Asian Dramas Like The Gentlemen

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.

2024 TV Show Crime Comedy Thriller
10 Asian Drama Matches

Knock Off

27% match
12 eps tvN Crime Comedy Drama

After a legendary con artist is released from prison, he discovers his estranged daughter has built her own criminal enterprise — one that threatens to eclipse everything he ever p…

Same stylish and tense energy throughout.

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Psychopath Diary

26% match
16 eps tvN Comedy Thriller Crime

Yook Dong-shik is a mild-mannered office worker who accidentally witnesses a murder — and then accidentally picks up the killer's diary. Upon reading it, he becomes convinced he IS…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same funny and tense energy throughout.

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16 eps JTBC Comedy Thriller Drama

A former top intelligence analyst who burned out and quit the NIS takes a temp position as an office intern at a mid-size Seoul company — and discovers her new employer is somehow …

If you loved The Gentlemen's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, The Intern Who Knows Everything 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 funny and tense energy throughout.

12 eps tvN Thriller Comedy Crime

A cash-strapped landlord buried in debt agrees to a 'fake kidnapping' scheme targeting a wealthy real-estate investor — not realizing the target plays a very different game. What b…

The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Inspector Koo

21% match
12 eps JTBC Thriller Crime Comedy

A former detective who drinks and slacks off matches wits against a brilliant serial killer disguised as a college student.

Inspector Koo scratches the same itch as The Gentlemen — different world, same emotional frequency.

The Kidnapping Day

21% match
12 eps ENA Comedy Thriller Drama

A recently fired, deeply unlucky middle-aged man decides to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy family for ransom — and discovers, about fifteen minutes into the kidnapping, that the …

The Kidnapping Day scratches the same itch as The Gentlemen — different world, same emotional frequency.

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Celebrity

19% 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…

If you loved The Gentlemen's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Celebrity 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 stylish energy throughout.

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Shadow Detective

18% match
8 eps Kakao TV Crime Thriller Drama

A veteran detective is framed for murder and must uncover the truth while working with a young detective who distrusts him.

The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

The Worst of Evil

18% match
12 eps Disney+ Crime Thriller Action

Detective Park Joon-mo goes deep undercover into the most dangerous drug syndicate operating across Korea, China, and Japan — a criminal empire bridging three countries. To gain th…

Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't.

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Insider

18% match
16 eps KBS2 Crime Thriller Action

Kim Yo-han is a promising judicial trainee sent undercover inside a maximum-security prison to expose an illegal gambling ring run by powerful inmates. When his cover is blown and …

Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't.

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Asian Dramas Like The Gentlemen: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like The Gentlemen?

If you love The Gentlemen, start with Knock Off or Psychopath Diary — both share the same Crime and Comedy DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of The Gentlemen?

The closest Korean equivalent to The Gentlemen is Knock Off (2025), which scores a 27% match on DramaMatch. Same stylish and tense energy throughout.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like The Gentlemen?

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.

Why do The Gentlemen fans like K-dramas?

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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