Shows like Jewel in the Palace: 20 to watch next
If you loved Jewel in the Palace (2003) — a drama series created by Kim Young-hyun — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Jewel in the Palace most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like medicine, food and doctor. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Jewel in the Crown 2010★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moon Embracing the Sun 2012★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.
Stream in India on Channel K Amazon Channel, Tencent Video
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1993★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Resident 2018★ 8.4
Shares: Drama
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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The Tale of Lady Ok 2024★ 8.6
Shares: Drama
The fierce survival and success of a female slave in the Joseon Dynasty, and the story of a woman whose name, identity, and even her husband were all fake.
Stream in India on Channel K Amazon Channel
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The Great Doctor 2012★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A modern-day doctor is wrenched away from her life and sent back in time. But will she find love – 700 years in the past – with an abrasive general?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Judge Returns 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Drama
The return of corrupt judge Lee Han-young, who was a slave to a large law firm, to the past 10 years ago. He makes new choices to punish evil and implement justice.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Tyler Perry's The Oval 2019★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Doctor Stranger 2014★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.
Stream in India on Netflix, VI movies and tv, Tencent Video
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The Haunted Palace 2025★ 8.1
Shares: Drama
In a world of folklore and mysticism, a vengeful spirit and a devoted shaman cross paths, sparking a journey of love and redemption
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Grace 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Casualty 1986★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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May I Help You? 2022★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
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.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Medical Top Team 2013★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
The medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses who are members of an elite medical team from the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Upstairs, Downstairs 1971★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ironside 1967★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Dearest 2023★ 8.4
Shares: Drama
A love-story between a noblewoman and a mysterious man who shows up in her hometown set in the 1600s during the Qing invasion.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
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Charmed 2018★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Whirlwind 2024★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A whirlwind power clash between the prime minister and deputy prime minister unravels the day the president suffers an assassination attempt.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Murder in a Small Town 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his shore.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now