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Shows Like Gu Family Book

If you loved Gu Family Book's Action & Adventure and Comedy storytelling, these series deliver a similar experience — chosen for tone, narrative quality, and viewer satisfaction. Each includes where to stream it now.

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Tale of the Nine Tailed
8.3

Tale of the Nine Tailed

2020

A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.

Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
7.1

Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

2018

Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.

No Tail to Tell
7.6

No Tail to Tell

2026

Imbued with the power to grant wishes, a cynical nine-tailed fox's life takes a turn when she encounters a soccer player — altering both of their fates.

Misfits of Science
6.9

Misfits of Science

1985

A superhero fantasy television series featuring super-powered humans and their madcap adventures.

Helstrom
6.7

Helstrom

2020

Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills.

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938
8.1

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938

2023

A K-fantasy action unfolds as the Nine-tailed fox makes a crash landing in the year 1938, an era of chaos, and he struggles to return to the present.

Birds of Prey
6.1

Birds of Prey

2002

The series is set in New Gotham City, several years after it has been apparently abandoned by Batman. In his absence, Huntress, Oracle and Dinah are now the protectors of New Gotham: the Birds of Prey, and had taken over his war on crime. They are joined by Alfred Pennyworth, who serves Helena as she is heir to the Wayne estate; and Detective Jesse Reese, a police officer confronted with crimes and abilities he cannot explain. A central feature of the series is the concept of metahumans: individuals born with powers that cannot be explained. No two metahumans have the same abilities (unless hereditary), and there exists a whole subculture of metahuman society that the outside world knows nothing about.

The Tomorrow People
6.9

The Tomorrow People

2013

The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil.

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Heroes
7.4

Heroes

2006

Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon
8.1

Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon

2017

Born with supernatural strength, Bong-soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.

Black Lightning
6.9

Black Lightning

2018

Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.

Gen V
7.7

Gen V

2023

At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.

Nancy Drew
7.8

Nancy Drew

2019

Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.

My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
7.2

My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho

2010

After meeting a mysterious yet very beautiful girl, a wannabe action star discovers that she's, in fact, a gumiho – a legendary fox with nine tails.

Charmed
8.2

Charmed

1998

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.

A Korean Odyssey
8.0

A Korean Odyssey

2017

A self-serving mythical creature's bid for invincibility backfires when he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who can see otherworldly beings.

Lost Girl
7.7

Lost Girl

2010

The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.

Twelve
7.1

Twelve

2025

A group of heroes, each embodying one of the 12 zodiac signs, battles to defend the Korean Peninsula from malevolent spirits.

Krypton
7.1

Krypton

2018

Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.

Marvel's Runaways
7.3

Marvel's Runaways

2017

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Gu Family Book (2013): Action & Adventure and Comedy themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of Gu Family Book.

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