Best tv shows like Agency
Last updated March 2024
Looking for tv shows similar to Agency? Leverage your insights to guide others toward tv shows and films you've watched before that they might like too. Help broaden the circle of people recommending videos to each other. We value your engagement!
Plot Summary:
A self-made executive navigates the cutthroat world of advertising, stopping at nothing — no matter how calculating — to become the head of her agency.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
Best tv shows and movies like Agency (2023):
Similar in 89%
Doctor Kkang (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kang Dal Go, a mid-level member of a Busan gang, gets kicked out of the gang after being investigated by the police and is forced to flee for his life. Hiding out in Seoul, he gets himself hired as a doctor at a nearby hospital, where he quickly clashes with Kim Yoo Na, a dedicated and outspoken doctor who criticizes his incompetence and lack of care. Gradually, however, the former gang member and the beautiful physician begin to fall in love in the midst of their clashes, to the dismay of prosecutor Suk Hee Jung who is also pursuing Yoo Na.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 76%
The Circle (1970)
Plot Summary:
A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon she encounters financial difficulties and finds herself involved with shady characters, a situation that leads to a mysterious murder. The net closes around her.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 77%
Ireland (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ireland is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Lee Na-young, Kim Min-joon, Kim Min-jung and Hyun Bin. It aired on MBC from September 1 to October 21, 2004 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tear jerker, tearjerker
Similar in 86%
Goodbye Dear Wife (2012)
Plot Summary:
Goodbye Dear Wife is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ryu Si-won, Hong Soo-hyun and Park Ji-yeon. It aired on Channel A from May 7 to July 10, 2012 at 20:50 for 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
Queen of the Game (2006)
Plot Summary:
《게임의 여왕》은 2006년 11월 18일부터 2007년 1월 28일까지 20부작으로 방영된 SBS의 텔레비전 드라마이다.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 82%
Doctor Cha (2023)
Plot Summary:
Twenty years after leaving her medical career, a housewife returns as a first-year resident — struggling to find her footing in a job full of surprises.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 90%
Money's Warfare (2007)
Plot Summary:
War of Money is a 2007 South Korean television drama series adaptation of Park In-kwon's comic of the same name. Starring Park Shin-yang and Park Jin-hee, it aired on SBS from May 16 to July 19, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Originally scheduled for 16 episodes, due to its popularity it was extended to 20, but only Park Shin-yang starred in the four-episode "bonus round.".
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
Similar in 81%
Unknown Woman (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hong Ji Won grew up at an orphanage. To escape from her poor background, she studied hard and graduated from a prestigious university. She then worked as a secretary at a large company. Finally, Hong Ji Won married the owner of the company and gave birth to a son. Now, Hong Ji Won learns that her son has a disease. She decides that she will do anything for her son. Son YeoRi was raised by wealthy foster parents, but she is abandoned by foster parents and her boyfriend. To protect her child, Son Yeo Ri goes to prison.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: soap opera
Similar in 78%
The Days (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Days is a 2004 ABC television series. Each episode chronicles 24 hours in the lives of the members of the fictional Day family. The series was produced for ABC by MindShare Worldwide, a GroupM media agency within WPP Group that financed the series in exchange for ABC advertising time.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 79%
Switch: Change the World (2018)
Plot Summary:
A man is a swindler. He is smart enough to take the bar exam, but he could not become a prosecutor. Disregarding favoritism and biases by prosecutors, the man makes criminals pay for crimes that prosecutors did not.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
Similar in 86%
Through the Waves (2018)
Plot Summary:
Due to the Korean war, Oh Bok-Sil’s family becomes separated lose everything. Not to be defeated, they live with strength as they suffer great hardships.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
Into the Flames (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO, this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: period drama
Similar in 86%
May I Help You (2022)
Plot Summary:
Baek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or have her days be filled with a series of bad luck and accidents. And helping the little boy that first terrified her when he came to life will lead her down a path she never could have expected. Kim Tae Hee works as a man for hire. Employed by his uncle Vincent running the newly opened errand service company “A Dime A Job” he can be hired for any odd (but legal) task. One day, Kim Tae Hee encounters Baek Dong Joo, when he is hired by her boyfriend to break up with her in his stead. After that, their paths continue to cross, and by the virtue of their jobs, their fates get intertwined deeper and deeper in a series of life and death situations, surrounding the wishes of the people who had died, and the painful past it is going to unravel for both of them.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
Similar in 90%
Married Single Other (2010)
Plot Summary:
Married Single Other is a British television drama created and written by Peter Souter. The series is based on the lives of group of people who are either married, single or "other", other being defined as in a relationship. It began airing on Monday 22 February 2010 on ITV and UTV. The drama series was later screened in Scotland on STV from February 2012. The series was filmed on location in various areas of Leeds, while Left Bank Pictures television studios annexed to The Leeds Studios were used for interior shooting.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, touching, psychological, captivating, sincere, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 82%
The Flatterer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Story about Park Gun, who starts attending a high school full of troublemakers and former dropouts. ~~ Based on a webtoon of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 86%
Fashion King (2012)
Plot Summary:
A story of young people who make their start in the Dongdaemun market and try to succeed as world-class designers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 80%
Birdie Buddy (2011)
Plot Summary:
Former pro golfer, John Lee, leads two women to become the next golf queens. John Lee became the first Korean to win a PGA title. His background was a mystery other than the fact that he was an adoptee. Even though he found success by winning the PGA title, John Lee stopped playing golf to become a golf course tester. Min Hae Ryung was raised to become an elite golf player and was always placed in the best environment to play golf. Her emotions have always been controlled and she has a deep wound inside of her. In contrast, Sung Mi Soo is a country girl from Kangwon Province. She comes from a poor background, but her mom worked as caddie. With her bright personality and determined efforts, she attempts to become an elite golf player.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 78%
Drama Special (2010)
Plot Summary:
Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 83%
What's Wrong, Poong-Sang (2019)
Plot Summary:
Poong Sang is a lonely, pitiful middle-aged man, who has never lived his life for himself. Up until now, he took care of his four younger siblings and supported them financially. Will he ever get to find happiness for himself?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, dorama
Similar in 76%
Tong: Memories (2016)
Plot Summary:
What makes a young boy grow up to become a legendary fighter? Lee Jung Woo has always had a short temper and doesn't like to be messed with. Growing up in Busan, he learns to fight back when he is bullied by other kids and ends up becoming a local legend and the top street fighter of Busan. His best friend is Kwon Doo Hyun, who always lives under the shadow of Jung Woo.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 83%
EXIT (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kang Soo is a loan shark that tries to get by day to day in his depressing reality. His father's abuse lead to his mother running away from home. Thanks to his father's crippling debt, he began to work under Hwang Tae Bok. Happiness wasn't something that was allowed to him. His only dream is to find his mother and live a happy life. However, this is impossible in his life. No matter how hard he tries, he can't escape the nightmare of his reality, and when he was about to give up on his life, he sees a flier asking, "Do you want to become happy?" With the smallest inkling of hope, he goes to the research center, so he can experience a bit of happiness. However, he learns that happiness comes at a steep price of 300,000 dollars. He decides to steal the money from Tae Bok. Will he be able to achieve happiness?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 89%
Secret Boutique (2019)
Plot Summary:
Jenny Jang is poor and works at bathhouse in Gangnam, Seoul. She starts a new job as a housemaid for a conglomerate family. She becomes successful and then runs J Boutique. She also begins work as a lobbyist. Jenny Jang gets involved in an international city development project.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, non-linear, disturbing, depressing
Similar in 83%
Yeah, That's How It Is (2016)
Plot Summary:
This drama is about a story of a big family.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 83%
Mackerel Run (2007)
Plot Summary:
Cha Gong-chan was able to enter the top private high school in the affluent Gangnam District, Myoung-mun High, because of his soccer skills. But when he quits the sport, he finds himself an outcast and starts cutting class. One day, a beautiful new girl transfers to the school, and when she walks into his class, Gong-chan falls for her instantly. He is finally enthusiastic about going to school, but the school administrator informs him that he will be expelled if he misses one more day. Gong-chan vows that he won't give up on either his school life or his love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 86%
What Happened in Bali (2004)
Plot Summary:
Soo Jung grew up poorly with her brother, Jang Soo who’s a walking disaster, after losing both of her parents at a young age. Meanwhile, Jae Min is the son of a conglomerate family, but he’s always been afraid of living under his father’s shadow. He gets engaged to Young Joo, who’s also a daughter of a rich family like him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, dorama
Similar in 88%
The Running Mates: Human Rights (2019)
Plot Summary:
The ‘Human RIghts Promotion’ team helps out people who are in need to protect and secure their human rights.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Confession (2019)
Plot Summary:
A sickly man with a strong mind has spent most of his childhood in a hospital. He is involved in a case of "double jeopardy," the principle that one cannot be tried for the same crime twice following either a conviction or an acquittal.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 81%
Lies of Lies (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ji Eun-Soo is a daughter-in-law of a powerful chaebol family. She suddenly she becomes a murderer, who killed her husband. After she is released from prison, she tries to get her daughter back. She approaches Kang Ji-Min, who has adopted her daughter. He is a cool as ice reporter. Ji Eun-Soo pretends to fall in love with him and attempts to marry him to become the stepmother of her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Trust Me (2009)
Plot Summary:
The series revolves around Rothman, Greene, and Moore, a fictional advertising firm. The storylines center on the difficulties of securing accounts and the characters' personal lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, humorous, witty, stylized, semi serious
Similar in 87%
Mad Men (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. According to the show's pilot, the phrase "mad men" was a slang term coined in the 1950s by advertisers working on Madison Avenue to refer to themselves. The focal point of the series is Don Draper, creative director at Sterling Cooper and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and the people in his life, both in and out of the office. The plot focuses on the business of the agencies as well as the personal lives of the characters, regularly depicting the changing moods and social mores of the United States in the 1960s.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 256000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 4400 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, clever, exciting, retro, sexy, thought provoking, touching