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Shows like The Legend of the Blue Sea

Loved The Legend of the Blue Sea (Park Ji-eun, 2016)? Here are the titles the community finds closest.

Updated October 5, 2026

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01
Tidelands
2018 · Show · Stephen M. Irwin · 1 season
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Ex-con Cal McTeer's return to her hometown of Orphelin Bay blows the lid off a generations-long conspiracy of silence around murder, drugs and Sirens.
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Tale of the Nine Tailed
2020 · Show · Han Woo-ri · 1 season
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A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.
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Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
2016 · Show · Tong Hua · 1 season
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A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
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The Tale of Nokdu
2019 · Show · Hye Jin-yang · 1 season
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While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
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Love in the Moonlight
2016 · Show · Yoon Yi-soo · 1 season
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A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.
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Sungkyunkwan Scandal
2010 · Show · 1 season
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In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.
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Abyss
2019 · Show · Yoo Je-won · 1 season
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After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
2016 · Show · Lee Eung-bok · 1 season
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In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
2016 · Show · Yun Seong-sik · 1 season
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An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.
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Come Back Alive
2016 · Show · 1 season
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After being literally worked to death, one man comes back to life while possessing a handsome man for a limited time.
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The King: Eternal Monarch
2020 · Show · 1 season
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Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
2016 · Show · Yang Hui-seung · 1 season
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A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.
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What show to watch after The Legend of the Blue Sea?

According to the MovieLike community, Tidelands is the closest, followed by Tale of the Nine Tailed and Scarlet Heart: Ryeo.

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