Ever since NETFLIX began streaming Korean dramas, they've released back-to-back hits such as Squid Game, Crash Landing on You, Kingdom S1 and 2, Alchemy of Souls, and much more. Everything from fantasy to crime to romance to law, Netflix always delivers. People around the world now turn to Netflix when in search of an interesting Korean drama to watch, and many others anticipate a new release. Here are the Korean dramas to look out for on NETFLIX this year.
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Note: This list is not conclusive as Netflix may announce more dramas for the year.
QUEEN MAKER
Genre: Political, Drama
Episodes: 12
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Cast: Kim Hee Ae, Moon So Ri, Ryu Soo Young, Kim Tae Hoon, Ki Do Hoon
NETFLIX Release Date: 14th April 2023
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After a crisis of conscience, a powerful fixer uses her skills to propel a civil rights lawyer's mayoral campaign — and take down her former employer.
THE GOOD BAD MOTHER
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 16
Runtime: 70 Minutes
Cast: Ra Mi Ran, Lee Do Hyun, Ahn Eun Jin, Yoo In Soo, Seo Yi Soo
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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A drama about a mother, Young Soon, who has lived for her child all her life, and her son, prosecutor Kang Ho, who suffers from amnesia in an unexpected accident and goes back to being a child. (source: Soompi)
GYEONGSEONG CREATURE
Genre: Action & Adventure, Thriller, Historical
Episodes: 16
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Park Seo-jun, Han So-hee, Claudia Kim
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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In the spring of 1945, a grim era of bitter darkness, a young man and woman struggle for survival while fighting monsters born out of human greed.
BLOODHOUNDS
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Episodes: 8
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Cast: Woo Do Hwan, Lee Sang Yi, Park Sung Woong, Heo Joon Ho, Jung Da Eun
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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In order to pay off their debt, three daring youths jump into the money-lending business while confronting the rich and powerful who prey on the weak.
CELEBRITY
Genre: Thriller
Episodes: 12
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Cast: Park Gyu Young, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Jeon Hyo Sung
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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DOONA
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 8
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Bae Suzy, Yang Se Jong, Lee Yoo Bi
NETFLIX release Date: 2023
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A student moves into the same shared house as Lee Doo-Na, an attractive idol who has taken early retirement.
A TIME CALLED YOU
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Episodes: 12
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Jeon Yeo Been, Ahn Hyo Seop, Kang Hoon, Lee Min Go
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.
CHICKEN NUGGET
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 12
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Cast: Ryu Seung Ryong, Ahn Jae Hong, Kim Yoo Jung
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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Mistaking a machine to help with her fatigue, the beautiful Choi Min Ah is accidentally turned into fried chicken. Her father, Choi Sun Man and the intern Go Baek Jung work together to try and turn her back into her human form but discover some incredibly dark secrets along the way. (source: what's on netflix)
BLACK KNIGHT
Genre: Drama, SCI-FI, Action & Adventure
Episodes: 6
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Kim Woo Bin, Esom, Kang Yoo Seok, Kim Eui Sung, Song Seung Heon
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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In a dystopian 2071 devastated by air pollution, the survival of humanity depends on the Black Knights — and they’re far from your average delivery men.
MASK GIRL
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Episodes: 7
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Go Hyun Jung, Nana, Ahn Jae Hong, Yeom Hye Ran, Choi Daniel
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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An office worker who is insecure about her looks becomes a masked internet personality by night — until a chain of ill-fated events overtakes her life.
DAILY DOSE OF SUNSHINE
Genre: Drama, Medical
Episodes: 12
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Park Bo Young, Yeon Woo Jin, Jang Dong Yoon, Lee Jung Eun, Lee Sang Hee
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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Determined to provide a ray of light for those under her care, a young nurse navigates the world of mental health and the diverse stories surrounding it.
GOOD BYE EARTH
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Episodes: 12
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Ahn Eun Jin, Yoo Ah In, Jeon Sung Woo, Kim Yoon Hye, Seo Ye Hwa
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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As an asteroid hurtles towards Earth with nothing to stop it, one determined teacher fights to keep her former students safe — no matter the cost.
MURDER DIEary
Genre: Thriller
Episodes: 8
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Choi Woo Shik, Son Seok Koo, Lee Hee Joon
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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Lee Tang, an ordinary college student, who gets into an argument with a customer during a part-time job at a convenience store at night, unconsciously swings a hammer, and kills him. Suffering from guilt and fear of murder, Lee Tang learns one day that the person he killed was a serial killer and slowly realizes that he has a supernatural ability to identify “bad seeds”. He soon becomes a dark hero who punishes people who committed unethical evils in the past. (source: MyDramaList)
QUEEN OF THE SCENE
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Episodes: 6
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Gong Hyo Jin, Park Ha Sun
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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A well-renowned drama writer has made herself famous within the industry thanks to her extremely twisted stories that are full of surprises. However, when she suddenly finds herself trapped within one of her own stories, she faces a variety of amusing situations as she attempts to escape, and return to reality. (source: what's on netflix)
THE UNCANNY COUNTER
Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Fantas
Episodes: 16
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Cho Byeong Kyu, Yoo Joon Sang, Yeom Hye Ran, Kim Se Jeong, Kim Hi Eo Ra
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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Evil spirits from the afterlife arrive on Earth in search of an immortal existence. The story follows a group of counters who are tasked with catching these malevolent entities. The show is based on a webtoon that has been ongoing since 2018 and has been popularly serialized on various online portals. (source: MyDramaList)
SONG OF THE BANDITS
Genre: Action, Thriller
Episodes: TBA
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Kim Nam Gil, Seo Hyun, Yoo Jae Myung, Lee Hyun Wook, Lee Ho Jung
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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In the lawless land of Gando, fierce bandits will stop at nothing to fight for their precious homeland and loved ones — even if it means life or death.
ARTHDAL CHRONICLES II
Genre: Fantasy, Political, Romance
Episodes: TBA
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Lee Joon Gi, Shin Se Kyung, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ok Bin, Shin Joo Hwan
NETFLIX Release Date: 2023
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It depicts the story of what happens in Arth approximately a decade later. Over the course of more than eight years, Arthdal succeeded in suppressing the massive rebellion of the tribes slaughtered by Ta Gon in Season 1, and the Agos finally achieved the reunification of 30 clans after 200 years under the leadership of Eun Seo.
In Season 2, Ta Gon’s Kingdom of Arthdal and Eun Seom’s Ago Union are set to face an inevitable great war. Eun Seom is the ruler of the East now. Tan Ya is the successor to the Wahan clan. The story set eight years after Ta Gon has become king. (source: Soompi)
You can also check out these Korean movies to be released by NETFLIX-
UNLOCKED
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 57 minutes
Cast: Chun Woo Hee, Yim Si Wan, Kim Hee Won, Kim Ye Won, Park Ho San
NETFLIX Release Date: 17th February, 2023
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A woman’s life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.
KILL BOKSOON
Genre: Action & Adventure
Runtime: 2h 17 minutes
Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Si-a
NETFLIX Release Date: 18th February, 2023
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
BELIEVER II
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: TBA
Cast: Jo Jin Woong, Cha Seung Won, Han Hyo Joo, Oh Seung Hoon, Kim Dong Young.
Netflix Release Date: 2023
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A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with.
*ALL PLOT SYNOPSIS GOTTEN FROM NETFLIX EXCEPT THOSE STATED OTHERWISE.*
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