I am looking for a drama where the male lead has been imprisoned for a period of time, I’d prefer if it was abduction or something. Also if it has an effect on the story , like a long term recovery. I don’t even know if any dramas like this exist

  • The Blue Whisper: Part 1 (ML spends the entire beginning of the drama imprisoned. It affects him quite a bit)
  • Bad Guys (All the MLs were imprisoned before the drama and also a bit during, this plays a fairly important part in the drama)
  • Big Mouth (ML spends most of the drama imprisoned, not a whole lot of recovery but it does affect him to a certain degree)

Imprisoned for some time but not all that plot-relevant...

I'd recommend checking whumplists for more reccs, these lists tend to be fairly thorough so you can see how important/relevant said imprisonment/captivity is to the plot. This list https://mydramalist.com/list/3rWJwbA4 has a good collection of whumplists and I actually went ahead and found you a couple of masterlists related to this... 

Kidnapped/Captive Whumplists

Arrested/Detained/Jailed/Imprisoned Whumplists