Shows Like The Frog

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

2024 TV Show Thriller Mystery Crime
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Somebody

41% 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…

Like The Frog, Somebody is built around relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning. 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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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 The Frog's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, 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. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Beyond Evil

25% 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 The Frog'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 a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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The Bequeathed

25% match
6 eps Netflix Thriller Mystery Crime

Yun Seo-ha unexpectedly inherits a plot of ancestral land from an uncle she barely knew. What seems like a quiet windfall quickly unravels as mysterious deaths surround the propert…

If you loved The Frog's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, The Bequeathed 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 a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Mouse

24% match
20 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Crime

A justice-seeking rookie cop and a detective hunt a serial killer while questioning if psychopathy is genetic.

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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Nine Puzzles

24% match
10 eps Disney+ Crime Thriller Mystery

A former genius detective, now a reclusive puzzle constructor, is pulled back into an active case when a series of murders with perfectly crafted puzzles left at each scene seems d…

If you loved The Frog's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Nine Puzzles 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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Karma

24% 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 The Frog's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Karma delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — guilt — is the same. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Anna

24% match
6 eps Coupang Play Thriller Mystery Drama

A woman tells a small lie to impress someone, and that lie spirals into an entirely fabricated identity — a stolen name, stolen credentials, stolen life. Anna is a slow-burn psycho…

Both are built around 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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Black Out

24% 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 navigate the same emotional territory: guilt and identity. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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12 eps SBS Crime Thriller Drama

Based on true events, Korea's first criminal profiler navigates bureaucracy to build a profiling unit in the 1990s.

If you loved The Frog's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Through the Darkness 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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Shows Like The Frog: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to The Frog?

The closest match to The Frog is Somebody, scoring 41% on DramaMatch. You should also check The Art of Sarah.

Is there a show like The Frog I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as The Frog. Top picks: Somebody, The Art of Sarah, Beyond Evil.

Where can I watch dramas like The Frog?

Dramas similar to The Frog 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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