Coroner's Diary

A very similar setup with a case lasting years to solve until the mains work on it.

With some difference being the length of the case in question.

The leads seem to have similar motivations

-Investigation Plot
- Ditective Lead
- murder mystery
-Action
-Strong Male lead
- Ditective Fiction
- Slight Romance

Smart female doctor
Military male protagonist
Mysterious cases
Politics, revenge
Costume drama
Difficult, incomplete family background
Slow romance

Feng Miao Jun, a princess of the fallen Anxia Kingdom, crosses paths with Yun Ya, a cruel master from Wei. Despite initial distrust, their fates intertwine. Together with Master Mo Ti Zhun and Saintess Han Yue, they become close allies in their battle against the Heavenly Demons. Through trials, love, and mutual support, they grow into powerful beings capable of facing all challenges.

Not exactly a sherlock holmes type genre but Rise of Ning is really good with well entrenched villain

- smart intelligent female lead
- polic officer
- investigation
- murder mystery
- strong smart male lead
- historical romance mystery fiction

- Historical romance mystery drama
- Smart leads
- murder mystery
- cold case
- romance during investigation
- revenge

Same genres for both dramas: thriller, detective, mystery… Coroner’s Diary is the best detective drama in 2025 so far with exciting plot, excellent acting, and perfect visual with great cast.

Both are mysterious and thriller dramas. Ao Rui Peng also played in both dramas.

Both fmc solves cases and checks bodies! They're smart, capable and strong-willed. Both of the male leads are enraptured and admire the fmcs for their skills and also aids in investigation. They both have interesting cases to solve. If you like one, you'll LOVE the other!

- solving cases
- horror aspect (not actually horror, but both have a dark/creepy vibe to them)
- romance

1. Historical genre with suspense and investigation.
2. Female protagonists with medical and investigative skills.
3. Themes of revenge and personal justice.
4. Alliances with powerful figures.
5. Episodic structure with self-contained cases.

Both dramas offer a similar style:
Intelligent and accomplished women in medicine and forensics who challenge established systems.
Mystery plots full of twists, psychological tension, and episodic cases that feed into a broad central narrative.
Personal justice as the main narrative driver, with an investigative structure that combines medicine, deception, and politics.

both have stong and smart female leads
both have a on going revenge plot
both fls take on the identities of dead previously close with friends or relatives
both have CPs that use each other for mutual gain

Female Investigator
Prince Companion
Maiden Holmes is light hearted
The plot gives off the same vibe or at least a similar overall storyline...

Both FLs take on the identity of a woman who has died and with the help of that woman's loyal maid enter her family while seeking revenge and justice for the wrongs done to them/their family. Both FLs are very intelligent and have medical skills. Both MLs are military.