Shows Like My Name

Loved My Name? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

2021 TV Show Action Thriller Crime
10 K-Drama & Asian Picks

Insider

37% match
16 eps KBS2 Crime Thriller Action

Kim Yo-han is a promising judicial trainee sent undercover inside a maximum-security prison to expose an illegal gambling ring run by powerful inmates. When his cover is blown and …

Like My Name, it leans hard into undercover. At its core, it's about a revenge plot that's really about grief, identity, and what getting even actually costs. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Bad Guys

31% match
11 eps OCN Action Crime Thriller

A detective assembles a team of convicted criminals — a professional hitman, a crime syndicate boss, and a serial killer with an IQ of 190 — to catch the criminals who are too dang…

Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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The Worst of Evil

26% match
12 eps Disney+ Crime Thriller Action

Detective Park Joon-mo goes deep undercover into the most dangerous drug syndicate operating across Korea, China, and Japan — a criminal empire bridging three countries. To gain th…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Bloodhounds

23% 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…

Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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A Shop for Killers

23% match
8 eps Disney+ Action Thriller Mystery

After her uncle Jeong Jin-man dies under suspicious circumstances, his niece Ji-an discovers his unassuming online shop is a front for a world-class weapons marketplace — and that …

Both are built around a revenge plot that's really about grief, identity, and what getting even actually costs. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Vigilante

23% match
8 eps Disney+ Thriller Action Crime

By day, Kim Ji-yong is a top police academy cadet. By night, he tracks down criminals who escaped justice through legal loopholes — and kills them. When a tenacious journalist begi…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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A Model Family

23% match
10 eps Netflix Crime Thriller Drama

Dong-ha is a failing chemistry professor drowning in debt — until he stumbles onto a dead drug courier's stash and makes a desperate decision to take the cash. That single moment p…

Like My Name, it leans hard into undercover. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Connection (2024)

23% match
14 eps JTBC Thriller Action Crime

A police detective becomes addicted to drugs after being unknowingly exposed, and investigates a drug cartel from the inside while battling his own dependency.

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Trigger

22% match
10 eps Netflix Action Crime Thriller

Two men — a veteran cop who fights like he has nothing to lose and a former military expert with a code he can't break — are thrown together when a wave of illegal firearms floods …

The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Voice

22% match
16 eps OCN Thriller Crime Mystery

A detective haunted by his wife's murder and a 112 emergency call center operator with extraordinary hearing team up to catch killers in real time. Every episode is a race against …

The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Shows Like My Name: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to My Name?

The closest match to My Name is Insider, scoring 37% on DramaMatch. You should also check Bad Guys.

Is there a show like My Name I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as My Name. Top picks: Insider, Bad Guys, The Worst of Evil.

Where can I watch dramas like My Name?

Dramas similar to My Name are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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