Shows Like Nine Puzzles

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

2023 TV Show Crime Thriller Mystery
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Memorist

32% match
16 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Supernatural

A detective with a rare supernatural ability to read memories by touch teams up with a cold but brilliant criminal profiler to hunt a serial killer whose methodical crimes seem imp…

Both are built around an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.

The Art of Sarah

30% match
8 eps Netflix Crime Mystery Thriller

A Korean-American woman builds an elaborate false identity as a high-society luxury brand executive, targeting the ultra-wealthy elite of Seoul. When her fabricated persona — and t…

If you loved Nine Puzzles's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, The Art of Sarah delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same cerebral and dark energy throughout.

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Black Out

30% match
12 eps MBC Thriller Mystery Crime

A detective wakes up in a hospital with no memory, covered in someone else's blood, and holding a wedding ring that isn't his. As he reconstructs his identity, every clue suggests …

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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Beyond Evil

29% match
16 eps JTBC Thriller Mystery Crime

Two detectives in a small town become suspects and investigators in a serial murder case linked to the past.

If you loved Nine Puzzles's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Beyond Evil delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.

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Missing Noir M

29% match
8 eps OCN Crime Thriller Mystery

An elite FBI-trained detective joins Korea's first Missing Persons Crime Investigation Unit, tackling meticulously crafted disappearance cases that reveal the dark psychology behin…

Like Nine Puzzles, it leans hard into brilliant detective. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Hide

28% match
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.

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Celebrity

27% match
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…

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.

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Karma

27% match
10 eps Netflix Crime Thriller Mystery

A disgraced former detective with a traumatic past becomes the unlikely investigator when a string of high-profile murders of powerful corrupt men seems to serve a brutal, poetic j…

If you loved Nine Puzzles's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Karma delivers exactly that. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Somebody

26% match
8 eps Netflix Thriller Crime Psychological

Sum is an antisocial app developer who built Somebody — a dating app that matches people based on deep psychological profiles. When a beautiful, dangerous man named Yun Oh starts u…

If you loved Nine Puzzles's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Somebody delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Blind

26% match
14 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Crime

Jurors in a murder trial start dying one by one, and a detective, a welfare officer, and an ambitious prosecutor must figure out whether a serial killer is targeting the jury — or …

If you loved Nine Puzzles's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Blind delivers exactly that. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.

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Shows Like Nine Puzzles: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Nine Puzzles?

The closest match to Nine Puzzles is Memorist, scoring 32% on DramaMatch. You should also check The Art of Sarah.

Is there a show like Nine Puzzles I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Nine Puzzles. Top picks: Memorist, The Art of Sarah, Black Out.

Where can I watch dramas like Nine Puzzles?

Dramas similar to Nine Puzzles 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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