some darker mature BLs/GLs/LGBTq
contains crime, mafia, horror, thriller, psychology, hard topics and broken, complicated characters
(a few honorable mentions that aren't BL but have a strong Bromance or implied attraction, but I mark those)
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![3 Will Be Free]()
1. 3 Will Be Free
Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
m/m/f Polyamory
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![4Minutes (Sultrier Version)]()
2. 4Minutes (Sultrier Version)
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![ABO Desire]()
3. ABO Desire
Chinese Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
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![Addicted]()
4. Addicted
Chinese Drama - 2016, 15 episodes
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![Affair]()
5. Affair
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![After Sundown]()
6. After Sundown
Thai Movie - 2023
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7. Athlete
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Bed Friend: Uncut]()
8. Bed Friend: Uncut
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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![Beyond Evil]()
9. Beyond Evil
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
not BL but the Bromance is strong in this one / intentionally implied attraction
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10. Bittersweet Chocolate
Thai Movie - 2014
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![Burnout Syndrome]()
11. Burnout Syndrome
Thai Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Call Me by No-Name]()
12. Call Me by No-Name
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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![Chains of Heart]()
13. Chains of Heart
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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![ClaireBell]()
14. ClaireBell
Thai Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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15. Dangerous Drugs of Sex
Japanese Movie - 2020
(pink movie / softcore)
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![Dead Friend Forever - DFF]()
16. Dead Friend Forever - DFF
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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![Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul]()
17. Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Don't Be Too Emotional]()
18. Don't Be Too Emotional
Thai Drama - 0000
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![Eternal Yesterday]()
19. Eternal Yesterday
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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![Flower Boy]()
20. Flower Boy
Thai Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
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![Forget Me Not]()
21. Forget Me Not
Thai Movie - 2011
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![Friendly Rivalry]()
22. Friendly Rivalry
Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
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![Goddess Bless You from Death]()
23. Goddess Bless You from Death
Thai Drama - 2025, 13 episodes
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![Grand Guignol]()
24. Grand Guignol
Japanese Movie - 2022
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![Gray Shelter]()
25. Gray Shelter
Korean Drama - 2024, 5 episodes
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![Happy of the End]()
26. Happy of the End
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![He She It]()
27. He She It
Thai Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
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![HIStory3: Trapped]()
28. HIStory3: Trapped
Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
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![I Saw You in My Dream]()
29. I Saw You in My Dream
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Innocent]()
30. Innocent
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
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![Innocent Special]()
31. Innocent Special
Taiwanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
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![Irresistible Love 2]()
32. Irresistible Love 2
Chinese Movie - 2016
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![Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet]()
33. Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet
Chinese Movie - 2016
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![Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart!]()
34. Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart!
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Jack o' Frost]()
35. Jack o' Frost
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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![Jazz for Two]()
36. Jazz for Two
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou]()
37. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
something between romance and bromance
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![Khemjira]()
38. Khemjira
Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![KinnPorsche]()
39. KinnPorsche
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
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40. Kiseki: Dear to Me
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
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![Knock Out]()
41. Knock Out
Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![Laws of Attraction]()
42. Laws of Attraction
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![Long Time No See]()
43. Long Time No See
Korean Drama - 2017, 5 episodes
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![Love Class]()
44. Love Class
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
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![Love Class Season 2]()
45. Love Class Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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![Love for Love's Sake]()
46. Love for Love's Sake
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![Love Is a Poison]()
47. Love Is a Poison
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Love of Silom]()
48. Love of Silom
Thai Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
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![Lovely Writer]()
49. Lovely Writer
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
below the cutesy visuals it's kinda dark and tackles real issues of the BL industry. Also it has satire elements.
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![Lychee Light Club]()
50. Lychee Light Club
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Manner of Death]()
51. Manner of Death
Thai Drama - 2020, 14 episodes
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![Meet You at the Blossom]()
52. Meet You at the Blossom
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Method]()
53. Method
Korean Movie - 2017
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54. Military Dog
Taiwanese Movie - 2018
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![Mine]()
55. Mine
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![Mom, If I Were a Vampire]()
56. Mom, If I Were a Vampire
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
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![Mood Indigo]()
57. Mood Indigo
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
Novelist Part 2
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![My Beautiful Man]()
58. My Beautiful Man
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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![My Personal Weatherman]()
59. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![My Stand-In]()
60. My Stand-In
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Mystique in the Mirror]()
61. Mystique in the Mirror
Thai Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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![Never Forget Your Enemy]()
62. Never Forget Your Enemy
Thai Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
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![Never Let Me Go]()
63. Never Let Me Go
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Night Flight]()
64. Night Flight
Korean Movie - 2014
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![Not Me]()
65. Not Me
Thai Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
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![One Room Angel]()
66. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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![Payback]()
67. Payback
Thai Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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![Playboy (and the Gang of Cherry)]()
68. Playboy (and the Gang of Cherry)
Thai Movie - 2017
(softcore)
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69. Playboyy
Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
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![Pornographer - Spring Life]()
70. Pornographer - Spring Life
Japanese Movie - 2021
Novelist Part 3
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![Pornographer: Continued Spring Life]()
71. Pornographer: Continued Spring Life
Japanese Movie - 2021
Novelist Part 5
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![Psychopath Diary]()
72. Psychopath Diary
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
not BL but hinted attraction from the antagonist
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73. Queer Movie Butterfly: The Adult World
Korean Movie - 2015
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![Revenged Love]()
74. Revenged Love
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
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![Ride or Die]()
75. Ride or Die
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Runaway]()
76. Runaway
Thai Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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![Sammy's Children's Day]()
77. Sammy's Children's Day
Hong Kong Drama - 2026, 9 episodes
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![Saneha Stories Season 4: Thanon Sai Saneha]()
78. Saneha Stories Season 4: Thanon Sai Saneha
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
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![Secret Relationships]()
79. Secret Relationships
Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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![Self]()
80. Self
Thai Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
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![Shadow]()
81. Shadow
Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
no romance but queer characters
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![Shadow of Love]()
82. Shadow of Love
Thai Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
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![Sing in Love]()
83. Sing in Love
Japanese Movie - 2022
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![Something in My Room]()
84. Something in My Room
Thai Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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![Spare Me Your Mercy]()
85. Spare Me Your Mercy
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![Strangers from Hell]()
86. Strangers from Hell
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
not really a BL but a very flirty Serial Killer who has some serious tension going on with the main guy
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![Sweet Boy]()
87. Sweet Boy
Thai Movie - 2016
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![Sweet Curse]()
88. Sweet Curse
Korean Movie - 2021
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![The Ambiguous Focus]()
89. The Ambiguous Focus
Chinese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
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90. The Bangkok Boy
Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![The Blue Hour]()
91. The Blue Hour
Thai Movie - 2015
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![The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese]()
92. The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![The Crow Club]()
93. The Crow Club
Thai Drama - 0000, 16 episodes
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![The Director Who Buys Me Dinner]()
94. The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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![The Eclipse]()
95. The Eclipse
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![The Effect]()
96. The Effect
Thai Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
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![The End of the World with You]()
97. The End of the World with You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![The Grim Lover]()
98. The Grim Lover
Thai Drama - 0000, 13 episodes
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![The Handmaiden]()
99. The Handmaiden
Korean Movie - 2016
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![The Hidden Moon (Uncut Ver.)]()
100. The Hidden Moon (Uncut Ver.)
Thai Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
