Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of The Gentlemen — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.
A Korean-Italian mafia consigliere returns to Seoul to recover gold hidden beneath a building, teaming up with eccentric tenants.
If you loved The Gentlemen's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Vincenzo delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same stylish and action packed energy throughout.
A master con artist assembles a team of elite specialists — a driver, hacker, and fighter — to run elaborate stings on corrupt rich people. Part Ocean's Eleven, part vigilante just…
The pacing is sharp and witty — you'll miss lines if you look away.
An elite team of vigilante agents operates in the shadows, protecting citizens from crimes the official police system cannot or will not solve, guided by a mysterious benefactor wi…
Both are built around the intoxication of power and what it costs to keep it. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
Do Ki and the Rainbow Taxi crew are back, taking on cases the law can't reach — vigilante justice delivered in style, with more elaborate schemes, darker targets, and a new threat …
The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
A former profiler turned fake shaman runs a cafe that secretly solves crimes, pursued by a tenacious detective.
Both are built around a web of deception where everyone is hiding something and no one is safe. The pacing is sharp and witty — you'll miss lines if you look away.
A corrupt detective is haunted by an alter-ego vigilante who forces him to confront his true self.
If you loved The Gentlemen's protagonist you shouldn't root for but absolutely do, Bad and Crazy delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
Park Chang-ho is a mediocre lawyer with a 10% win rate. When he takes a murder case to save his career, he gets framed as "Big Mouse" — a legendary criminal genius no one has ever …
Both are built around the intoxication of power and what it costs to keep it. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
Two young men with exceptional combat skills become loan shark collectors to fight back against a predatory lending empire that is destroying ordinary people's lives. What starts a…
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
A team of elite financial crimes investigators, assembled from the wreckage of careers destroyed by the cases they couldn't solve, are given unofficial license to pursue the untouc…
If you loved The Gentlemen's protagonist you shouldn't root for but absolutely do, The Hunters delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same stylish and slick energy throughout.
The Counters — ordinary people who host powerful spirits to fight evil demons that feed on human greed — return with new threats, new members, and old wounds that haven't healed. S…
Both are built around the intoxication of power and what it costs to keep it. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.
If you love The Gentlemen, start with Vincenzo or The Player — both share the same Crime and Comedy DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.
The closest Korean equivalent to The Gentlemen is Vincenzo (2021), which scores a 45% match on DramaMatch. If you loved The Gentlemen's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Vincenzo delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same stylish and action packed energy throughout.
Asian dramas similar to The Gentlemen are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.
The Gentlemen fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Crime and Comedy. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.
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