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1. Red Sleeve

   2021 · Drama, Romance, History · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar History profile, highly rated (8).

   Red Sleeve tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.

2. Chernobyl

   2019 · Drama, History · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar History profile, highly rated (8.9).

   Chernobyl dramatizes the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history and tells of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster. The miniseries focuses on the heartbreaking scope of the nuclear plant disaster that occurred in Ukraine in April 1986, revealing how and why it happened and telling the shocking, remarkable stories of the heroes who fought and fell.

3. Six Flying Dragons

   2015 · Drama, Action, History · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar History profile, hidden gem.

   A period drama that depicts the ambitions and success stories of six people with Lee Bang Won as the central figure. Lee Bang Won was the third king in the Joseon Dynasty. He helped his father King Taejo establish the Joseon Dynasty.

4. My Country

   2019 · Drama, History · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar History profile.

   During the kingdom of Goryeo, two friends become enemies following a misunderstanding. They try to protect their country, and the people they love, their own way.Seo Hwi is a warrior. His father Seo Gum is a famous commander. Seo Hwi does not compromise when it comes to injustice. His life devolves into a hellish existence, but he still holds a smile. Meanwhile, Nam Sun Ho is smart and a talented figure. Because his mother was born into the lowest class, Nam Sun Ho is looked down upon by other people. He wants to pass the military service examination. Due to a corruption scandal involving his father, Nam Sun Ho loses his dream. Making things worse, he comes into conflict with Seo Hwi over a misunderstanding.

5. The King's Affection

   2021 · Drama, Romance, History · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar History profile.

   When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.

6. Victoria

   2016 · Drama, History · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar History profile, highly rated (8.3).

   Victoria comes to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne's public image and become ‘grandmother of Europe'. The first series of Victoria, will tell the story of the first years of the reign, beginning with the moment of the Queen's accession in 1837, following her first faltering steps from capricious, hormonal teenager with a weak grasp on her duties and responsibilities to her marriage to Albert. The show is a saga of interlocking circles – the circuits of power in Buckingham Palace and Westminster, the intermarrying royal houses of Europe and the scandals of the below-stairs palace staff. At the centre stands the new Queen – a spirited, passionate woman who must, somehow, become an enduring icon of stability and strength.

7. Mother

   2018 · Drama · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Drama profile, highly rated (8.5), also on tvN.

   This is the story of a woman becoming a mother. Soo Jin is a teacher at an elementary school. She plans to go abroad to study and teaching is just a temporary job. However, she notices that one of her student, Hye Na, is being abused by her mother and uncle at home. Soo Jin or the police cannot do anything because Hye Na doesn't know that she is being abused and says it's all good to people. As Soo Jin meets Ja Young and Seol Ak, the mother and uncle, she decides to save her from those horrible people. She makes an impulsive but sincere decision to become Hye Na's mother. Their story begins unexpectedly, but as Soo Jin and Hye Na start to believe and depend on each other, they become a real mother and daughter.

8. Resistance

   2019 · Drama, History · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar History profile, hidden gem.

   Welcome to Ireland, 1920.Everything is double - two states, two armies, two judicial systems – and with each of those states working overtly and covertly to destabilise the other, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives are all forced to live double lives themselves, and can no longer trust each other. The destruction and collapse of the state is echoed in that of the families and the relationships of our protagonists. Everyone is fighting for their lives, and for the future.

9. John Adams

   2008 · Drama, History · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar History profile, highly rated (8).

   This seven-part epic miniseries event explores American history through one of its greatest founding fathers, a fiercely independent spirit whose unwavering vision steered America through a tumultuous period.

10. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

    2025 · Drama, Food, History · ended92% match

    Recommended for similar History profile, also on tvN.

    What happens when a Michelin-worthy chef from Paris accidentally time-slips to the Joseon dynasty? She meets the King, a fearsome tyrant with an unexpectedly refined palate. In a bid to survive palace intrigue and royal appetites, she whips up dazzling fusion dishes that tempt even the coldest heart. But as sparks fly in the royal kitchen, a slow-burn romance simmers beneath the surface.