The global fandom for K-content is continuing to grow, with over 60% of all Netflix members having watched Korean titles in 2022. And this year, the streaming giant is not resting on its laurels, with 21 new series ranging from post-apocalyptic survival stories to comedy and romance, as well as six movies.
Check out the current and upcoming titles below, and check back in tomorrow for the streamer’s lineup of documentaries and reality series. Also make sure to check out FMT’s weekly roundup of new releases on Netflix for more precise premiere dates.
SERIES
[Now streaming]
- ‘Love to Hate You’
A rookie lawyer at an entertainment law firm who detests losing to men goes up against an A-list actor who deeply mistrusts women. Following their first hostile encounter, this unlikely pairing starts to get to know each other and – spoiler alert – perhaps even fall in love!
[Premiering next month]
- ‘The Glory Part 2’
A woman broken by school violence dedicates her life to a meticulous web of vengeance. Part 1, which is streaming now, ranked first in the global top 10 (non-English) TV charts in the first week of January.
[Premiering April onwards]
- ‘Bloodhounds’
Based on the webtoon of the same name, two young people step into the world of loan sharks in pursuit of money – and get caught up in a web of much darker forces.
- ‘Celebrity’
For A-ri, the number of her followers is everything, even to her own detriment, in this series that depicts the glamorous and dog-eat-dog life of celebrities.
- ‘Queenmaker’
A public-relations genius dives into an election campaign for a prominent human rights lawyer to get her elected as the mayor of Seoul.
- ‘Black Knight’
In a distant future where people depend on respirator masks to breathe due to extreme air pollution, the legendary deliveryman “5-8” encounters refugee Sa-wol, who dreams of following in his footsteps. Based on the webtoon of the same name.
- ‘A Time Called You’
Missing her boyfriend who died a year ago, Jun-hee goes back in time to 1998 to meet his spitting image, Si-heon. But who is Si-heon, exactly…?
- ‘Song of the Bandits’
In this action-adventure set in the tumultuous period of Japanese colonial rule over Korea, a ragtag group ends up in the lawless land of Gando and unites to protect Joseon for the Korean people.
- ‘D.P.’, season 2
An action drama about Jun-ho and Ho-yeol, members of the Deserter Pursuit Unit in the Korean military. Season 1 is streaming now.
- ‘Mask Girl’
An ordinary office worker by day and mask-wearing live-streamer by night inadvertently gets embroiled in danger in this dark comedy thriller.
- ‘Gyeongseong Creature’
A creature thriller set in the spring of 1945, one of the darkest times in Korean history, this series tells of two young people struggling to survive as they face a monster born out of human greed.
- ‘Sweet Home’, season 2
As humans turn into savage monsters, one troubled teenager and his neighbours fight to survive and to hold onto their humanity. The residents of Green Home return in the new season of his popular series based on the webtoon.
- ‘Doona!’
Romance blossoms between Won-joon, an ordinary college goer, and Doona, a former K-pop idol, as they cross paths in the shared house for students.
- ‘Daily Dose of Sunshine’
Follow Da-eun, a new nurse in the mental health department of a hospital, as she explores its world and the stories of those in it.
- ‘Goodbye Earth’
A planet in chaos with just 200 days remaining before an asteroid destroys it. This series tells of those who are living their remaining days on Earth.
- ‘Behind your Touch’
The story of a small-town vet with powers of psychometry who pairs up with a detective to solve cases, from petty crimes to serial murder.
- ‘Crash Course in Romance’
Chi-yeol, a hotshot instructor, and Haeng-sun, an ex-handball national team athlete, cross paths – but can their bittersweet romance survive Chi-yeol’s popularity?
- ‘The Good Bad Mother’
Not wanting her boy to grow up penniless or powerless, Young-soon decides to be a “bad mother” who is hard on him. But what happens when her son – now all grown up and a prosecutor – loses his memory and reverts to his seven-year-old self?
- ‘King the Land’
The heir of the King Group, Gu-won, has everything but memories of his mother. In an attempt to rectify this, he returns to the King Hotel and encounters Cheon Sa-rang, who has worked her way up from the front desk to a prominent position. Will love bloom between these two?
- ‘Destined with You’
Lawyer Shin-yu is tasked with looking after a temple located on the outskirts of Onju Mountain because of a curse that’s been on his family for 350 years. But what happens when the temple is slated to be demolished…?
- ‘See You In My 19th Life’
The love story of Ban Ji-eum, who has the extraordinary ability to remember her past lives, and Moon Seo-ha, whom she is destined to meet.
FILMS
[Now streaming]
- ‘JUNG_E’
Earth in the 22nd century is desolate and largely uninhabitable due to climate change. But amidst the chaos, an internal war breaks out in the shelter built for human survival.
A researcher at an AI lab leads the effort to end the civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier – her mother.
- ‘Unlocked’
A woman’s life is turned upside-down after a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost mobile phone and uses it to track her every move.
- ‘Kill Boksoon’
Boksoon leads a double life as a mother of a teenage daughter and a professional killer at a top-tier killing agency. Caught between eliminating someone and raising another, Boksoon refuses to complete an assigned mission and is thrown into an inevitable fight.
[Premiering from April]
- ‘The Match’
Two legendary Go players, once student and master, face victory and defeat as they inevitably come face to face as rivals.
- ‘Believer 2’
A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia’s largest drug organisation and the elusive kingpin he has unfinished business with.
- ‘Ballerina’
Grieving the loss of a loved one she couldn’t protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend’s final wish: sweet revenge.