Shows Like Reply 1997

University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character eventually marries.…

If you loved Reply 1997's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

Five families in a Seoul neighborhood navigate life, love, and growing up in the late 1980s.

If you loved Reply 1997's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Reply 1988 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

Sawako Kuronuma is kind, earnest, and completely terrifying to her classmates — her resemblance to the ghost from Sadako and her habit of talking to herself in quiet corners has gi…

If you loved Reply 1997's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

Ryuuji Takasu has a terrifying face that makes everyone think he's a delinquent; he's actually the gentlest person in school. Taiga Aisaka is tiny and easily overlooked; she's actu…

Both are built around a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Two childhood best friends who went separate ways reconnect in adulthood and discover their feelings run deeper than friendship.

If you loved Reply 1997's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Love Next Door delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

A bubbly but academically average girl confesses to the school genius — and gets rejected. When a freak accident forces her family to move into his house, she refuses to give up on…

If you loved Reply 1997's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Playful Kiss delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love and identity — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

Four men in their early 40s — childhood friends who've stayed immature in love — navigate romance, heartbreak, and growing up alongside a high school ethics teacher who won't give …

If you loved Reply 1997's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, A Gentleman's Dignity delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

Noh Go-jin is Korea's most arrogant math genius — the CEO of a private education company who treats everyone around him as furniture. Lee Shin-a is his assistant, long-suffering an…

If you loved Reply 1997's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Crazy Love 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 sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

A middle-aged man on the verge of divorce wakes up 18 again and must decide if he wants to reclaim his past.

Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.

A straight architect pretends to be gay to rent a room from a woman who only trusts gay men. As fake platonic roommates slowly develop real feelings, his pretence becomes increasin…

If you loved Reply 1997's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Personal Taste delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love and identity — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.