2020
16 eps
SBS
Sci Fi Thriller Romance
A detective discovers time travel exists and that his murdered mother traveled from the future to give birth to him.
If you loved Sisyphus: The Myth's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Alice delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel and paradox — is the same. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2018
16 eps
tvN
Legal Action Romance
A lawyer who used to fight with his fists teams up with a righteous attorney to take down a corrupt judge.
Like Sisyphus: The Myth, it leans hard into unlikely team. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
2014
20 eps
KBS
Action Romance Thriller
A freelance reporter with combat skills and a mysterious broadcast journalist form a secret team to uncover the truth.
The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
2022
10 eps
Disney+
Sci Fi Thriller Mystery
A government worker discovers a mysterious woman from the future is connected to a dangerous fugitive and the fate of humanity.
If you loved Sisyphus: The Myth's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Grid delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel and sacrifice — is the same. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2018
16 eps
tvN
Thriller Romance Sci Fi
A CEO on a business trip to Spain tests a revolutionary AR game and becomes trapped inside its deadly virtual reality.
Both are built around survival that strips characters down to what they're actually made of. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2023
16 eps
KBS
Romance Thriller Sci Fi
Two strangers travel back to 1987 and must prevent a serial murder while hiding their identities.
If you loved Sisyphus: The Myth's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, My Perfect Stranger delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel — is the same. The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2009
20 eps
KBS2
Action Thriller Romance
Two elite agents at a covert government agency fall for the same woman — then find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly international conspiracy run by a shadowy organization c…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
2016
16 eps
tvN
Action Thriller Romance
A skilled mercenary becomes a bodyguard for a presidential candidate's daughter while navigating political conspiracies.
Both are built around survival that strips characters down to what they're actually made of. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
2016
16 eps
MBC
Romance Thriller Fantasy
A woman is repeatedly pulled into a webtoon world where she becomes entangled with the story's hero.
The pacing is the kind of suspense that makes you forget to breathe.
2020
16 eps
SBS
Romance Fantasy Sci Fi
A Korean emperor discovers a parallel universe and falls for a detective from the other world.
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.