Based On or Inspired By...
This is a list composed of series and movies containing the tags 'Based on True Story', 'Inspired By Real Person', 'Inspired By Real Events', 'Historical Figure', 'Biographical', 'Hwaseong Serial Murders', 'Adapted from Folklore', etc.
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1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
- Inspired by Real Person
*Inspired by the life of South Korean Olympic weightlifter gold-medalist Jang Mi Ran.
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2. Tunnel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- Hwaseong Serial Murders
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3. Short
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
- Inspired by Real Person
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4. Ip Man
Hong Kong Movie - 2008
- Based on True Story
- Biographical
*Semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee.
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5. Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster
Hong Kong Movie - 2010
- Inspired by Real Person
- Biographical
*Semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee.
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6. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Queen Cheorin
*Queen Cheorin (27 April 1837 – 12 June 1878), also known as Queen Dowager Myeongsun (명순대비) was a Queen consort of Korea by marriage to Cheoljong of Joseon.
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7. The Long Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Emperor Taizong of Tang
*Emperor Taizong of Tang (28 January 598 – 10 July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649.
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8. Queen Dugu
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Empress Wenxian of Sui*
- Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou**
- Emperor Wen of Sui***
- Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou****
*Dugu Qieluo or Dugu Jialuo (Chinese: 獨孤伽羅; 544/553[1] – September 10, 602[2]), formally Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后), was an empress of the Chinese Sui dynasty. She was the wife of Emperor Wen.
**Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou ((北)周武帝) (543–578), personal name Yuwen Yong (宇文邕), Xianbei name Miluotu (禰羅突), was an emperor of the Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou. [Northern Zhou was the last of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties.
***Founder and first emperor of China's Sui dynasty (581–618 AD). He reigned from 581 to 604.
****Born in 534, from 557 till 560 he ruled as the emperor of the Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou (557 - 581), the last of the Northern Dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period.
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9. Taxi Driver
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
- Based on True Story
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10. Ip Man 4
Hong Kong Movie - 2019
- Inspired by Real Person
- Biographical
*Semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee.
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11. Prosecution Elite
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
- Based on True Story
*This drama was based on real-life stories handled by the Chinese Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
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12. Only Friends
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- Inspired by Real Events
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13. Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest
Korean Special - 2021, 2 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Queen Cheorin
*Queen Cheorin (27 April 1837 – 12 June 1878), also known as Queen Dowager Myeongsun (명순대비) was a Queen consort of Korea by marriage to Cheoljong of Joseon.
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14. The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea
Korean Special - 2021, 3 episodes
- Based on True Story
- "The Raincoat Killer"
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15. Fangs of Fortune
Chinese Drama - 2024, 34 episodes
- Adapted from Folklore