If You Watched "Sisyphus: The Myth", These Top Korean Dramas Might Be Next! 2026

Sisyphus: The Myth mixed science fiction, mystery, and human emotion in a way that left viewers talking long after the finale. With time travel, future wars, and the question of destiny at its heart, it was more than just a drama — it was a puzzle wrapped in action and layered with emotion. If you finished it and feel that empty space, don’t worry. Korean dramas have more stories that twist your mind, tug at your heart, and make you question what’s possible. Here are twelve dramas to watch next if Sisyphus hooked you.

1. Signal

One of the most talked-about sci-fi thrillers ever made. Detectives in the present connect with a detective from the past through an old walkie-talkie. Each message changes crimes, history, and even people’s lives. If you loved the time-bending mystery in Sisyphus, Signal is a must.

2. Nine: Nine Time Travels

This drama explores how small actions in the past can ripple across the future. A man discovers incense sticks that allow him to travel back 20 years. Every trip creates both hope and chaos. It shares the same fate-versus-choice theme that made Sisyphus gripping.

3. Alice

Imagine meeting your mother in the past, but she’s younger than you are now. That’s the hook in Alice, a time-travel drama filled with paradoxes, emotion, and heartache. The bond between family and time feels close to what Sisyphus fans want more of.

4. Memories of the Alhambra

Technology and fantasy collide in this story of an augmented reality game gone wrong. When players get stuck between the real world and the game, it creates thrilling battles and heartbreaking choices. Like Sisyphus, it asks how far humans will go to control the future.

5. W: Two Worlds

Not time travel, but dimension travel. A young woman finds herself trapped in her father’s webtoon world, where the hero is fighting for his life. It blends action, love, and impossible questions about what’s real — perfect if you enjoyed Sisyphus’s mix of genres.

6. Tunnel

A detective in 1986 chases a killer and suddenly finds himself in 2017. With no way back, he must adapt to a new world and continue solving crimes. The tension, emotional weight, and time-travel themes will hit the same spots as Sisyphus.

7. The King: Eternal Monarch

Parallel worlds, powerful love, and a king trying to save his people. This drama deals with portals, destiny, and the collision between science and fantasy. If you were intrigued by Sisyphus’s bigger-than-life stakes, this one keeps the same grand scale.

8. 365: Repeat the Year

Ten strangers go back in time one year, given the chance to “reset” their lives. But not all resets lead to happiness. Some end in darker fates. Fans of Sisyphus will love the way this show asks whether humans are ready to handle second chances.

9. Kairos

A man loses his daughter. A woman lives a month behind him in time. When their lives connect, they try to save each other’s loved ones. Every call changes destiny. The suspense and emotional pull are strong enough for any Sisyphus fan.

10. Are You Human Too?

A blend of sci-fi and heart. This drama follows a robot designed to protect a wealthy heir. But the robot begins to feel more human than the humans around him. Like Sisyphus, it explores the line between technology and humanity.

11. Awaken

Strange murders connect to a secret project from decades ago. The drama slowly reveals hidden experiments, buried truths, and the cost of human ambition. The mystery unfolds in a way that echoes the slow, layered reveal of Sisyphus.

12. Grid

From the creators of Stranger, this show is about a mysterious figure known as “the Ghost” who once saved humanity. Now she’s back, linked to a murder. With time travel and heavy sci-fi tones, it feels like a darker cousin to Sisyphus.