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Shows that feel likeThe Lament of Autumn (2026–)

In the turbulent era of the Republic of China, student Ye Pingjun takes a job at a Western Hunan meeting house to fund her mother’s medical care. However, she's unexpectedly caught in the crossfire of an assassination attempt against the powerful Yu family’s fifth son, Yu Changxuan, and ends up accused of a crime she didn’t commit. Pingjun strikes a bold bargain: if Changxuan cannot identify the true culprit within ten days, he must clear her name. What begins as a high-stakes investigation quickly evolves into a calculated courtship as Changxuan maneuvers to win her heart while hiding a complex web of secrets. Will their blossoming romance survive the encroaching shadows of war, or will the secrets of their past pull them apart?

If you loved The Lament of Autumn, the closest series we have are Off Campus (2026), Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) and Bridgerton (2020). All three share The Lament of Autumn's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Looking for Alaska (2019).

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If The Lament of Autumn hit the spot, these will too

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Off Campus
2026– · 1 season · Prime Video
★ 7.8dramaPrime Video

One thread runs through both: romance

Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.

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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6dramaNetflix

Common ground: period drama

Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel.

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Bridgerton
2020– · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.5dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance

Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

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Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2022 · 1 season · ENA
★ 8.5dramaNetflix

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.

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Looking for Alaska
2019 · 1 season · Hulu
★ 8drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Miles enrolls in a new boarding school seeking adventure. There, he befriends a group of quirky students led by the captivating and troubled Alaska. As they pull pranks and explore dark secrets, a night of celebration takes a tragic turn, forcing the group to grapple with loss and the complexities of growing up.

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My Holo Love
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Romantic drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than The Lament of Autumn does

Unexpected love finds a lonely woman when she forms a connection with a humanlike hologram who looks exactly like his prickly creator.

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Stairway to Heaven
2003–2004 · 1 season · SBS
★ 7.9drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2000s show

Song Ju and Jeong Seo who have lost a father and a mother respectively spend their childhood together like real siblings. Song Ju is there for Jeong Seo whenever she feels lonely and has a hard time, and Jeong Seo also relies a lot on Song Ju. However, after Jeong Seo's father gets married to Tae Mi Ra, Mi Ra and her daughter Yu Ri keep harassing Jeong Seo out of jealousy. Tae Hwa, Yu Ri's rough and wild older brother, has a crush on Jeong Seo who is pure and kind unlike him.

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The King: Eternal Monarch
2020 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

A streak of romance through both

Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.

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The O.C.
2003–2007 · 4 seasons · FOX
★ 7.6dramaMaxHulu

Drama in the same key

Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.

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Gossip Girl
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · The CW
★ 7.5dramaNetflixMax

Both are drama through and through

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.

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Outlander
2014–2026 · 8 seasons · STARZ
★ 8.3drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixStarz

Both know what they want from drama

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.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty
2022–2025 · 3 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.2dramaPrime Video

Drama of the same temperament

Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.

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