K-Dramas like Joseon Exorcist

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.

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  Island (2022)Also sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · drama

  Evil took its first step to destroy the world. On the mysterious island of Jeju Island, the gateway to this, "Van," a mix of human and monster, "Won Mi-ho," the one in the center of fate, and "Johan," the one who exercises God’s power, come together. A strange, yet captivating, action-packed exorcism fantasy in which they fight evil, share the fate of saving the world, and defy their own...

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  The East Palace (2026)Also action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · drama

  A man who walks the spirit world and a court lady who hears the dead enter the East Palace by the king's orders — can they unravel its dark secrets?

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  Hellbound (2021)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.

  ★ 4.3 from 3 members5 tracking it here
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  The Murky Stream (2025)Also drama · action & adventure

  The fates of a man with a hidden past, a wise and just woman, and an upright man intertwine.
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  The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (2023)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  A woman travels from 19th century Joseon to modern-day Seoul, her fate takes a twist with a ‘fake marriage’ with a man who resembles her ex-husband.

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  The King 2 Hearts (2012)Also action & adventure · drama

  Set in the constitutional monarchy in an imaginary South Korea, South Korea's Crown Prince Lee Jae Ha is forced to join the World Officers Competition, WOC, by his brother. There, he meets North Korea's strongest female devil instructor Kim Hang Ah.
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  The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)Also sci-fi & fantasy · drama

  Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.

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  Iljimae (2008)Also action & adventure · drama

  Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.

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  The Crowned Clown (2019)Also drama · action & adventure

  Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.

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  The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022)Also drama

  Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki and later marries her. Following this marriage, the gears of Yoshitoki's destiny begin to turn.
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  The Tale of the Bookworm (2014)Also action & adventure · drama

  During the Joseon Dynasty, a revolutionary book written by Heo Gyun goes missing. A scholar that's mad about books goes on the hunt for it commissioned by a high ranking government official. But as he goes on his search he discovers secrets that leave him having to choose between following his passion for reading or saving life. What will he choose in the end?