More Dramas about Genius Child and Kidnapping
The Korean drama genre has now gone global and fans from all over the world are enjoying the titles that release in the genre every month. One such K-drama that many fans enjoyed watching was The Kidnapping Day which is a dark comedy mystery show. This show revolves around a genius child who ends up getting kidnapped by an innocent man. The two become friends and the child ends up guiding her kidnapper through the greater scheme of events.
If you are someone who has recently watched The Kidnapping Day on Prime Video and is looking for some great alternatives for the Korean drama, here is a list of 10 other shows based on school bullying as well as revenge.
Jordbrukerne (Countrymen)
Similarities: Kidnapping, Father-Daughter Relationship, Comedy
The show narrates the story of Marwan who loses his girlfriend after she suddenly dies. Marwan ends up kidnapping his own daughter from her grandparents to go to Iran, but passport trouble leads them to hide on a mountain farm where a suspicious group plans to make Norway’s first halal cheese.
Two Weeks
Similarities: Child Female Lead, Single Father, Father-Daughter Relationship
Two Weeks, a show similar to The Kidnapping Day tells the story of Tae-san and his desperate struggles to save his daughter. The show spans over a period of two weeks during which Tae-san is on the run after being falsely accused of murder. During that time, Tae-san discovers that he has a daughter who is now suffering from leukaemia.
Psychopath Diary
Similarities: Dark Comedy, Investigation, Smart Female Lead
The show follows Yook Dong-shik, a 34-year-old office worker who is weak and timid because he is not able to stand up for himself. After an incident, Dong-shik becomes the scapegoat of his company. Due to this, he loses his job and is on the brink of destruction.
Trying to end his life, Dong-shik unexpectedly ends up at a murder scene but gets into an accident while running from the murderer. He wakes up with amnesia with the psychopath’s diary in his possession. With no clues to his true nature other than the diary, and his fragmented memory lining up with the diary entry, he begins to believe that he is a psychopath serial killer.
Mother
Similarities: Kidnapping, Child Abuse, Orphan
The show deals with the sensitive topic of Child Abuse, similar to The Kidnapping Day. Mother follows the story of a school teacher who learns that one of her students is being abused. She teams up with a bird researcher named Soo-jin and impulsively kidnaps the victim, acting as her substitute mother in an attempt to take care of her.
Young Sheldon
Similarities: Genius Child, Comedy
The prequel to the popular sitcom Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon also focuses on the life of a child genius named Sheldon Cooper and his family. Sheldon who appears to be socially awkward faces many unique challenges due to his personality.
100 Humans
Similarities: Human Experiments, Science
Just like The Kidnapping Day, 100 Humans follows scientific human experiments. The show follows a social experiment where 100 individuals will be a part of interactive experiments exploring sex, happiness, torture and all the other aspects of being human.
Barry
Similarities: Dark Comedy, Crime, Psychological Drama
The show Barry is a dark comedy that follows the life of a U.S. Marine and Afghanistan veteran from Cleveland, who works as a hitman. Barry struggles with mental health issues like loneliness, depression, and guilt caused by his military service. While following his next target, Barry ends up enrolling for an acting class where he eventually finds an outlet for his anxiety.
Detective Conan
Similarities: Genius Child, Mystery
This Japanese manga series adapted into anime follows the story of Detective Conan, a detective whose physical age was chemically reversed to that of a prepubescent boy. The boy now hides his true mental development and is a high school student and detective who sometimes works with the police to solve cases.
Stranger Things
Similarities: Human Experiment, Genius Child, Father-Daughter Relationship
This Sci-Fi thriller follows the story of a town where a young boy named Will Byers suddenly goes missing. After the incident, the whole town starts looking for him only to end up finding a little girl named Eleven who mysteriously shows up in the town. The people there soon learn that Eleven is a genius child, the product of a scientific experiment who has some strange powers.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Similarities: Smart Female Lead, Father-Daughter Relationship
The show follows the story of an autistic lawyer Woo Young-woo who has an I.Q. of 164 as well as an impressive memory, and a creative thought process. The 27-year-old lawyer lands a job at a popular law firm after graduating at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.
The show explores Young-woo’s journey as a lawyer with a disability who also tries to establish a balance between her personal and professional lives.
So there we have it, our 10 TV show alternatives to watch when you’re finished with The Kidnapping Day.
What do you think of our picks? Do you agree? Are there any notable omissions? Let us know in the comments below!