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In-depth reviews of the latest and hottest South Korean television series, also known as K-dramas, on cable and streaming services.

Shin Min-a in a still from The Remarried Empress, a K-drama adapted from the web novel of the same name by Alphatart. Photo: Disney

The Remarried Empress: Shin Min-a leads royal romance fantasy on Disney+

Royal intrigue, romance and betrayal are wrapped in lavish sets and opulent costumes in the Disney+ adaptation of a popular webtoon.

14 Oct 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Merry Berry Love: Ji Chang-wook goes to Japan in hollow romcom K-drama

11 Oct 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

Between Steps: Kim So-hyun, Choo Young-woo lead slow-burn romance

10 Oct 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

The Blue Road: Son Suk-ku, Eita Nagayama hunt a killer in taut Netflix K-drama

This Netflix ‘buddy cop’ drama stars Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama as detectives from Korea and Japan working on the same serial killer case.

9 Oct 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Son Suk-ku (left) and Eita Nagayama in a still from The Blue Road. Photo: Netflix.

Dead-End Job: Squid Game meets supernatural horror in new Netflix K-drama

A man takes on a series of bizarre jobs to escape debt of his own making in this splashy, effects-heavy K-drama series.

8 Oct 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Dive into You: Bona leads superficial time-travel body-swap romcom K-drama

K-pop star Bona plays an emotionally numb actress who uses a camcorder to travel back in time with her twin brother, played by Jang Se-hyuk.

2 Oct 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

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Review | The Scandal: Son Ye-jin, Nana shine in Netflix’s Dangerous Liaisons adaptation

Netflix’s The Scandal reimagines Dangerous Liaisons in Joseon-era Korea, exploring seduction, power and societal constraints.

18 Sep 2026 - 11:00PMvideocam

Nana (left) as young widow Ahn Hui-yeon and Son Ye-jin as noblewoman Lady Cho in a still from The Scandal, a re-imagining of the 18th century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Photo: Jun Hea-sun/Netflix

A Love Other Than Yours: Seo Kang-joon, Ahn Eun-jin face 10-year itch

Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin play a long-term couple yet to tie the knot whose relationship is challenged when newcomers enter their lives.

17 Sep 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

The Ordinary Jackpot: Lee Joon-hyuk hides a lottery win in workplace K-drama

Lee Joon-hyuk plays a timid office worker who decides to stop bottling up his emotions after a significant lottery win changes his life.

16 Sep 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Made in Korea season 2: Hyun Bin returns for dark 1980s political thriller

South Korea’s history continues to be explored in the series, as Hyun Bin’s Ki-tae navigates the 1979 assassination of leader Park Chung-hee.

10 Sep 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Hyun Bin as intelligence agent Baek Ki-tae in a still from Made in Korea season two. Photo: Disney+

Four Hands, Two Sonatas: Song Kang, Lee Jun-young play rival piano prodigies

Song Kang and Lee Jun-young star as two brilliant but opposing young pianists who are forced to play together in this musical K-drama.

1 Sep 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Song Kang in a still from Netflix K-drama Four Hands, Two Sonatas.

Mousetrap: Ryu Jun-yeol leads slick but sluggish Netflix K-drama thriller

Ryu Jun-yeol stars as a novelist with severe anxiety whose life is turned upside-down in this enigmatic if slow-moving thriller.

26 Aug 2026 - 9:15AMvideocam

Flex X Cop season 2: Ahn Bo-hyun, Jung Eun-chae in action-comedy K-drama

Flex X Cop returns with Ahn Bo-hyun and a new leading lady, Jung Eun-chae, but this K-drama sequel feels rushed, lacking season one’s focus.

14 Aug 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Our Sticky Love: Jung Hae-in, Ha Young tackle amnesia in Netflix romcom

Genres collide in Netflix’s Our Sticky Love, as Ha Young navigates identity and intrigue in a K-drama threatened by real-world scandal.

13 Aug 2026 - 8:15PMvideocam

Ha Young (left) as prosecutor Go Ji-won/amnesiac Go Eun-sae and Jung Hae-in as supposed boxing gym owner/gang member Jang Tae-ha in a still from Our Sticky Love. Photo: Song Hyoun-jong/Netflix

The Affair Was Just the Beginning: Kim Hye-soo in riveting black comedy K-drama

This colourful tale of marital infidelity and unintended criminality sees Kim Hye-soo in superb form as a social media influencer.

7 Aug 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Kim Hye-soo (left) as social media influencer Park Kyung-hee in a still from The Affair Was Just the Beginning, a Korean drama now streaming on Viu.

My Bias, My Boss: Kim Hye-jun leads cookie-cutter workplace romcom K-drama

Kim Hye-jun stars as a K-pop fanatic who takes a job at a fashion company owned by one of her idols in this formulaic romcom.

6 Aug 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

A Shop for Killers season 2: Lee Dong-wook leads action-packed return

Lee is back alongside Kim Hye-jun to take on assassins in this new season that has so far prioritised narrative set-up over splashy violence.

23 Jul 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Spooky in Love: Park Eun-bin, Yang Se-jong lead horror romcom K-drama

Park Eun-bin plays the role Son Ye-jin did in the 2011 romcom Spellbound for this remake that starts flat but has time to turn things around.

22 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Park Eun-bin as Cheon Yeo-ri, a corporate heiress who can see ghosts, in a still from Spooky in Love. The K-drama remake of the 2011 horror romcom Spellbound has not got off to a particularly compelling start. Can it turn things around during the course of its 12-episode run?

Review | The East Palace: Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo lead Netflix’s period horror K-drama

While The East Palace dazzles with polished visuals and period horror, a lack of originality and convoluted mythmaking hold it back.

17 Jul 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Dream to You: Lee Hye-ri, Hwang In-youp lead romantic comedy K-drama

About filmmakers, second chances and the magic of cinema, Dream to You offers a look at the struggles that play out behind the camera.

16 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

The Apartment Job: crime comedy K-drama juggles genre and social codes

A gangster seeks election as president of his residents’ association so that he can embezzle billions of won in this new Netflix series.

14 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Ji Sung as cash-strapped gangster Park Hae-gang in a still from The Apartment Job, a new Korean drama on Netflix.

K-drama The Husband: Namkoong Min leads twisty kidnapping thriller

Namkoong Min plays a man about to divorce his wife, played by Lee Seol, when she is kidnapped in this over-the-top potboiler.

10 Jul 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

In the K-drama The Husband, Lee Seol (left) and Namkoong Min play a couple whose marriage is unravelling.

Agent Kim Reactivated: So Ji-sub leads action K-drama as a one-man army

So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat.

3 Jul 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Review | Notes from the Last Row: Choi Min-sik lifts soapy academic thriller K-drama

Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook star in this exploration of the seductive power of fiction that occasionally overindulges in melodrama.

26 Jun 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Seo In-guk, Park Ji-hyun lead breezy romcom K-drama See You at Work Tomorrow!

Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun put in strong performances in this typical office romcom, based on a webtoon.

25 Jun 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Seo In-guk as executive Kang Si-woo in a still from See You at Work Tomorrow!

Teach You a Lesson: corporal punishment for bullies in alarming school show

Jin Ki-joo and Kim Mu-yeol star as agents of a government-backed vigilante unit trying to fix South Korea’s broken education system.

8 Jun 2026 - 11:44AMvideocam

Jin Ki-joo in a still from new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson. Jin plays Im Han-rim, a special agent for a government-sanctioned disciplinary force sent to schools to deal with bullies in the most heavy-handed way.

Doctor on the Edge: Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye-eun in island medical romcom K-drama

Lee Jae-wook plays a gifted plastic surgeon and Shin Ye-eun a young nurse in this new Korean drama based around a rural medical centre.

4 Jun 2026 - 5:01PMvideocam

Reborn Rookie: Lee Jun-young in corporate body-swap fantasy K-drama

Reborn Rookie sees a corporate mogul and former footballer swap bodies in a K-drama that blends fantasy, comedy and melodrama in one.

2 Jun 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

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