TV Shows Like Yumi's Cells

2026 • Rating 9.1 • comedy, drama

In a 21st-century constitutional monarchy, a woman who has everything but remains a commoner crosses paths with a prince who, despite his royal lineage, feels powerless—leading to a love that defies social status.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Jealousy, Monarchy, Manipulation, Royal Family, Romance, Betrayal, Destiny, Rise To Power, Power Struggle, Fall From Grace

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: South Korea, Korean

Cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Gong Seung-yeon, Yoo Su-bin, Lee Yeon

2026 • Rating 8.8 • drama

An aspiring director hits rock bottom after 20 years chasing his debut — until he meets an overwhelmed producer who helps him rediscover his self-worth.

Genre: Drama

Style: Psychological

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Depression, Hope, Friendship, Reunion, Mental Health, Unspoken Love, Healing, Personal Growth, Toxic Relationship, Film Industry

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-18

Place: South Korea, Korean

Cast: Go Youn-jung, Koo Kyo-hwan, Oh Jung-se, Kang Mal-geum, Park Hae-joon, Han Seon-hwa

2022 • Rating 8.7 • action & adventure, drama

With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Fight, Male Friendship, Friendship, Bullying, Gang, Bromance, High School Student, Skilled Fighter, Based On Webcomic Or Webtoon, Youth

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-11-18

Place: South Korea, Korean

Cast: Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook, Hong Kyung, Ryeoun, Choi Min-yeong, Yoo Su-bin

2015 • Rating 8.8 • comedy

Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.

Genre: Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Love Triangle, Nostalgia, Friendship, Romcom, Romance, Coming Of Age, School, Bromance, Nostalgic, Go

Time: Year 2015, 2010S, 2015-11-06

Place: South Korea, Korean, Korea

Cast: Lee Hye-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Dong-hwi, Ryu Hye-young

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama

In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Poet, Romance, Family Relationships, Couple, First Love, Jeju Island, Bittersweet, Adoring, Amused, In Jeju

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-03-07

Place: South Korea, Korean

Cast: IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon

2023 • Rating 8.4 • drama, action & adventure, crime

Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.

Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Boxer, Debt, Bromance, Loan Shark, Boxing, Skilled Fighter, Teamwork, Based On Webcomic Or Webtoon, Thriller, Action

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-06-09

Place: South Korea, English

Cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Rain

2026 • Rating 8.0 • mystery, drama

An ambitious prosecutor rises through Korea’s elite by marrying a famous actress, only to be pulled into a ruthless power cartel where hidden informants, corporate heirs, and political players collide in a brutal struggle for survival and control.

Genre: Mystery, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Power Struggle, An Ambitious Prosecutor Rises Through Korea, S Elite By Marrying A Famous Actress, Only To Be Pulled Into A Ruthless Power Cartel Where Hidden Informants, Corporate Heirs, And Political Players Collide In A Brutal Struggle For Survival And Control

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-16

Place: South Korea, Korean, Korea

Cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Ha Ji-won, Nana, Cha Joo-young, Oh Jung-se

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Time Travel, Romcom, Miniseries, Chef, French Cuisine, Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), Complex, Korean Cuisine, Intense

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, Time Travel Era, 2025-08-23

Place: South Korea, Korean, Mandarin, Korea

Cast: Yoona, Lee Chae-min, Kang Hanna, Choi Gwi-hwa, Oh Eui-sik, Seo Yi-sook

2026 • Rating 6.0 • comedy, drama

A love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise leads to one of them ending up dead.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Style: Dark

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Love Triangle, Dark Comedy, Miniseries, Middle Aged, A Love Triangle Among Three Adults Experiencing Middle-Age Malaise Leads To One Of Them Ending Up Dead

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-01

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, Joy Sunday, Arlan Ruf

2026 • Rating 8.1 • comedy, drama

After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Sequel, Miniseries, Wedding Anniversary, Sitcom, Ridiculous, Male Rear Nudity, After Shielding Himself And His Daughter From His Family For Over A Decade, Malcolm Is Dragged Back Into Their Orbit When Hal And Lois Demand His Presence At Their, Th Anniversary Party

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Christopher Masterson, Keeley Karsten, Vaughan Murrae, Kiana Madeira

2018 • Rating 8.5 • crime, drama, comedy

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Police Chase, Los Angeles, California, Police Officer, Police Detective, Street Crime, Lapd, Police Training, Crime Investigation, Dramedy, Police Department

Time: Year 2018, 2010S, 2018-10-16

Place: United States Of America, Canada, English, Los Angeles

Cast: Nathan Fillion, Melissa O'Neil, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Mekia Cox, Richard T. Jones

2017 • Rating 8.7 • drama, family

A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.

Genre: Drama, Family

Style: Psychological

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Canada, Friendship, Unrequited Love, Coming Of Age, Orphan, Period Drama, 19Th Century, Found Family, Period Piece

Time: Year 2017, 2010S, 2017-03-19

Place: Canada, English, Portuguese

Cast: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Lucas Jade Zumann, Joanna Douglas

2005 • Rating 8.2 • drama

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Seattle, Washington, Trauma, Workplace, Hospital, Doctor, Medical Student, Surgical Interns, Medical Drama, Follows The Personal And Professional Lives Of A Group Of Doctors At Seattle'S Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, 2005-03-27

Place: United States Of America, Canada, English

Cast: Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Caterina Scorsone, Camilla Luddington, Kevin McKidd

2022 • Rating 8.2 • mystery, drama, sci-fi & fantasy

Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Cerebral

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Sheriff, Small Town, Forest, Priest, Gore, Trapped, Folk Horror, City Ruin, City Nights, Supernatural Horror

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-02-20

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Pegah Ghafoori, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster

2011 • Rating 8.2 • drama, comedy

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Sibling Relationship, Chicago, Illinois, Single Parent, Self Destruction, Big Family, Remake, Dysfunctional Family, Drugs, Single Father, Alcoholic Father

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-01-09

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney

2015 • Rating 8.7 • crime, drama

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Criminal Lawyer, And, New Mexico, Moral Conflict, Crooked Lawyer, Prequel, Romance, Dark Comedy, Family Relationships, Tragedy

Time: Year 2015, 2010S, 2015-02-08

Place: United States Of America, English, German, Spanish

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito

2019 • Rating 8.3 • drama

A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

Genre: Drama

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Drug Crime, Sex Scandal, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd), Relationship Problems, Childhood Trauma, Sex Addiction, Addiction, Love Hate Relationship, Drug Rehabilitation, Coming Of Age

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-06-16

Place: United States Of America, Israel, English

Cast: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow

2016 • Rating 8.6 • sci-fi & fantasy, mystery, action & adventure

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Family, Teens

Plot: Monster, Small Town, Indiana, Usa, Experiment, Halloween, Friendship, Supernatural, Coming Of Age, Parallel World, Super Power

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-07-15

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Hospital, Real Time, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Medical Drama, Medical Procedural, Drama, The Staff Of Pittsburgh'S Trauma Medical Center Work Around The Clock To Save Lives In An Overcrowded And Underfunded Emergency Department

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-01-09

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden

2023 • Rating 7.7 • sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure

After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a globetrotting adventure to learn the truth about her family—and the mysterious organization known as Monarch.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd), Secret Organization, Family Secrets, Family Drama, Spin Off, Kaiju, Based On Movie, 1950S, Search For Father, Godzilla

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-11-16

Place: Japan, United States Of America, English, Japanese, Spanish

Cast: Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett

2025 • Rating 8.0 • drama, action & adventure, crime

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Mayor, Sequel, Superhero, Based On Comic, Lawyer, Blind, Blunt, Marvel Cinematic Universe (Mcu), Attorney, Appreciative

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wilson Bethel, Deborah Ann Woll, Margarita Levieva, Matthew Lillard

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama

Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they struggle to navigate their feelings for each other. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, they must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile – and powerful – as real love.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Rivalry, Based On Novel Or Book, Ice Hockey, Romance, Lgbt, Gay Liberation, Secret Relationship, Professional Athlete, Rival, Closeted Homosexual

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-11-28

Place: Canada, English, Russian

Cast: Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, François Arnaud

1994 • Rating 8.4 • comedy

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

Genre: Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: New York City, Roommates, Friendship, Cafe, Apartment Building, Group Of Friends, Manhattan, New York City, Sitcom, Young Adult, Searching For Love

Time: Year 1994, 1990S, 1994-09-22

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer

2014 • Rating 8.2 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Scotland, Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Time Travel, Romance, 18Th Century, Love Story, The Story Of Claire Randall, A Married Combat Nurse From, Who Is Mysteriously Swept Back In Time To

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2014-08-09

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, French, Gaelic, English

Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry

2013 • Rating 8.5 • drama, crime

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Birmingham, England, Gypsy, Corruption, Gangster, Outlaw, Murder, Drugs, Criminal, Period Drama

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-09-12

Place: United Kingdom, English

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe

2011 • Rating 8.5 • sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Kingdom, Dragon, King, Intrigue, Fantasy World, Seven Noble Families Fight For Control Of The Mythical Land Of Westeros, Friction Between The Houses Leads To Full-Scale War, All While A Very Ancient Evil Awakens In The Farthest North, Amidst The War

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-04-17

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham

2026 • Rating 9.0 • drama, family

Xu Miyu’s perfect marriage shatters on her 10th anniversary, prompting her to rediscover herself and choose divorce. Starting over as a hotel cleaner at Purong Hotel, she crosses paths with Ji Feng, the hotel’s new GM and her former acquaintance. As they face workplace challenges together, love blossoms, and they transform Purong Hotel into a rising city landmark.

Genre: Drama, Family

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Metropolitan, Second Chance Romance, Xu Miyu, S Perfect Marriage Shatters On Her, Th Anniversary, Prompting Her To Rediscover Herself And Choose Divorce, Starting Over As A Hotel Cleaner At Purong Hotel, She Crosses Paths With Ji Feng, The Hotel

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-13

Place: China, Mandarin

Cast: Wallace Chung, Zhu Zhu, Li Meng, Jing Chao, Ren Bin, Guo Xiaoting

2019 • Rating 8.7 • action & adventure, family, drama

The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Family, Drama

Style: Psychological

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Christianity, Identity, Pacifism, Sacrifice, Apostle, Bible, Leprosy, Forgiveness, Jerusalem, Hope

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-04-21

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jonathan Roumie, Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, George H. Xanthis

2023 • Rating 8.1 • action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Ocean, Sea, Ship, Friendship, Based On Comic, Pirate, Fighting, Super Power, With His Straw Hat And Ragtag Crew, Young Pirate Monkey D

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-08-31

Place: United States Of America, South Africa, English

Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Gibson, Taz Skylar, Charithra Chandran

2004 • Rating 8.6 • drama

Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Medicine, Drug Addiction, Misanthrophy, Hospital, Doctor, Disease, Patient, Illness, Diagnosis, Medical Drama

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-11-16

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Odette Annable, Peter Jacobson