The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty (2020)

• Both revolve around the Ming Dynasty
• Both are investigation dramas
• Smart MLs
• Adapted from a novel

Like The Untamed also adapted from novel and features BL characters. Bromance is major plot line in the drama. Like Untamed also focuses on crime solving but both of them are on different level.

They are Chinese costume drama's that focus around the two male lead characters, who are in a beautiful bromance. Both are based on LGBTQIA+ books, but were censored because of the way China works.

Another historical drama with Darren Chen as the male lead. Both drams are about investigating and finding the truth.

Both shows are focused on solving mysterious and strange cases in a historical setting. The main leads are male with jobs in the ministry of crime/punishments. There are multiple detective stories all tied up by a larger overarching story which is solved in the finale. There is little to no romance in both shows.

The detectives in both dramas are happy-go-lucky sort of fellows that get serious when a mystery catches their fancy and cannot suffer injustice silently.
TSOMD is a Chinese historical detective series with no romance but is quite similar to SRI&Joy in the sense that the story creates a relaxed atmosphere rampant with mysteries and a subtle undercurrent of court intrigue.

I recommend this both drama because , Male lead and Female lead
try to solve problem
In one drama explosion and another student murder/suicide

Both dramas about the royal court affairs
and detective investigations
Both have Bromance between male leads I think

If you want more bromance dramas in ancient china times, then this is worth checking out.
I love the special relationship between the three different main characters, a powerful eunuch, a low ranked official, and an imperial guard. They are so different but work together so well, worth checking out.

Both have strong chemistry between the two male leads / Bromance

Both are detective based; The sleuth of Ming Dynasty is more investigation and crime solving heavy

Both are adapted from BL novels but without explicit BL

The sleuth of Ming Dynasty is a historical based drama while Guardian is fantasy based