Asian Dramas Like Veep

An unemployed woman obsessed with winning competitions finally channels her competitive energy into running for public office after a corrupt councilman destroys her neighbourhood.…

The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

Anthony Kim is Korea's most feared drama producer — arrogant, brilliant, and willing to do literally anything for ratings. A catastrophic financial disaster forces him into an unli…

Same satirical and fast paced energy throughout.

South Korea, the early 1970s. A young KCIA operative is assigned to accompany a legendary fixer — known simply as Uncle Sam-sik — as he navigates the murky world of political power…

Both are built around the intoxication of power and what it costs to keep it.

An employee goes on a blind date in place of her friend, only to discover her date is her company CEO.

The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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…

Like Veep, it leans hard into dark comedy. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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…

Like Veep, it leans hard into workplace chaos.

Workers at a smartphone company fight to survive brutal layoffs, office politics, and unexpected romances.

The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

Oh Kyung-sook is a ruthless PR strategist who has crushed careers and built corporate empires. When a worker's death exposes the chaebol family she serves, she defects — and decide…

Both are built around the intoxication of power and what it costs to keep it. Same sharp energy throughout.

Inside a major Korean celebrity talent agency, agents manage egos the size of stadiums, last-minute crises before live broadcasts, and the industry's most unspoken rule: the talent…

Same sharp and satirical energy throughout.

A corrupt company accountant is hired specifically for his ability to cook books and embezzle — but finds himself accidentally protecting the employees being exploited by the very …

The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.