The Penthouse: War in Life

While both dramas revolve around families and include mothers, fathers, and children — both also specifically zone in on the relationships between a mother and her child(ren). Every adult female character in both Penthouse and SKY Castle is either a biological mom or a stepmom (each one has stepmothers represented).

theyre both dramatic thriller makjangs. dear x is the closest drama of 2025 to penthouse.

Season 1 of the Penthouse is the KOREAN PREQUEL of Penthouse: War In Life season 2...
This drama is the best melodrama ever...
Once you start to watch you can never stop watching it..
Unlike other drama it does not repeat scenes again and again..

Both series are makjangs that has elements of infidelity, betrayal and revenge. The cinematography are very good!!

- Young children from rich families
- rivalry between families
- crazy mothers
- dramatic family backstories

Beyond Evil is like a darker, calmer and more deathly manipulative version of The Penthouse: War in Life xD

Both shows are centered around rich families with one main character coming from a poor family background and entering high society in order to get revenge.

Both deal around rich families that get involved in a murder case. In both dramas characters are all culprits, going to extreme lengths and lead secret lives in order to guarantee their position. Both are very exciting and shocking dramas.

Similarities:

*Rich/poor families contrast
*Evil rich main villain
*Many Plot Twist
*Both partialy set in prestigious schools for wealthy teens but with few, bullized, poor teens
*Rich messed up family
*Makjang

Differences:

*The Golden Spoon has magic and The Penthouse: WiL not

People who are blinded by power and money and does anything that gets on their way even if it kills.

Nothing similar just Penthouse Siblings in this drama together. It's a romantic comedy drama. quite good.

If you liked the chaotic energy and "trust no one" atmosphere of The Penthouse, First Man is its spiritual successor. It swaps the opera world for the corporate/political world but keeps the same high-stakes revenge. They share a gripping narrative formula:

The "Fake Daughter" & Stolen Identity Trope

The "Victim to Avenger" Character Arc

Cruel Matriarchs & Corrupt Corporations

Shared "Makjang" Elements (Birth secrets, twin/sibling mysteries, and extreme revenge)

Mainly because YEBIN and YOUNG DAE also play in it and are also high school students. In addition, Yebin has a similar behavior in PERFECT FAMILY, where she uses psychological problems related to the family (parental lack) and also uses violence with this need to be loved by all. And I even believe that in the Penthouse, she also has views of the same boy

Many of the main/major characters are similar to the ones in The Penthouse. Even the general plot is similar to Season 1's plot of The Penthouse. For example, a daughter dying and the mother setting out to avenge the ones behind her death and find the killer. The only difference is that Shim Su-Ryeon is more of a morally grey character (and so is Oh Yoon-Hee) and Su-Ryeon is rich and married to a businessman, while Baek Seol-Hee is a poor, hardworking single mother.