K-Dramas like The Last Empress

12 shows with a similar feel

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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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  Queen Woo (2024)Also action & adventure · drama

  Upon the announcement of the king's death in Goguryeo, a fierce battle ensues among tribes. Queen Woo, who immediately becomes the target of princes and five tribes vying for the throne, struggles to crown a new king within 24 hours. Will Queen Woo be able to transcend the constraints of gender and era to carve out her own destiny?

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  Captivating the King (2024)Also drama · mystery

  Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman — whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love.

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

  The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.

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  Blood (2015)Also drama · mystery

  Park Ji-sang, a surgeon, leads a double life. While he tries to save his patients' lives, on the other hand, he is also a vampire who constantly craves for blood.

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  The East Palace (2026)Also mystery · action & adventure · 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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  The Devil Judge (2021)Also mystery · drama

  The court system is corrupted and old-fashioned. People desire a new system that can satisfy the crowds. However, are the crowds always correct? The drama shows how judges discover the truth about people in court. It centers around a chief judge who doesn’t believe in justice, but only makes judgements that the crowds will be satisfied with. An assistant judge starts to question his motives and tries to find the truth.

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  My Country: The New Age (2019)Also drama · action & adventure

  Set during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.

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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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  A Swinging Single (2013)Also drama

  At present, over 47% of the male population in Japan aged between 30 ~ 34 are single. While for women, the no. goes up to 60% for those in their late twenties. It is not that they are unable to get married. Rather, they all choose to remain single, as they believe that marriage is not the be all and end all. Life holds more promising things beyond marriage, and thus they are all celebrating life as a single. This drama takes a look at life from the perspectives of these men and women. Hoshino Mamoru is the President of a film production company, having taken over the position from his father. He is an excellent creative director, but he detests chaos and hence prefers to remain single. His brother, Susumu, works at the same company, taking care of the business side of things. Currently undergoing divorce proceedings, Susumu has had to move out of his marital home. Haruno Yuki is disillusioned with men, after having gone through several failed relationships. She wasn't making great strides in her career either, and so one day, she decided to quit her job and pursue her dream of becoming a scriptwriter. In order to pay the bills, she takes on a part-time job at a maid agency. Before she knows it, she gets her chance to make her dream come true! It could be Fate, or just plain coincidence, but the 3 of them are plunged into each other's lives; The "Affluent Single", the "Divorced Hero" and the "Marriage Refugee". Will a pivotal moment happen upon them? Will the "Affluent Single" decide to give wedded bliss a chance?
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  OMG, Your Honour (2018)Also drama

  John Fan Siu-Yue and James Jiu Lik-Wang are both well-known barristers for handling criminal cases in Hong Kong. They have known each other for thirty years, as classmates and pupils under the same mentor, but have been feuding since the first day of law school. During a rough time in his romantic life, John met TV anchor Ophelia Mok; they married after a short affair but divorced just as quickly. When Ophelia coincidentally meets James, the grudge between the two lawyers deepens.
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  Love in Memory (2018)Also mystery

  Love in Memory is a Korean Drama about brain hacker Loe, the only person who can create a visual using people's brain waves. Together with an aspiring actress, Ha-ri, and Min-young, a NSCI agent, Loe protects the precious technology developed by Dr. Yoo, a renowned scientist killed in a terror attack. And Loe gradually realizes that Ha-ri is the girl he's been looking for all his life.