K-Dramas like Now or Never

12 shows with a similar feel

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  The Vendetta of An (2025)Also mystery

  Xie Huai'an, son of the Huben Army's creator, survives his family's massacre. After ten long years in hiding, he returns to Chang'an disguised as a lowly registrar, moving step by step through jianghu clashes and palace power plays in a tense battle of wits to avenge his family and safeguard the realm.

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  Jade Dynasty (2022)Also action & adventure

  Zhang Xiaofan, who turned into an orphan overnight, becomes a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. After five years of training, he performs well in the Seven Peak Martial Arts Competition. He's sent to the Kongsang Mountain to defeat the evil. During the journey, he and his senior, Lu Xueqi, met with an accident, and got to know and save the lady of the cult, Bi Yao. At the same time, new danger is ahead of him.
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  Guardians of the Dafeng (2024)Also action & adventure · mystery

  Xu Qi’an, a recent police academy graduate, awakens in a strange world filled with Confucians, Taoists, Buddhists, demons, and warlocks. Facing imminent exile to a remote frontier town, he seizes the chance to change his fate by joining a powerful organization of guardians.

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  Fated Hearts (2025)Also mystery

  After losing her memory in battle, skilled archer Fu Yixiao is taken in by a noble family and unexpectedly reunited with her former enemy, Prince Feng Suige—the man she once struck with an arrow. As they face the dangers of Yujing together, trust replaces suspicion and a deep bond begins to form. Caught in a web of past betrayals and political intrigue, the two must confront their shared history while fighting for survival, freedom, and each other.

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  The Untamed (2019)Also action & adventure · mystery

  In a magical world of inter-clan rivalry, two soulmates face treacherous schemes and uncover a dark mystery linked to a tragic event in the past.

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  ShenDu Fox Detective (2025)Also mystery

  In Luoyang, a string of murders targeting young women throws the city into turmoil. Dali Temple official Hu Zhengyi is tasked with uncovering the truth, while young martial artist Li Jianxing, seeking to solve his family’s massacre, approaches Hu Zhengyi with hidden motives. Together, they unravel chilling mysteries, transforming from wary strangers to loyal allies in a high-stakes quest for justice.
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  The Imperial Coroner (2021)Also mystery

  A female coroner and royal detective solve a decades-old mystery in Tang Dynasty China, risking all to expose dangerous secrets.
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  Seven States of Galaxy SagaAlso action & adventure

  Thousands of years after the fall of the Beichen Dynasty, four chosen ones from different factions grow together through repeated crises, joining forces to stop a war conspiracy orchestrated by advanced artificial intelligence.
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  Horrible Spring Festival (2025)Also mystery

  During the 19th year of the Yongle reign, a wave of strange crimes sweeps the capital—demons roam at night, national treasures vanish, and an imperial physician is replaced by an impostor. Jinyiwei officer Tang Ge investigates and uncovers a deadly conspiracy to overthrow the throne. Amid secret rivalries, mistaken identities, Tang Ge must unravel the truth and protect the empire.
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  Finding Soul (2016)Also mystery

  High school students Xia Changan (Wang Junkai), Sui Yu (Wang Yuan), and Chen Haoxuan (Yi Yang Qianxi) all have a different motive to try to find an A.I. placed on campus that surpassed the Turing test.
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  Talking Bones (2018)Also mystery

  The story revolves around Shang Jie, the overly critical head of a crime investigation team; Xia Ying, a forensic examiner who is completely engrossed with her profession; Li Xue Kai, a detective and a good tracker; Song Mi, an innocent and ditsy analyst and Ying Ming, a second-generation rich who works as a criminal psychologist. The five form an unlikely team as they are the rejects of the department, yet through teamwork and dedication, they succeed in solving the most unusual murder cases.
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  Fen Jie Xian (2022)Also mystery

  A desperate father’s robbery to save his sick daughter unravels a conspiracy of corruption and drug trafficking, facing a critical choice between escape and justice.