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Shows that feel like Made in Korea (2025–)

If you loved Made in Korea, the closest series we have are El Chapo (2017), Banshee (2013) and Vigil (2021). All three share Made in Korea's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

In 1970s South Korea, follow two men on opposite sides of power — one driven by ambition, the other by justice. As their worlds collide, greed, loyalty, and survival intertwine in a battle that will shape a nation.

8.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Disney+created by Woo Min-hogrittycontemplative

If Made in Korea hit the spot, these will too

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El Chapo
2017–2018 · 3 seasons · Univision
7.8drama · crime

Both are built on the same subject: thriller

A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.

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Banshee
2013–2016 · 4 seasons · Cinemax
8.4crime · drama

One thread runs through both: double life

Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.

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Vigil
2021– · 3 seasons · BBC One
7.4drama · crime

Both land grit and stillness at once

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.

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MINDHUNTER
2017–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
8.6drama · crime

The same preoccupation in both: 1970s

An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

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The Act
2019 · 1 season · Hulu
7.8drama · crime

Both keep coming back to the same thing: thriller

Gypsy Blanchard struggles to deal with the toxic relationship with her overprotective mother, but her attempts to free herself lead to murder.

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MobLand
2025– · 2 seasons · Paramount+
8.3crime · drama

Crime built on grit, twice over

Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

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Godfather of Harlem
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · Epix
8.1drama · crime

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

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Black Bird
2022 · 1 season · Apple TV
8.1drama · crime

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.

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Unbelievable
2019 · 1 season · Netflix
8.3drama · crime

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.

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Lucky
2026 · 1 season · Apple TV
6.6drama · crime

Both are crime through and through

When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.

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Mayans M.C.
2018–2023 · 5 seasons · FX
7.5crime · drama

Drama of the same temperament

Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.

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Bloodhounds
2023–2026 · 2 seasons · Netflix
8.1drama · action & adventure · crime

The same crime instincts

The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than Made in Korea does

Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.

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