Psych-Hunter (2020)

- Takes place in the Republican Era,
-Elements of Mystery, investigation, Thriller, and suspense
- Solves mysteries
-Intellectual characters with Masterminds in that fieldwork

Both dramas are set in the Republican era. Main plot is about mysteries, investigation and crime solving. They focus on themes of friendship and teamwork.

Additionally both dramas showcase lavish sets and beautiful costumes.

Similar plot involving mystery, investigations, and supernatural.

Similar ML who is an expert in the supernatural dark arts.

Set in the Republican era with themes of friendship and working as a team so solve crimes.

an investigation involving a mysterious character that manipulates the police into doing his bidding. also to do with hypnotistism

Based on the same source novel/material
Same characters but different actors
One is a full length series and the other is a mini series

Both are pretty similar. But in Psych-Hunter he is trying to find out who he is or someone is trying to help them. Also, spoiler both are trying to find out what happened that led to all these incidents. Very similar, just different time periods.

both have a strange way of conveying the story. both about consciousness and how easily it can be influenced by others

Both shows share these following aspects:
* They both happen during Republican Era, same clothes, same atmosphere, same aura.
* They both dealing with mysterious/murder cases, revolving around one main case.
* One of the male lead uses some kinds of ritual practice to hindsight little bit of what happened to the victim.
* The other male lead is medical examiner, who can perform autopsy.
* The bromance is very strong and lighthearted.
* There is also female lead helping to solve the case together.

Psych Hunter is a Chinese drama blending supernatural elements with psychological crime-solving. It’s atmospheric, with intriguing mysteries and dreamscapes but can feel slow at times.

Deep Lurk focuses on espionage and psychological tension, offering fast-paced, grounded storytelling without fantasy elements.

Similarity: Both explore psychological themes and hidden truths.
Difference: Psych Hunter adds supernatural twists, while Deep Lurk stays realistic and action-driven.

Police officer Pang Hong Mei amid the many obstacles created by U.S. and Jiang spy agents, rescued Ji Danyang, a patriotic scientist who returned from the United States from the enemy spy. She accompanied Ji Danyang to Lumen City to participate in the "Water Drop Project". Enemy special forces formulated a sabotage plan codenamed "Operation Rock" and concentrated their forces and tried to destroy the "Water Drop Project." Pang Hongmei and Ji Dan Yang fought a life-and-death battle with enemy agents in Lumen, thwarted the enemy's conspiracy, protected the "Water Drop Project" and finally achieved the expected success. The couple who went through the test of life and death, also realized their dreams and firm ideals.

As they are both Chinese series, they have the language in common.
They also have a similar vibe, with the costumes being the same kind of fashion.
Both have two male leads, one of whom is a doctor, facing off evil and investigating cases.

The male leads in both drama solve cases by entering into people's subconscious to find clues. The female leads are Chinese Republican Era policewomen with good fighting skills.

- Two main leads and one female leads.
- The main story to reveal the mystery.
- Both of ML has clever minds and one of them is also a psychiatrist.
- Timeline in Republic era

Both leads sell haunted real-estates and using their gifts to help others. Having great team member/s is also similar.

If u enjoyed one you'll love the other both have ml that are surrounded by people that seems life threatening and focuses on their unrealiable narrative and psych