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Shows that feel like W (2016)

If you loved W, the closest series we have are My Love from the Star (2013), I Am Not a Robot (2017) and Jane the Virgin (2014). All three share W's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Hulu and Rakuten Viki and others, checked against today's data.

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.

8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗1 season · MBCcreated by Song Jae-jungcontemplativewittyplayfulrelentlessromantic

If W hit the spot, these will too

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My Love from the Star
2013–2014 · 1 season · SBS
8.2comedy · drama

Both are working the same pair: murder, romance

The difference: None of the relentlessness W is built on

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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Business Proposal
2022 · 1 season · SBS
8.1comedy · drama

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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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2018–2025 · 2 seasons · Gunma TV
8animation · comedy · drama

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The difference: Sits closer to animation than W does

Puberty Syndrome—a rumored, mysterious syndrome that only affects those in their puberty. For example, a bunny girl suddenly appeared in front of Sakuta Azusagawa. The bunny girl's real identity is Mai Sakurajima, a teenage celebrity who is currently an inactive high school senior. For some reason, her charming figure does not reflect in the eyes of others. In the course of revealing the mystery behind this phenomenon, Sakuta begins to explore his feelings towards Mai. Set in a city where the skies and seas shine, Sakuta unfolds the meaning behind his bizarre encounters on women with the said syndrome.

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My Name
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
7.8crime · drama · mystery

The same two preoccupations: fight, and revenge

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

Playful drama in both cases

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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The Quintessential Quintuplets
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · TBS
7.6animation · drama · comedy

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms. While trying to do so he meets four other girls.

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BEEF
2023– · 2 seasons · Netflix
8comedy · drama

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

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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Horimiya
2021 · 1 season · Gunma TV
8animation · comedy · drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?

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DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
2021–2023 · 2 seasons · Tokyo MX
7.1animation · comedy · drama

From the 2020s, and it lands the same way

"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying yet adorable. It's painful, but you still want to be by her side. This is a story about an extremely sadistic and temperamental girl and you'll feel something awaken inside of you.

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