Time travel generally adds a level of fun and interest to any TV show when the drama of the past or future is intermixed with the present. This is frequently seen in science fiction TV shows and films and even in K-dramas and there are many shows to binge that tantalize fans with time travel themes. Have a look.
5. Tunnel (2017): 8.3
Tunnel was another K-drama inspired by a popular serial murder case, very much like the HBO show Mindhunter. The drama revolves around a good detective in 1986 who, after at last finding true love and getting hitched, takes on a serial homicide case. While pursuing a suspect through a tunnel, he finds himself propelled 30 years into the future once he exits the tunnel through the other side and the killer is still at large.
4. Chicago Typewriter (2017): 8.3
The time travel concept in this drama is portrayed as reincarnation. Three resistance fighters from the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea end up in a new time in which they are reincarnated as a writer, a fan, and a ghostwriter.
3. Signal (2016): 8.5
This K-drama has a storyline that few shows have explored, however it makes all the difference in enthralling its audience. The outstanding police procedural show is likewise a thrill ride, as it was inspired by real-life crime and a homicide case, and the show interweaves two different timelines.
2. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016): 8.7
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo is inarguably perhaps of the most talked-about K-dramas and it has all that from time travel and romance to drama and political intrigue, also probably the most heart-wrenching scenes. Be wary of total solar eclipses, as it is responsible for a 25-year-old woman living in the 21st century to be moved back to the Goryeo Dynasty.
1. Mr. Queen (2020): 8.7
Mr. Queen will have any viewers laughing from start to end, while likewise clutching onto their seats watching the drama unfold. It’s an unconventional story of time travel that works wonders. A superstar male chef finds ends up transported to the Joseon era, however not as himself but in the body of the Queen Cheorin (Shin Hye-sun) and there’s a secret behind the queen’s supposed attempt at taking her own life.
