K-Dramas Like Happiness

Loved Happiness (2021), tvN, and want more with the same feel? It is known for infectious disease, police officer female lead and lockdown. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Infectious DiseasePolice Officer Female LeadLockdownQuarantineApartment SettingVirus
  1. 1

    All of Us Are Dead

    지금 우리 학교는

    2022 · Netflix · 12 episodes · Action, Thriller, Horror

    A science experiment gone wrong turns a high school into the first place a zombie virus spreads.

    Same feel: Virus, Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller

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  2. 2

    Kairos

    카이로스

    2020 · MBC · 16 episodes · Action, Thriller, Drama

    Ae Ri is a young woman working odd jobs to support her sick mother, whose life is upended when her mother suddenly disappears.

    Same feel: Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller, Drama

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  3. 3

    Sweet Home

    스위트홈

    2020 · Netflix · 10 episodes · Action, Horror, Drama

    After losing his family, withdrawn teenager Cha Hyun-su moves into a run-down apartment building, hoping to be left alone.

    Same feel: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama

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  4. 4

    Made in Korea

    메이드 인 코리아 시즌2

    2026 · Disney+ · 6 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    A man driven by ambition for wealth and power, and the prosecutor who risks everything to stop him. Their fates collide amid the sweeping upheavals of a turbulent era.

    Same feel: Action, Thriller

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  5. 5

    Duty After School

    방과 후 전쟁활동

    2023 · TVING · 10 episodes · Sci-Fi, Action, Drama

    Unidentified alien objects suddenly appear in the skies worldwide, and rather than evacuate them, the government drafts high school students into a hastily organized combat unit…

    Same feel: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama

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  6. 6

    Gyeongseong Creature

    경성크리처

    2023 · Netflix · 10 episodes · Action, Thriller, Historical

    In 1945 Gyeongseong, a charming pawnbroker crosses paths with a skilled woman who finds missing people.

    Same feel: Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller

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  7. 7

    Bad and Crazy

    배드 앤 크레이지

    2021 · tvN · 12 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    Soo Yeol is a skilled but morally flexible officer who has made his career by keeping his bosses happy.

    Same feel: Action, Thriller

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  8. 8

    Alice

    앨리스

    2020 · SBS · 16 episodes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Crime

    A stoic detective investigating his mother's murder crosses paths with a woman who claims to be a time traveler from the future, working at a secretive institute researching time…

    Same feel: Sci-Fi, Drama

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  9. 9

    My Perfect Stranger

    어쩌다 마주친, 그대

    2023 · KBS2 · 16 episodes · Mystery, Romance, Drama

    Two strangers, a young news anchor and a woman who once wanted to become a writer, are thrown back to 1987 through a strange twist of fate.

    Same feel: Sci-Fi, Drama

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  10. 10

    The First Responders

    소방서 옆 경찰서

    2022 · SBS · 12 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    A police station and a fire department share the same neighborhood, and when a case needs both, they have to work side by side.

    Same feel: Action, Thriller, Drama

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About Happiness

In a near future where housing is out of reach, Sae Bom, a sharp police officer, wins a place in a long-awaited apartment tower by pretending to be married to an old school… See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Happiness

What are the best dramas like Happiness?

Our top picks are All of Us Are Dead, Kairos, Sweet Home, followed by Made in Korea. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as infectious disease, police officer female lead and lockdown, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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