Asian Dramas Like Vikings

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of Vikings — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2013 TV Show Historical Drama Action
10 Asian Drama Matches

Six Flying Dragons

26% match
50 eps SBS Historical Drama Action

Set during the fall of Goryeo and the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, six individuals — idealists, warriors, scholars, and schemers — each pursue their vision of what a new nation …

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

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Vinland Saga

26% match
48 eps NHK / Crunchyroll Action Drama Historical

Young Thorfinn watches his father — a legendary warrior turned pacifist farmer — murdered by Viking mercenaries. He joins the mercenary band to get close enough to their leader to …

Same epic and brutal energy throughout.

Empress Ki

25% match
51 eps MBC Historical Melodrama Romance

The epic true-ish story of Ki Seung-nyang, a Goryeo woman who rises from virtual slave to become Empress of the Yuan dynasty — navigating two men who love her, a throne she was nev…

Both are built around ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same epic and dramatic energy throughout.

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40 eps MBC Historical Action Drama

A Joseon crown prince, forced to wear a mask to survive a conspiracy that controls the water supply, must outwit a powerful merchant guild monopolising the nation's most essential …

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

Arthdal Chronicles

24% match
18 eps tvN Fantasy Historical Drama

In the ancient land of Arth, warring tribes, prophesied heroes, and political power struggles play out on an epic scale. Eun-seom, born under a cursed star, rises from slavery to l…

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

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30 eps MBC Historical Action Drama

The legendary story of Gil Dong, a man born with supernatural strength to a slave mother, who rises from oppressed commoner to folk hero — robbing from corrupt nobles to give to th…

Same epic and dramatic energy throughout.

Tower of God

23% match
26 eps Telecom Animation / Crunchyroll Action Fantasy Mystery

Bam enters the Tower — a massive structure where each floor is a world unto itself — to find Rachel, the girl who showed him the stars. But the Tower isn't a rescue mission; it's a…

Both are built around ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same epic and intense energy throughout.

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Sword Snow Stride

22% match
38 eps Youku Wuxia Historical Action

Xu Fengnian is the son of the North Liang warlord and has spent his life pretending to be worse than he is — traveling the jianghu, collecting enemies, and avoiding the destiny his…

Same epic and dramatic energy throughout.

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20 eps tvN Historical Action Drama

The crown prince believed dead for fifteen years returns from the northern borderlands where he has been living as a garrison commander, having built a reputation for military bril…

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

42 eps iQiyi Historical Fantasy Romance

In the fantasy world of Novoland, Fang Hai Shi is a Pearl Diver — a woman with a rare ability to harvest soul pearls from deep water. She is recruited into the Emperor's guard and …

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

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Asian Dramas Like Vikings: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Vikings?

If you love Vikings, start with Six Flying Dragons or Vinland Saga — both share the same Historical and Drama DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Vikings?

The closest Korean equivalent to Vikings is Six Flying Dragons (2015), which scores a 26% match on DramaMatch. Both are built around the intoxication of power and what it costs to keep it. Same epic and dramatic energy throughout.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Vikings?

Asian dramas similar to Vikings 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 Vikings fans like K-dramas?

Vikings fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Historical and Drama. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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