobile Investigative Unit 404 consists of two detectives who couldn't be more different: Ibuki, who acts on instinct and charges at problems head-on, and Shino, who thinks four…

If you loved Major Crimes's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, MIU404 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it.

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Live

16% match
18 eps tvN Drama Crime

A group of police officers at a local dispatch center deal with everyday crimes and personal struggles.

Both navigate the same emotional territory: team dynamics.

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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 Major Crimes'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 the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it.

Numbers

14% match
16 eps JTBC Drama Thriller Workplace

A passionate tax investigator who believes in absolute fairness is assigned to a prestigious accounting firm as an embedded auditor — where he meets a senior accountant who has spe…

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same smart and procedural energy throughout.

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The Good Detective

13% match
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.

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Bloodhounds

13% match
8 eps Netflix Action Thriller Crime

Two young men with exceptional combat skills become loan shark collectors to fight back against a predatory lending empire that is destroying ordinary people's lives. What starts a…

If you loved Major Crimes's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Bloodhounds delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it.

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12 eps Netflix Action Crime Thriller

An audacious heist of the newly formed Unified Korea Mint: a masked crew of desperate people, each with nothing left to lose, takes hundreds of hostages and demands the impossible …

If you loved Major Crimes's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver.

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Asian Dramas Like Major Crimes: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Major Crimes?

If you love Major Crimes, start with The First Responders or The Good Detective 2 — both share the same Crime and Drama DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Major Crimes?

The closest Korean equivalent to Major Crimes is The First Responders (2022), which scores a 19% match on DramaMatch. If you loved Major Crimes'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 the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same warm energy throughout.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Major Crimes?

Asian dramas similar to Major Crimes 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 Major Crimes fans like K-dramas?

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

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