Best South Korean drama series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch drama shows from South Korea, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
Hellbound (2021)
Hellbound (2021)
Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.
Kingdom (2019)
Kingdom (2019)
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.
The Silent Sea (2021)
The Silent Sea (2021)
During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)
The Glory (2022)
The 8 Show (2024)
Death's Game (2023)
Itaewon Class (2020)
Celebrity (2023)
While You Were Sleeping (2017)
While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Burdened with visions of the future in their dreams, a young woman and two men try to prevent horrible events before they actually happen.
Strangers from Hell (2019)
Strangers from Hell (2019)
Unpleasant events disturb the life of an aspiring crime fiction writer when he becomes a resident of an apartment building teeming with shady neighbors.
Happiness (2021)
Happiness (2021)
A new type of deadly virus spread throughout the city, and the apartment where has different social classes of people is sealed off. With the fear of the virus, and the conflicts of the different classes, the residents have to spend and survive in the new habitation.
Love Alarm (2019)
Love Alarm (2019)
Love Alarm is an app that tells you if someone within a 10-meter radius has a crush on you. It quickly becomes a social phenomenon. While everyone talks about it and uses it to test their love and popularity, Jojo is one of the few people who have yet to download the app. However, she soon faces a love triangle situation between Sun-oh whom she starts to have feelings for, and Hye-young, who has had a huge crush on her.
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
Doom at Your Service (2021)
Doom at Your Service (2021)
A woman with only a short time to live and a man with the supernatural power to bring the world to an end discover the true meaning of life and love.
When the Phone Rings (2024)
My Holo Love (2020)
Twinkling Watermelon (2023)
Twinkling Watermelon (2023)
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
Something in the Rain (2018)
Something in the Rain (2018)
Explore the relationship of two people as they go from being “just acquaintances” to “a genuine couple” — Yoon Jin Ah, a coffee shop supervisor in her 30s, and Seo Joon Hee, a designer at a video game company who has just returned from working abroad.
The Penthouse (2020)
The Penthouse (2020)
A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.
Bring It On, Ghost (2016)
Bring It On, Ghost (2016)
Hyun-Ji studied for her 19 years before she died in an accident. She is now a ghost and has wandered around the world for several years. Hyun-Ji then meets exorcist Park Bong-Pal. Hyun-Ji and Bong-Pal listens to various stories from ghosts and sends them to the otherworld.
Who Are You: School 2015 (2015)
The Sound of Magic (2022)
The Sound of Magic (2022)
An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.
My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021)
My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021)
To become a human, a 999-year-old Gumiho, Shin Woo-yeo needs to fill his fox bead with human energy before he turns 1,000 years old. One day, a college girl, Lee Dam accidentally swallows Woo-yeo's fox bead.
Reborn Rich (2022)
Reborn Rich (2022)
After ten years, a loyal employee is framed for embezzlement, then murdered by his employers, only to be reborn as their youngest son, with a yearn for revenge guiding his hostile takeover.
