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Shows that feel likeW (2016)

After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.

If you loved W, the closest series we have are My Name (2021), BEEF (2023) and My Love from the Star (2013). All three share W's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018).

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If W hit the spot, these will too

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My Name
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.8crime · drama · mysteryNetflix

Both are working the same pair: fight, revenge

The difference: Easier on the wit than W

Following her father's murder, a revenge-driven woman puts her trust in a powerful crime boss — and enters the police force under his direction.

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BEEF
2023– · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 8comedy · dramaNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

The difference: Takes it somewhere less romantic than W does

A road rage incident between two strangers — a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur — sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses.

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My Love from the Star
2013–2014 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1comedy · dramaNetflix

The same two preoccupations: murder, and romance

An alien who came to Earth 400 years ago is almost able to return to his own planet, but when he meets a famous actress, he doesn't want to go home.

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I Am Not a Robot
2017–2018 · 1 season · MBC
★ 8comedy · drama

One thread runs through both: romance

Kim Min Gyu has wealth and success, but lives an isolated life due to his allergy of people. He then meets and falls in love with a girl who is pretending to be a robot for her ex-boyfriend, a genius robots professor.

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Jane the Virgin
2014–2019 · 5 seasons · The CW
★ 7.8comedy · drama

Both land stillness and wit at once

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

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What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2018 · 1 season · tvN
★ 8comedy · drama

Playful where it counts, romantic underneath

When his secretary unexpectedly quits, an arrogant executive will do anything to bring her back.

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Insatiable
2018–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.5drama · comedyNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: murder

A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.

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Business Proposal
2022 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1comedy · dramaNetflix

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.

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Crash Landing on You
2019–2020 · 1 season · tvN
★ 8.7drama · comedyNetflix

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

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Who Killed Sara?
2021–2022 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.4drama · crime · mysteryNetflix

Drama built on relentlessness, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into crime than W does

Hell-bent on exacting revenge and proving he was framed for his sister's murder, Álex sets out to unearth much more than the crime's real culprit.

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Girl from Nowhere
2018–2021 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · mystery · crimeNetflix

Relentless comedy in both cases

A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.

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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
2016–2017 · 1 season · MBC
★ 8.3comedy · drama

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

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