Both shows feature a main trio consisting of two males and one female, all of whom are friends.
Both share the similarity of the two main male leads starting off on the wrong foot and then later becoming extremely close friends with lots of bromance. Both are originally based off of novels (Drama King based on a BL novel while XL is heavy bromance)
XL is darker and more serious than The Drama King, which is instead lighter and more comedic. XL is for an older audience while The Drama King is for younger audiences, but both have the same general feel to it, one is just more serious than the other.
In both shows, the female lead is a maid of the rich male lead and is completely faithful to him.
Both share the similarity of the two main male leads starting off on the wrong foot and then later becoming extremely close friends with lots of bromance. Both are originally based off of novels (Drama King based on a BL novel while XL is heavy bromance)
XL is darker and more serious than The Drama King, which is instead lighter and more comedic. XL is for an older audience while The Drama King is for younger audiences, but both have the same general feel to it, one is just more serious than the other.
In both shows, the female lead is a maid of the rich male lead and is completely faithful to him.
has the same comedic feel but its set in a school there's still a big bad but it's not who you think it is at first. both are historical costume dramas. there's brotherhood but there a bit more romance in lingjian mountain. both are a little over the top but the story is quite good so is the action scenes.