Shows like When Life Gives You Tangerines: 20 to watch next
If you loved When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) — a drama series created by Im Sang-choon and Kim Won-suk — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of When Life Gives You Tangerines most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like poet, romance and family relationships. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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Call It Love 2023★ 8.2
Shares: Drama
When her family becomes suddenly homeless, Woojoo decides on revenge for all the injustices she has been put through. However, her supposed foe, Dongjin, is a heart-wrenchingly lonely and gentle soul.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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In Your Radiant Season 2026★ 8.1
Shares: Drama
Chan lives every day like it is summer vacation. Haran is trapped in a lonely winter. When their forgotten past reunites them, Chan is determined to gift her another spring. Through laughter and tears, they face winter together and reach their spring in this heartwarming romance.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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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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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Soundtrack #1 2022★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Han Sun-woo is a rookie photographer. He doesn't talk much, but he is a kind and warm-hearted man. He is friends with Lee Eun-soo. They have been close friends for 20 years. Meanwhile, Lee Eun-soo works as a lyricist to make living. She has an honest and bright personality. Due to a reason, Han Sun-woo and Lee Eun-soo begin to live together at the same house for 2 weeks. Staying together, their relationship develops romantically.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Seeking Persephone 2026★ 9.0
Shares: Drama
To save her family, Persephone marries a cold, distant duke - never expecting to awaken a love that could change them both forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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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Siren 2018★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Anne with an E 2017★ 8.7
Shares: Drama
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.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Third Charm 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A shy genius and a vibrant hairdresser navigate love's unpredictable journey through three fateful encounters over 12 transformative years.
Stream in India on Netflix
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When My Love Blooms 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
In 1993, Jisu and Jaehyeon, who met for the first time at the protest scene and being a first love to each other. After 26 years, Jisu and Jaehyeon accidently reunite.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Love Rain 2012★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A story of two couples' journey of new love, loss and unexpected reunion spans decades, from the 1970s through present day.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Offspring 2010★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sullivan's Crossing 2023★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan’s personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan’s Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her complicated present while confronting the painful past she has chosen to ignore for years.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Brothers and Sisters 2006★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Parenthood 2010★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Top Management 2018★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
A former K-Pop idol trainee finds a new dream as an idol manager.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Full House 2004★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In a bid to reacquire her childhood home, a free-spirited woman agrees to a sham-marriage with a selfish actor. Their daily lives are complicated by overlapping love triangles and comic misadventures.
Stream in India on Tencent Video