Shows Like My Sweet Lie

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

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The Next Love Call

35% match
12 eps Netflix Romance Comedy Drama

A documentary filmmaker covering a dating reality show for an investigative exposé ends up accidentally becoming part of the show herself — paired with the producer she finds most …

Both navigate the same emotional territory: self deception. Same warm and witty energy throughout.

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Frankly Speaking

34% match
12 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

A broadcast writer takes experimental medication and loses his filter — unable to say anything but the absolute truth, no matter how catastrophic the social fallout. His unfiltered…

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Frankly Speaking delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — authenticity — is the same. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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My Boss's Ex-Wife

32% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama

A sharp, underpaid marketing team leader discovers that the charming man she's been confiding in at her neighbourhood café is her company's intimidating new CEO — and worse, he tur…

Same warm and witty energy throughout.

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16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

A surgeon pressured by his family to marry brings a loud, unsophisticated woman to family events to scare his parents off — not expecting to actually fall for her. A beloved rom-co…

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Marriage Not Dating delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — authenticity — is the same. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Optional Romance

31% match
12 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

Two ex-colleagues who had a brief, unspoken almost-relationship years ago find themselves unexpectedly working together again. Neither has moved on as thoroughly as they pretended.…

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Optional Romance delivers exactly that. Same warm and witty energy throughout.

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12 eps JTBC Romance Drama Comedy

Two people who both want a divorce are forced to navigate the process together — except they're not each other's spouses. Kang Yoon-woo is trying to divorce his wife, and Choi Jung…

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Can We Be Strangers? delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — trust and vulnerability — is the same. Same warm and romantic energy throughout.

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16 eps JTBC Romance Comedy Drama

CEO Jang Sun-gyul has severe mysophobia — a pathological fear of uncleanliness that has shaped his entire adult life and business. Gil Oh-sol is a cleaning worker who needs money b…

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Clean With Passion for Now delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — vulnerability — is the same. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Love Scout

30% match
16 eps ENA Romance Comedy Drama

Kang Ji-yoon is the ruthless, exacting CEO of a headhunting firm who has built her reputation on never letting sentiment cloud a placement decision. When her own company hires an i…

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Love Scout delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — vulnerability — is the same. Same warm and romantic energy throughout.

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16 eps MBC Romance Drama Comedy

Jin Ha-kyung is a meticulous deputy director at Korea's Meteorological Administration — and just got publicly dumped by a colleague for a younger woman. Lee Si-woo is the new trans…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: trust. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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16 eps ENA Romance Comedy Drama

Goo Yeo-reum and Park Jae-hoon have been best friends for 20 years, going through every relationship disaster together while insisting they'll never date each other. Then Yeo-reum …

If you loved My Sweet Lie's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Love is for Suckers delivers exactly that. Same warm and witty energy throughout.

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Shows Like My Sweet Lie: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to My Sweet Lie?

The closest match to My Sweet Lie is The Next Love Call, scoring 35% on DramaMatch. You should also check Frankly Speaking.

Is there a show like My Sweet Lie I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as My Sweet Lie. Top picks: The Next Love Call, Frankly Speaking, My Boss's Ex-Wife.

Where can I watch dramas like My Sweet Lie?

Dramas similar to My Sweet Lie 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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