K-Dramas Like Signal

Loved Signal (2016), tvN, and want more with the same feel? It is known for time travel, cold cases and detectives. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Time TravelCold CasesDetectivesWalkie-TalkiePolice ProceduralTense
  1. 1

    Life on Mars

    라이프 온 마스

    2018 · OCN · 16 episodes · Action, Mystery, Psychological

    Han Tae Joo is a modern, by-the-numbers detective who trusts data over instinct.

    Same feel: Police Procedural, Time Travel, Mystery

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  2. 2

    Tunnel

    터널

    2017 · OCN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi

    In 1986 a determined detective is hunting a serial killer when he slips through a tunnel and comes out in present-day Seoul, thirty years later.

    Same feel: Time Travel, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery

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  3. 3

    365: Repeat the Year

    365: 운명을 거스르는 1년

    2020 · MBC · 24 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Drama

    Every year, a mysterious rule allows ten people to go back in time and relive the past twelve months. When they use it, their choices ripple out in strange and dangerous ways.

    Same feel: Time Travel, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery

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  4. 4

    Mr. Queen

    철인왕후

    2020 · tvN · 20 episodes · Historical, Comedy, Romance

    After a serious accident, a modern-day chef named Jang Bong-hwan wakes up in the body of Queen Kim So-yong, in the Joseon court of the past.

    Same feel: Time Travel, Fantasy

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  5. 5

    Again My Life

    어게인 마이 라이프

    2022 · SBS · 16 episodes · Mystery, Law, Drama

    Hui U claws his way from a low-ranked high schooler to a public prosecutor, only to be killed while chasing down political corruption.

    Same feel: Time Travel, Fantasy, Mystery

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  6. 6

    Perfect Marriage Revenge

    완벽한 결혼의 정석

    2023 · MBN · 12 episodes · Business, Romance, Drama

    I Ju is a painter who feels overlooked by her adoptive family and finds out her husband loves her younger sister.

    Same feel: Time Travel, Fantasy

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  7. 7

    Queen and I

    인현왕후의 남자

    2012 · tvN · 16 episodes · Historical, Comedy, Romance

    Bung Do is a scholar who supported Queen In Hyeon when she was deposed. He is sent 300 years into the future, to modern Seoul, where he meets Hui Jin, a struggling actress with a…

    Same feel: Time Travel, Fantasy

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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: Time Travel, Crime, Mystery

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  9. 9

    Familiar Wife

    아는 와이프

    2018 · tvN · 16 episodes · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

    A frustrated bank employee stuck in a stagnant marriage and a dead-end job gets an inexplicable chance to reset his life back to before he made the choices that led him there.

    Same feel: Time Travel, Fantasy

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  10. 10

    A Time Called You

    너의 시간 속으로

    2023 · Netflix · 12 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Romance

    A year after her boyfriend's death, Jun Hee is still grieving. One day she wakes up in 1998 in the body of a high school girl and meets a boy who looks exactly like the man she…

    Same feel: Time Travel, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery

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About Signal

A criminal profiler in 2015 finds an old walkie-talkie and, to his shock, hears the voice of a detective in 1989. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Signal

What are the best dramas like Signal?

Our top picks are Life on Mars, Tunnel, 365: Repeat the Year, followed by Mr. Queen. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as time travel, cold cases and detectives, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

Where can I watch Signal?

Signal is listed on Netflix, Prime Video, Tubi, Viki. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.

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