K-Dramas like Athena: Goddess of War

9 shows with a similar feel

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  The Manipulated (2025)Also drama

  Taejoong's life is torn apart when he's framed for a heinous crime and imprisoned. Discovering it was all orchestrated by someone on the outside, he embarks on a rage-fueled quest for revenge.

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  Vagabond (2019)Also drama

  Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to work for the National Intelligence Service as a secret ops agent in order to support her mom and younger siblings, although all she wanted to do is to become a civil servant.

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  Iris (2009)Also drama

  Two friends, members of the South Korean military, are recruited by a secret black ops agency.
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  Family: The Unbreakable Bond (2023)Also drama

  Kwon Do-hun is an expert sniper and a secret agent working for the National Intelligence Service. To conceal his true identity, he lives a double life as a regular trading company employee, keeping even his wife Kang Yu-ra in the dark. Though he is occupied with his work, Do-hun cherishes his wife deeply. Meanwhile, Yu-ra, a dedicated homemaker, harbors a secret. Their tranquil existence is thrown into turmoil when Jo Tae-gu emerges, posing a threat to their carefully crafted façade.
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  Undercover High School (2025)Also drama

  Ace NIS agent Jung Hae-seong is demoted after a mission failure. He goes undercover at a high school to locate King Gojong's missing gold, meeting his teacher Oh Soo-ah, who sees him as her lost first love, stirring old heartbreak.

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  Man to Man (2017)Also drama

  From Kim Won Seok, the writer of Descendants of the Sun, a drama about a special bodyguard with a background in special investigations and the Hallyu star he is supposed to protect.
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  Iris II (2013)Also drama

  IRIS II: New Generation explores the aftermath events of IRIS as well as Athena: Goddess of War. The story explores the origins of the former Director of the NSS and IRIS agent, Baek San, and the protagonist Jung Yoo-gun.

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  Fifties Professionals (2026)Also drama

  Three seemingly ordinary but deadly uncles, whose fate sets them in motion again. It depicts the everyday lives of three middle-aged men, who have lived 50% of their lives, and the realistic comedy of these uncles who are even sadder because they were successful in their past.

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  Snowdrop (2021)Also drama

  An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Young-ro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Soo-ho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation.

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