K-Dramas Like The Guest

Loved The Guest (2018), OCN, and want more with the same feel? It is known for exorcism, demon and shamanism. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

ExorcismDemonShamanismMurderGhost-seeing Male LeadSupernatural
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    The Judge from Hell

    지옥에서 온 판사

    2024 · SBS · 14 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Romance

    Kang Bit Na is a polished, upright judge who is secretly a demon sent to punish the worst of humankind and send them below.

    Same feel: Demon, Supernatural, Murder, Thriller

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    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: Supernatural, Murder, Thriller, Mystery

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  3. 3

    From Now On, Showtime!

    지금부터, 쇼타임!

    2022 · MBC · 16 episodes · Mystery, Comedy, Romance

    Cha Cha Ung is a stylish stage and TV magician with a taste for the spectacular. His tricks dazzle audiences, but he has a secret: his helpers are actually ghosts.

    Same feel: Supernatural, Mystery

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  4. 4

    Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    구미호뎐

    2020 · tvN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Horror, Romance

    Lee Yeon is a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who has lived among humans for centuries.

    Same feel: Supernatural, Horror, Thriller

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  5. 5

    Partners for Justice

    검법남녀

    2018 · MBC · 32 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Law

    Baek Beom is a brilliant but prickly forensic doctor who has spent ten years reading what the dead have left behind.

    Same feel: Murder, Thriller, Mystery

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  6. 6

    The Good Detective

    모범형사

    2020 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    When doubts arise about a five-year-old murder conviction, a veteran detective teams up with a young hotshot to look into the case's hidden truths.

    Same feel: Murder, Thriller, Mystery

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  7. 7

    Dead-End Job

    꿀알바

    2026 · Netflix · 8 episodes · Mystery, Horror, Sci-Fi

    Hyeok Jun is drowning in debt when a mysterious agency offers him a "sweet gig" that pays fifty times the normal hourly wage.

    Same feel: Supernatural, Horror, Mystery

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  8. 8

    Voice

    보이스

    2017 · OCN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

    Jin Hyuk is a hard-charging detective haunted by the death of his wife, and Gwon Ju is a gifted voice profiler at an emergency call centre whose father was killed.

    Same feel: Murder, Supernatural, Thriller, Mystery

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  9. 9

    Beyond Evil

    괴물

    2021 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

    Twenty years ago a girl vanished from a quiet town, and her disappearance has never been solved. Now a series of new murders has shaken the same place.

    Same feel: Murder, Thriller, Mystery

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  10. 10

    Strangers from Hell

    타인은 지옥이다

    2019 · OCN · 10 episodes · Thriller, Horror, Psychological

    Jong U leaves his hometown for a Seoul job and, unable to afford much, moves into a cheap, run-down boarding house called Eden.

    Same feel: Murder, Horror, Thriller

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About The Guest

A young man from a shaman family, a devout priest-in-training and a detective's daughter find themselves linked by a demon known as the Guest. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like The Guest

What are the best dramas like The Guest?

Our top picks are The Judge from Hell, 365: Repeat the Year, From Now On, Showtime!, followed by Tale of the Nine-Tailed. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as exorcism, demon and shamanism, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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