Time travel dramas

A list of dramas including time travel in their main plotline, ranked from my most favorite to my least favorite based on my overall enjoyment of the drama itself, not on the use of the timetravel plot-line.

Berry Nov 30, 2022
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  • Reset

    1. Reset

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes

    10

    This story has our two main leads trapped in a time loop that forces them to relieve their death over and over as they try to figure out how to save everyone involved and escape from it. The romance is lowkey but perfectly balanced with the plot, extremely engaging. Contrary to most chinese dramas the lengh is perfect. It never slows down and your thrown in the middle of the action from the very beginning. The ending is so satisfying, 

  • Go Back Couple

    2. Go Back Couple

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes

    10

    One of my favorite dramas of all times. Most romances usually show us what happens to our main leads when they fall in love up to the point where they get together. This drama shows us the difficulties of a couple who loved each other dearly but stopped communicating as they aged, to the point where they can't stand each other anymore. When they are about to divorce and go their separate ways, they are thrown back to a time when they had yet to meet each other. They plan to live their lives differently this time, but will it work out the way they want? Touching. It's the only word i can use to describe this drama. 

  • Mr. Queen

    3. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes

    8.0

    This one is a 10 in my heart. The only reason why I gave it an 8 is because the ending felt homophobic to me, but the drama itself is so good i can't put it into words.  Mr. Queen tells the story of a famous male chef who finds himself trapped in the body of a queen of the Jeoson dinasty. It's in part comedic and light, in part serious, but the romance people! The romance in this one is something else. The chemistry between the leads is to kill for. Best enemies to lovers to date. 

  • Signal

    4. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    9.0

    This one kept me at the edge of my seat from start to finish. Contrary to other time travelling stories who are either set in the present or in the past, this one has us following our leads both in the past and in the present, as they communicate through a walkie-talkie through time and space to solve cases that have gone cold. Incredible. 

  • Goblin

    5. Goblin

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    9.0

    I'm putting this here even though it isn't quite time travel. The characters either have lived through eras or have been reincarnated in the present time. Still, there is that quality of "a character from another era ends up in another time period" so i'm including it. This one is a classic. One of the best or even the best fantasy k-drama of all time. 

  • Faith

    6. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes

    9.0

    One of the oldest entries here but still such a little masterpiece. Set in the Goryo era, it tells the story of a royal guard travelling to the future in search of heaven's doctor. Intriguing political plots, amazing secondary characters and ost. The romance is not flashed out and as was common in older dramas the affectionate scenes are really low-key, but it still pulls at all my heartstrings. To this day Lee Minho's best performance. 

  • Queen In Hyun's Man

    7. Queen In Hyun's Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes

    8.0

    Guilty pleasure. It tells the story of a man from Jeoson travelling to the present time and meeting an actress who plays the part of Queen Inhyun, which the ml knows as his queen in his time period. The most engaging one if you're searching for a drama where a character from the past has to get used to present time and mingle. This is basically 95% romance and little else but it's so good and easy to watch, I lost count of how many times I watched it despite the outdated production. 

  • Rooftop Prince

    8. Rooftop Prince

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

    8.0

    Has a similar concept to Queen Inhyun's man and an equally good execution. The crown prince is thrown in the present so he can learn the truth about the death of the crown princess, whom he loved, by meeting her present reincarnation. 

  • Marry My Husband

    9. Marry My Husband

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    8.0

    This is the story of a woman getting a second chance at life after being killed by her own husband. The second leads are phenomenal and the story is extremely engating. The first part is better exectuted than the second, in my opinion, but it's very gripping overall.

  • Life on Mars

    10. Life on Mars

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    8.0

    If you're searching for a mind-trip in your time-travelling drama, this is the drama for you. Well developed story about self-discovery and friendship. 

  • Splash Splash LOVE

    11. Splash Splash LOVE

    Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes

    8.0

    This one is cute. It has all the basic elements of period time-travelling. To watch if you want something light and romantic.

  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    12. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    8.0

    Watch this one only if you're ready to experience real pain. You'll get attached to all the characters and that will hurt you like nothing else. The male lead is top notch, I fell in love with the actor because of this drama. 

  • Live Up to Your Name

    13. Live Up to Your Name

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    7.0

    Has a similar concept to Faith, since it has doctors involved, but it's less mystical about it all. It's set mostly in the present, while Faith was set mostly in the past. It took me a long time to decide to watch this one because the trailer and the cover poster didn't look like something I would enjoy, but the drama itself was actually very good! It was a nice surprise.

  • Tunnel

    14. Tunnel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    7.0

    Engaging but redundant, there are a lot of scenes that make you feel like we are not moving forward at all. The plot itself is good though, so it's worth a watch.

  • Love Destiny

    15. Love Destiny

    Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes

    6.0

    Dealing with time travel by reincarnation. It was confusing at times and archaic in the romantic plot. Then again, perhaps my understanding of period thai colture isn't the best. Definitely one of the best lakorns out there, but not up to par with other asian counterparts to me.

  • The King: Eternal Monarch

    16. The King: Eternal Monarch

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    6.0

    This one wanted to be very grand but it fell short. It's a middle ground between Goblin and Faith, but the plot itself doesn't quite reach the same epicness. More than time travel we are dealing with travelling through dimentions here. 

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