2025 will be filled with various amazing KDrama releases, let us take a look at whats coming next year!
Notes:
- The dramas names might end up changing as time goes by, we’ll try our best to reflect the changes with each update.
- this is a comprehensive list, this list will be updated periodically to include new entries as they’re announced, make sure you bookmark this.
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You Killed Me
Cast: Jeon So Nee, Lee Yoo Mi, Jang Seung Jo, and Lee Moo Saeng
Plot: You Killed Me is a Netflix series that tells the story of two women who, faced with a reality they can’t escape unless they kill or be killed, become entangled in unexpected events.
Air date: 2025
Network: Netflix
Bunny and Oppas
Cast: Roh Jeong Eui, Lee Chae Min, and Jo Jun Young
Plot: “Bunny and Oppas” is based on a webtoon with over 170 million views and tells the story of Bunny (played by Roh Jeong Eui), who embarks on a journey to find a new boyfriend after her first romance, which ended as a major embarrassment. The plot follows her encounters with several charming men as she navigates her romantic life.
Air date: 2025
Network: MBC
Treasure Island
Cast: Park Hyung Sik and Heo Jun Ho
Plot: “Treasure Island” tells the story of a man who hacks into a political slush fund account worth 2 trillion won to survive, and a power figure who, unaware of the hacking, accidentally loses the money by killing the hacker. The drama is a collaboration between “Money Flower” writer Lee Myung Hee and “Military Prosecutor Doberman” director Jin Chang Kyu.
Air date: 2025
Network: SBS
Made in Korea
Cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo Sung, Won Ji An and more
Plot: “Made in Korea” is a series set in the tumultuous 1970s, focusing on the story of Baek Gi Tae, a man driven by ambition for wealth and power, and prosecutor Jang Geon Young, who is determined to stop him at all costs. The series portrays their encounter with a massive event that sweeps through the era.
Air date: 2025
Network: Disney Plus
Knock Off
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun and Jo Bo Ah
Plot: “Knock Off” tells the story of a man whose life is turned upside down by the IMF crisis, leading him from being an ordinary office worker to becoming the king of the global counterfeit market.
Air date: 2025
Network: Disney+
Mantis
Cast: Go Hyun Jung and Jang Dong Yoon
Plot: “Mantis” is a crime thriller about the son of a female serial killer, nicknamed “Mantis” for brutally murdering five men 20 years ago. The police officer son collaborates with his estranged mother to catch a criminal who is mimicking her past crimes. The drama is a remake of a French series of the same name.
Air date: 2025
Network: SBS
That Man Is Black Salt Dragon
Cast: Moon Ga Young and Choi Hyun Wook.
Plot: Scheduled to air in 2025, tvN’s new drama is a romance that tells the story of a fateful encounter between a game character and a workplace boss and employee 16 years later.
Air date: 2025
Network: tvN
Riding Life
Cast: Jeon Hye Jin, Jo Min Soo, Jung Jin Young, And Jeon Suk Ho
Plot: “Riding Life” is a work that depicts various relationships within a family. Jeon Hye Jin will play the role of Lee Jeong-eun, a character who leads the drama.
Air date: 2025
Network: Netflix
The Potato Research Institute
Cast: Kang Tae Oh and Lee Sun Bin
Plot: ‘The Potato Research Institute’ is a boisterous romantic comedy set in the countryside’s potato research institute. It portrays a sizzling romance between two completely opposite characters who grill, fry, and live life to the fullest, bringing delightful laughter and unique excitement.
Air date: 2025
Network: tvN
Low Life
Cast: Ryu Seung Ryong, Yang Se Jong, Lim Soo Jung, Kim Eui Sung, Kim Sung Oh, Hong Ki Jun, Jang Kwang, Kim Jong Soo, Woo Hyun, Lee Dong Hwi, TVXQ’s Yunho, Jung Yoon Ho, Im Hyung Joon, Lee Sang Jin, Kim Min, and more
Plot: The drama “Low Life” is a mini-series adaptation of the webtoon of the same name written by Yoon Tae Ho that tells the story of diligent villains who try to make a lot of money using a sunken treasure ship.
Air date: 2025
Network: Disney+
Hyperknife
Cast: Park Eun Bin, Seol Kyung Gu, Yoon Chan Young, and Park Byung Eun
Plot: “Hyperknife” is a medical thriller that revolves around “Jung Se Ok,” a once-promising genius doctor who encounters her former mentor, “Choi Deok Hee,” after a series of events bring her to the brink. The series depicts the intense rivalry and mind games that ensue between the two.
Air date: 2025
Network: Disney+
Riding Life
Cast: Kim Yoo Jung, Kim Young Dae And More
Plot: “Dear X” is a melodramatic thriller about “Baek Ah Jin” (played by Kim Yoo Jung), an actress who wears a mask to survive, and “Yoon Joon Seo” (played by Kim Young Dae), who chooses hell to save her. The story follows Kim Yoo Jung’s character’s fall from the pinnacle of her career to rock bottom, and Kim Young Dae’s character’s desperate love to protect her.
Air date: 2025
Network: TVING
Trigger
Cast: Kim Hye Soo and Jung Sung Il
Plot: The series follows Kim Hye Soo as the team leader of an investigative reporting program that tracks cases unresolved by prosecutors and police, featuring a fresh premise of “artificial cultivation meat.”
Air date: 2024
Network: Disney+
Ask the Stars
Cast: Lee Min Ho And Gong Hyo Jin
Plot: “Ask the Stars” is a romantic comedy set in a space station, which is the first of its kind in Korea. Lee Min Ho plays a doctor who enters the space station as a space tourist, while Gong Hyo Jin plays Captain Eve Kim, a perfectionist and top astronaut who does not tolerate even the slightest mistake. They plan to draw a special romance against the vast backdrop of space.
Air date: 2025
Network:
One Week Before I Die
Cast: Gong Myung and Kim Min Ha
Plot: ‘One Week Before I Die’ depicts a youth fantasy romance that unfolds when Jung Hee-Wan (played by Kim Min Ha), who lives like a hikikomori without any motivation for life, encounters her childhood friend and first love, Kim Ram-Woo (played by Gong Myung), who appears as a grim reaper. The story revolves around the two people who meet again a week before Jung Hee-Wan’s death, facing a secret they didn’t know in high school, and searching for the meaning of life and love.
Air date: 2025
Network: Tving
Nine Puzzle
Cast: Kim Da Mi and Son Suk Ku
Plot: ‘Nine Puzzle’ is a mystery thriller that follows profiler Lee Na (played by Kim Da Mi), the sole witness of an unsolved case from 10 years ago, and detective Han Sam (played by Son Suk Ku) who suspects her as the prime suspect. Together, they uncover the secrets of a new serial murder case that begins with mysterious puzzle pieces.
Air date: 2025
Network: Disney+
Polaris
Cast: Kang Dong Won and Jun Ji Hyun
Plot: ‘Polaris,’ set to be released in 2025, is a work that tells the story of ‘Moon Joo’ (Jun Ji Hyun), a diplomat and former US ambassador, who chases after the hidden truth behind a massive incident, along with ‘Sanho’ (Kang Dong Won), a special agent of unknown nationality.
Air date: 2025
Network: Disney+
Motel California
Cast: Lee Se Young and Na In Woo
Plot: “Motel California” is a first love remodeling romance drama set in a rural motel, where the female protagonist was born and raised in a motel and reunites with her first love from her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. It is based on Sim Yoon Seo’s novel “Home, Bitter Home” from 2019.
Air date: 2025
Network: MBC
Weak Hero Class 2
Cast: Park Ji Hoon, Ryeoun, Choi Min Young, Lee Min Jae, Yoo Yoo Bin, Bae Na Ra and Lee Jun Young
Plot: Based on Naver Webtoon’s ‘Weak Hero,’ the series follows Yoon Shi-won, a model student who, after facing violence for a friend, transfers to Eunjang High School with trauma from being unable to protect his friend. The story portrays a brutal survival journey and a brilliant coming-of-age tale as he confronts greater violence to ensure he doesn’t lose another friend.
Air date: 2025
Network: Netflix
Undercover High School
Cast: Yoon Ga Yi, Seo Kang Joon And Jin Ki Joo
Plot: The drama depicts the story of a National Intelligence Service agent who hides his identity and disguises himself as a high school student in order to chase after the whereabouts of the disappeared gold bars of Emperor Gojong. It is a comedic historical drama.
Air date: 2025
Network: unknown
The Haunted Palace
Cast: Yook Sungjae, Bona and Kim Ji Hoon
Plot: The series revolves around the story of “Yoon Gap” (played by Yook Sungjae), who is possessed by an Imoogi (a mythical serpent), and a shaman named “Yeori” (played by Bona), as they face off against the Eight-Foot Ghost, who holds a grudge against the royal family.
Air date: 2025
Network: SBS
MY YOUTH
Cast: Song Joong Ki And Chun Woo Hee
Plot: “MY YOUTH” is a heartfelt romance drama centered on Sunwoo Hae (Song Joong Ki), a man who starts leading a typical life later than most, and Sung Je Yeon (Chun Woo Hee), a determined woman who must disrupt the peaceful memories of her first love to pursue her own ambitions. The narrative traces the journey of these two characters, who once found solace in each other during their darkest days, as they meet again over a decade later. Together, they embark on a new chapter, filled with emotional moments and rediscovered connections.
Air date: 2025
Network: unknown
Pigpen
Cast: Jang Ki Yong, Cha Seung Won, Park Hee Soon, Roh Jeong Eui, And Kim Dae Myung
Plot: Adapted from the webtoon by “Sweet Home” writer Kim Carnby, “Pigpen” (working title) is a mystery thriller drama following Jin Woo (Jang Ki Yong), who finds himself stranded on a remote island after a shipwreck. As he struggles to survive, Jin Woo must piece together his fragmented memories while evading a dangerous and enigmatic family.
Air date: 2025
Network: unknown