10 Most Exciting K-Dramas Releasing In 2024 & Beyond

This article contains mentions of suicide.

Summary Exciting K-dramas are coming in 2024 and beyond, including webtoon adaptations and prestige series across genres.

Streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ have highly anticipated titles, such as A Shop For Killers and The Bequeathed.

Second seasons of popular shows like All of Us Are Dead and Squid Game are also expected in 2024.

The most exciting K-dramas releasing in 2024 and beyond include webtoon adaptations, prestige web series that are perfect to binge, and weekly releases from across all genres. The list of best K-dramas of all time reveals just how wide-ranging Korean TV shows can be, ranging from romantic comedies to action-packed thrillers. 2023 was a great year for K-dramas, starting with surprising hits like The Glory and ending with the return of Sweet Home.

2024 has already seen a couple of great Korean shows streaming in the US, including the second part of Gyeongseong Creature. Netflix’s Korean shows represent a significant portion of the best K-dramas currently available to stream, but other platforms like Disney+ also have highly anticipated titles coming up. The best K-dramas premiering in 2024 and 2025 include brand-new shows but also second or third seasons of established hits.

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K-Dramas For 2024 And Beyond Release Date Streaming Platform(s) A Shop For Killers January 17, 2024 Disney+, Hulu The Bequeathed January 19, 2024 Netflix Doctor Slump January 27, 2024 Netflix A Killer Paradox February 7, 2023 Netflix All Of Us Are Dead (Season 2) TBA Netflix Sweet Home (Season 3) TBA, 2024 Netflix Squid Game (Season 2) TBA Netflix The Trunk (Season 2) TBA Netflix Ask The Stars TBA, 2024 TBA Everything Will Come True TBA, 2024 TBA

10 A Shop For Killers (January 17, Hulu)

Starring Kim Hye-jun and Lee Dong-wook

A Shop For Killers (2024) Release Date January 17, 2024 Cast Lee Dong-wook , Kim Hye-jun , Seo Hyun-woo , Jo Han-sun Seasons 1 Creator(s) Lee Kwon , Lee Eon-hee

Kim Hye-jun, known for her role as Queen Consort Cho in Kingdom, stars as Jung Ji-an in A Shop For Killers. The series, which premiered on Hulu in the United States (and Disney+ worldwide), uncovers a sinister mystery about a shop that hides many secrets. Kim Hye-jun’s character has a tragic past – her father killed her mother and then himself, leaving her to be raised by her uncle. Lee Dong-wook’s character, the owner of a local shop, took care of Ji-an but mysteriously died too.

The season consists of eight episodes, and while it isn't action-packed, it offers a highly tense and gripping story.

Several years after she first moves into his house, Ji-an realizes her uncle is not what she thought he was. The season consists of eight episodes, and while it isn't action-packed, it offers a highly tense and gripping story. When Jung Ji-an realizes what her uncle used to be, and the life he left behind to help make sure to raise her right, she sets out to learn more. The series is based on the novel The Killer's Shopping Mall by Kang Ji-young, which was also turned into a webtoon.

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9 The Bequeathed (January 19, Netflix)

Starring Kim Hyun-joo, Park Hee-soon, Park Byung-eun and Ryu Kyung-soo

After kicking off 2024 with the second part of the period piece monster story Gyeongseong Creature, Netflix’s next big K-drama release was a psychological thriller. The Bequeathed sees Kim Hyun-joo’s character, a college lecturer named Yoon Seo-ha, uncover a convoluted threat of lies and deceptions following the death of an uncle she did not know about. When another murder occurs, the police detective on the cast (Ryu Kyung-soo) realizes someone close to the family is the killer.

The series joins the list of Netflix K-dramas based on webtoons (this one by Kang Tae-kyung), many of which are among the platform’s most successful titles. The Bequeathed is a miniseries, with all six episodes dropping on January 19, 2024. The series hit the top 10 non-English TV shows after its release and went on to earn a nomination at the Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Ryu Kyung-soo).

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8 Doctor Slump (January 27, Netflix)

Starring Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik

Doctor Slump Release Date January 27, 2024 Cast Park Shin-Hye , Park Hyung-sik , Yoon Park , Kong Seong-ha , Oh Dong-min Seasons 1

Enemies to lovers might be one of the most popular tropes in romantic K-dramas and romantic comedies in general, and Doctor Slump is another great rendition of it. Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung’s characters didn’t like each other during high school, or at least that’s what they told themselves. However, thanks to fate, they have found each other again. Both Ha-neul and Jeong-woo are now doctors, and what was once a rivalry between two students could now be the beginning of an entirely new dynamic.

Unlike most Netflix releases, Doctor Slump dropped two episodes each week on the streaming service. It ended up with 16 total episodes, ending on March 17. When released, Doctor Slump was in the top 10 non-English TV programs on Netflix, hitting the rankings just two days after its release. It remained on the charts for seven straight weeks. it has a 100% positive critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 91% positive from the audience score.

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7 A Killer Paradox (February 9, Netflix)

Starring Choi Woo-shik, Lee Hee-joon, and Son Suk-ku

Those looking for an action-packed thriller that will also include a lot of laughs can make sure to check out A Killer Paradox, a K-drama released on Netflix in February 2024. Choi Woo-shik’s character, a college student named Lee Tang, discovers he has an unusual superpower after accidentally killing a serial killer – he can tell whenever someone is evil or has done terrible things. This prompts Lee Tang to become some sort of vigilante who will use his powers to track down criminals.

It won the Grand Prize in the 2019 Gyeonggi Scenario Planning and Development Feature Category.

However, the police, including a famous detective, will try to stop him in this series based on a webtoon by Kkomabi. Lee Chang-hee (The Vanished, Hell is Other People) directs the series. It won the Grand Prize in the 2019 Gyeonggi Scenario Planning and Development Feature Category. It was also nominated for three Baeksang Arts Awards, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Lee Hee-joon) and Best New Actor (Kim Yo-han).

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6 All Of Us Are Dead Season 2 (TBA, Netflix)

Starring: Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Park Ji-hu, and Lomon

All Of Us Are Dead Release Date January 28, 2022 Cast Park Solomon , Cho Yi-hyun , Park Ji-hoo , Yoo In-soo , Yoon Chan-young Seasons 1

One of Netflix’s most successful Korean shows, All of Us Are Dead season 1 took the zombie genre by storm with a captivating story set almost entirely in one location. Although the destruction of the school and the apparent death of Cheong-san would have made for a solid ending, All of Us Are Dead season 2 is happening. The series was renewed for a second season not too long after the first one premiered in January 2021.

There are dozens of All of Us Are Dead season 2 theories, which show how anticipated the series’ next chapter is.

Cho Yi-hyun, Park Ji-hu, and Lomon are also set to reprise their roles as Nam-ra, On-jo, and Su-hyeok. There are dozens of All of Us Are Dead season 2 theories, which show how anticipated the series’ next chapter is. Considering most of the city and school were destroyed in season 1, it will be interesting to see how All of Us Are Dead 2 will work in terms of tone and pacing. Although not much is known about season 2, the show is expected to be different now that the school is no more.

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5 Sweet Home Season 3 (2024, Netflix)

Starring Song Kang, Go Min-si, Lee Do-hyun, and Lee Jin-wook

Sweet Home (2020) Release Date December 18, 2020 Cast Song Kang , Lee Jin-Wook , Lee Si-young , Park Gyu-young , Go Min-si , Kim Hee-jung , Kim Gook-hee , Lee Joon-woo Seasons 2 Directors Lee Eung-bok , Jang Young-woo , Park So-hyun

It took three years for Sweet Home season 2 to be released. Fortunately, those who became fans of Hyun-su and the rest of the Sweet Home characters will not have to wait nearly as long for season 3, as the monster drama will return in 2024. Netflix renewed Sweet Home for two seasons following the success of the show’s debut, which is why the window between seasons 2 and 3 will be much shorter than the wait between the first and second seasons.

Sweet Home season 2’s ending featured many cliffhangers, including but not limited to the return of Eun-hyuk as a monster. The good news is that while it took three years for season two to arrive after season 1, there is only a one-year wait between season 2 and season 3. While the official date is not yet known, the expectation is that the series will return to Netflix in the summer of 2024, so it should only be a short wait for more of the intriguing story.

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Related Sweet Home Season 3: Renewal, Cast, & Everything We Know The Netflix K-drama Sweet Home has officially been renewed for a third season, and updates are already flooding in about the hit show's last outing.

4 Squid Game Season 2 (December 2024, Netflix)

Starring Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-jun, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, Park Gyu-young, and Lee Jin-uk

Squid Game Release Date September 17, 2021 Cast Wi Ha-joon , Anupam Tripathi , Oh Yeong-su , Heo Sung-tae , Park Hae-soo , Jung Ho-yeon , Lee Jung-jae , Kim Joo-ryoung Directors Hwang Dong-hyuk

A pop culture juggernaut, Squid Game was a massive success for Netflix and arguably played a role in the rising number of Korean shows on American streaming platforms. Even though Sweet Home would have worked perfectly as a standalone series, the show was unsurprisingly renewed for season 2. However, although Lee Jung-jae is returning as Gi-hun for Squid Game season 2, the show is set to be very different from the first season.

The surprise element of Squid Game’s first games cannot be replicated, as audiences already know what to expect. This creates a tricky challenge for Netflix’s most successful K-drama. The most recent news for Squid Game season 2 is that production has begun and Netflix revealed that the season will drop sometime in December 2024. The actual date won't be released until closer to December, as the production has yet to wrap shooting. It began shooting in July 2023 and had a 10-month schedule, not including effects work.

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3 The Trunk (2024, Netflix)

Starring Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin

Netflix’s The Trunk is among the platform’s most promising upcoming K-dramas. The series, which will see a series of strange encounters tied to the discovery of an old trunk that washed ashore on a lake, is described as a mystery but is expected to include elements of comedy. This is because Gong Yoo, known for his roles in Squid Game, The Silent Sea, and Train For Busan, will play a character whose covert marriage will be arranged by his actual ex-wife, Seo-yeon.

She will be played by Seo Hyun-jin, known for her roles in Another Miss Oh, Dr. Romantic, The Beauty Inside, and You Are My Spring. This is one of two series that Gog Yoo will appear in during 2024 after taking a two-year break from anything releasing. The second of these series is Squid Game season 2, so there will be a lot for fans of the young actor to enjoy. The Trunk is based on Kim Ryeo Ryeong's novel of the same name.

2 Ask The Stars (2024, TBA)

Starring Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin

Love at first sight K-dramas tend to be great, which seems to be what Ask the Stars will deliver. The show, which will air on tvN but does not have a confirmed streaming home in the U.S. yet, will tell the story of a Korean-American astronaut (Gong Hyo-jin) and an obstetrician-gynecologist tourist (Lee Min-ho) who fall in love on a space station. ALso appearing in supporting roles are Han Ji-eun, Oh Jung-se, and Kim Joo-hun.

Even though there have been dozens of movies and TV shows set in space in recent years, a K-drama love story that takes place in a space station sounds very intriguing. Ask the Stars features Lee Min-ho, most know for Boys Over Flowers, and Gong Hyo-jin, from Jeaoulsy Incarnate and Sang Doo. Park Shin Woo (It's Okay To Not Be Okay) directs the romantic comedy. The series has already wrapped filming in 2023, and the premiere date is still up in the air.

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1 Everything Will Come True (2024, TBA)

Starring Kim Woo-bin and Suzy

There have been a few K-dramas about falling in love with a demon or with Death itself, including 2023’s My Demon starring Song Kang. Everything Will Come True, however, is doing something unique – a potential love story between a human woman and a genie. Suzy’s character, Ga-young, liberates a genie and is granted three wishes. However, the genie, played by Kim Woo-bin, has a personality of their own and will interact with Ga-young.

Everything Will Come True, which doesn’t have an official American streaming home yet, will be the second time Kim Woo-bin and Suzy star together in a K-drama – they first worked together in Uncontrollably Bond. Filming on the series began in February 2024 and is supposed to run until October 2024. This will make a 2024 release hard, but the series could arrive in early 2025.