2021
12 eps
tvN
Action Comedy Thriller
A corrupt detective is haunted by an alter-ego vigilante who forces him to confront his true self.
Both are built around a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2019
16 eps
OCN
Fantasy Mystery Romance
When two people are murdered on the same night, a magical marble resurrects them — but in new bodies. A lonely prosecutor wakes up as an averagely-looking man. His beautiful neighb…
If you loved Zombie Detective's hidden identity that creates impossible, irresistible dramatic tension, Abyss 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 sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
14 eps
SBS
Fantasy Romance Comedy
A literal demon from hell possesses the body of a recently deceased judge — and discovers that delivering human justice from behind a bench is infinitely more satisfying than tortu…
Both are built around a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2012
20 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Fantasy
A Joseon crown prince whose wife is murdered mysteriously is transported 300 years into the future — arriving in modern Seoul with three loyal retainers — and discovers his reincar…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2012
20 eps
MBC
Fantasy Romance Historical
A ghost girl with no memory of her death enlists a reluctant young magistrate — the only human who can see ghosts — to help her discover how she died and who killed her. Their inve…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2020
16 eps
OCN
Action Fantasy Comedy
A group of noodle shop workers are actually demon hunters who capture evil spirits that prey on humans.
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2021
13 eps
TV Tokyo / Crunchyroll
Mystery Drama Comedy
Hiroshi Odokawa is a walrus who drives a taxi in a city populated entirely by anthropomorphic animals. He's antisocial, blunt, and an excellent conversationalist with customers he'…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is delightfully weird in a way that takes some getting used to and then becomes the whole appeal.
2022
12 eps
tvN
Comedy Fantasy Drama
The soul of Korea's most ruthless CEO gets trapped inside a smartphone, forcing him to manipulate a bumbling but kind-hearted employee to reclaim his company from within.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2017
18 eps
OCN
Fantasy Mystery Romance
A grim reaper possesses a detective's body and teams up with a woman who can see death shadows.
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it.
2023
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Mystery
A vet who gains psychometric powers by touching animals teams up with a grumpy detective to solve village crimes.
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.