K-Dramas like The Lies Within
Finished The Lies Within (2019) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.
12 shows with a similar feel
The Good Detective (2020)Also crime · drama · mysteryA drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle.
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Gangnam B-Side (2024)Also crime · drama · mysteryWhen Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of secrets and connections behind the case.
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Siren's Kiss (2026)Also drama · crime · mysteryAce insurance investigator Cha Woo-seok hunts a fraud ring tied to mysterious deaths and becomes dangerously entangled with Han Seol-ah, a flawless art auctioneer whose lovers all seem to die. As attraction and suspicion blur, he must uncover whether she’s a killer or a victim, before the truth costs him his life.
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Again My Life (2022)Also drama · crime · mysteryKim Hee Woo came from an inauspicious start as a low-grade high schooler to work his way up through university and finally pass the bar examination. His relentless hard work has finally paid dividends, and he has become a public prosecutor. During the course of his investigations, he must conduct a probe into a politician suspected of corruption. But his investigation is abruptly ended when a mysterious man kills him. However, he later comes to, finding that he is actually alive. Restored to the mortal realm, he finds that he must return to university and complete his academic journey again – while he tries to discover the truth about what happened to him.
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Joker: Unforgiven Investigator (2010)Also crime · dramaDate Kazuyoshi (Sakai) is a detective on the Kanagawa prefectural police force. During the day, he is known as a "Buddha" for his gentle personality, pouring all of his energy into resolving each case. At night, however, he transforms into a cruel punisher as his gentleness gives way to his anger towards the criminals. The series poses questions about what justice and evil truly are. Tokyograph
Hidden Blade (2025)Also dramaUndercover Communist agent Li Heng, isolated before the liberation of Chengdu, reconnects with his party and navigates the complex web of KMT-CCP underground conflicts, factional KMT politics, and local gang rivalries to aid the Communist cause.
The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022)Also dramaFollowing 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.
Babylon (2019)Also mystery · crimeZen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the letter "F" scribbled all across the sheet. As he investigates further, the case goes beyond Zen's imagination and becomes vastly complex, challenging his sense of justice and his knowledge of the truth. Digging deeper into the investigation, Zen begins to uncover a concealed plot behind the ongoing mayoral election and ties to many people of interest involved in the election and those closer than he thinks. The case grows more severe and propels Zen into an unforeseen hurricane of corruption and deceit behind the election, the establishment of the Shiniki district, and the mysterious woman associated with it all.
ID: INVADED (2020)Also drama · mysterySakaido is a genius detective who can track down any criminal. But when his daughter is murdered, revenge lands him on the other side of the law. Now in prison, he helps the police solve mysteries using a system that invades a person’s identity. Little by little, a trail of blood forms, and it all leads back to his daughter’s murderer.
Special Case Hunt (2020)Also drama · crime · mysteryA high-stakes conflict between cops and robbers takes place as the special investigation unit deals with several vicious cases. The suspects pile up yet the hunt for the criminal mastermind still has a long way to go.
Love Under the Moon (2019)Also dramaStruggling to afford university, Xiang Yuan accepts financial support from the wealthy Ye family, unaware of how deeply it will shape her future. As she builds her career and nears independence, she unexpectedly falls for the eldest son, Ye Qianze—while the younger son, Ye Yun, quietly falls for her. Caught in a complicated love triangle, Xiang Yuan must balance gratitude, ambition, and love as she fights to stay true to her dreams.
The Pavilion (2021)Also crime · mysterySeventeen years ago, Xuan Zhen was mysteriously murdered. Seventeen years later, another homicide related to the Xuan family occurs. Xuan Zhen's older brother, Xuan Liang became the suspect. As the truth behind the old murder case gradually surfaces, years of conflict between the Xuan siblings break out again.
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