Shows Like Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

A king falls in love with a shaman who unknowingly resembles his first love, sparking dangerous memories.

If you loved Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo's political maneuvering where every alliance is temporary, The Moon That Embraces the Sun delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — palace politics and forbidden love — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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

If you loved Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo's political maneuvering where every alliance is temporary, Jewel in the Palace (Daejanggeum) delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — palace politics — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

A crown prince dies unexpectedly, and his secret twin sister takes his place — ruling as king for years while hiding her identity. When a new court tutor arrives, the "king" finds …

Both are built around love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

In Joseon Korea, a legendary female painter blessed with the ability to see demons and a brilliant blind scholar connected to an ancient evil are drawn together by fate, prophecy, …

Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

A Joseon crown prince, forced to wear a mask to survive a conspiracy that controls the water supply, must outwit a powerful merchant guild monopolising the nation's most essential …

If you loved Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo's political maneuvering where every alliance is temporary, Ruler: Master of the Mask 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 romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

In a fantasy world, a powerful sorceress trapped in a blind woman's body becomes the master of a young mage.

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

A Korean boy born into slavery escapes to America, returns as a US Marine captain, and falls for a noblewoman fighting for independence.

Both are built around love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

Set during the Manchu invasion of 1636, Gil Chae is a noblewoman obsessed with marrying well — until she crosses paths with Jang Hyun, an enigmatic man of mysterious origins who sa…

Both are built around survival that strips characters down to what they're actually made of. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

A Joseon-era scholar facing execution discovers a mysterious talisman that transports him to modern-day Seoul each time he opens it. In the present, he meets a warm, struggling act…

Like Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Queen In-hyun's Man is built around fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

A court lady who refuses to surrender her freedom falls in love with the crown prince destined to become king.

Both are built around love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.