2026 K-Drama Anticipation List ✨
I’m gathering all the K-dramas that might premiere in 2026 — confirmed, rumoured, or newly announced. I’ll update the list when I see new information or interesting releases. Voting is enabled, so hype the ones you’re excited for!
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** Some titles may shift years or air earlier/later as schedules change. **
Top 100
- Kim Hui Ju works as a security screening agent at an international airport. Due to her boyfriend Lee Do Gyeong, who works as a co-pilot for an airline, she accidentally receives gold ...more
- Set in 1935 Gyeongseong, the story follows Yun I Ho, a painter commissioned to create a portrait of Song Jeong Hwa, a mysterious woman who hasn’t been seen in public for over ...more
- Set during the year 1999, when some people thought the end of the world was approaching, Eun Chae Ni lives in Haeseong City. Her only relative is her grandmother, Kim Jeon Bok, ...more
- Depicts the story of Sunwoo Chan, who lost his hearing and memory through an accident, and Song Ha Ran who becomes his savior. Sunwoo Chan is a bright and lively animator who ...more
- Follows Yun Bom, who, after enduring emotional turmoil in Seoul, moves to the small town of Sinsu to begin anew as an exchange teacher. Initially detached and cold toward everything, she gradually ...more
- After surviving the catastrophic zombie outbreak at Hyosan High, Nam On Jo is now a university student in Seoul, struggling to move on from the trauma and the friends she lost. But ...more
- Navier is the Empress of the Eastern Empire. She is praised for her intelligence and for having an innate elegance. Her life as an empress is peaceful with her husband, Emperor Sovieshu. ...more
- Set in an alternate version of Korea ruled by a constitutional monarchy in the 21st century. The story follows Chaebol heiress Seong Hui Ju, who is frustrated by her 'commoner' status despite ...more
- A youth romance about a baseball player who stops playing after a single setback and begins his journey to return to the field after meeting an agent who is a former lawyer. ...more
- Only open in the middle of the night to provide top-class service and console the souls of the dead, the Grand Galaxy Hotel has a new moody owner, Eun Ha, with a ...more
- Set against the backdrop of the gritty and intense 1960s and 80s Korean entertainment industry, 'Show Business' follows the journey of individuals who, despite having little, dreamed of glimmering success and gave ...more
- The story follows exhausted webtoon producer Seo Mi Rae as she escapes reality through a subscription-based virtual dating simulation program, where she meets the boyfriends of her dreams. Seo Mi Rae is ...more
- The second volume takes Ji An back to her university days. She comes across a trading app used for selling second-hand items or services. One day, someone starts offering killing and terrorist ...more
- Strange incidents take place within the palace. The King secretly calls for Gu Cheon and Court Lady Saeng Gang and asks them to uncover the curse that lies within the palace of ...more
- During the waning years of the Joseon Dynasty, Madam Cho lives the life of a devoted wife, yet beneath her composed exterior lies a woman suffocating under the weight of societal expectations. ...more
- Koo Ja Hong, a top actress who captivates audiences with her outstanding acting skills and stunning visuals, is a two-thousand-year-old gumiho. Born with a talent for captivating others, she's driven by scandal. ...more
- The weak must break their limits or be broken. After transferring to Eunjang High School, Yeon Si Eun still carries the scars of his past - a brutal lesson in what it ...more
- Depicts the romance between a man who once was a swimmer but lost his left leg to illness and a woman who, after losing her way as a medical resident, finds a ...more
- Despite coming from a lower-income family and attending a non-prestigious university, Lee Han Yeong longed to rise in the judicial ranks. When he married the daughter of Haenal Law Firm's CEO, he ...more
- Follows the story of two families in Onjeong that have been in conflict with each other for a long time, as they overcome their past disagreements, heal from their emotional wounds, and ...more
- Lee Ui Yeong is a successful woman who longs for love but struggles to find it in her everyday life. Turning to blind dates in hopes of romance, she unexpectedly finds herself ...more
- The story follows prosecutor Bang Tae Seop, who jumps into a power cartel in his bid to reach the top of Korea’s elite, and the fierce survival game among the people surrounding ...more
- Three seemingly ordinary but secretly dangerous middle-aged men whose destinies bring them back into action. It’s a reality-based action comedy about professionals in their fifties who have lived half their lives, depicting ...more
- Yoo Bo Na and Kwon Tae Seong have been married for 5 years, and they have a 4-year-old daughter. Yoo Bo Na is also a killer for a secret killers' organization, and ...more
- Kye Su Jeong is a genius surgeon. Introduced through Jang Hui Suk's doctor placement agency, Kye Su Jeong is placed at Guseo University Hospital to fill a surgical vacancy. She proves her ...more
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- Explore the fierce desires and ambitions of people within the glamorous world of K-pop. Se Eun is a powerful entertainment executive in South Korea. She is ambitious, glamorous, and exceptionally skilled at ...more
- A woman with no memories and a man claiming to be her lover find themselves stuck living together in a quaint village. What could possibly go wrong? The story follows Ko Eun ...more
- Students at Seorin High School receive a terrifying notification—an imminent, sudden death awaits them, all due to the cursed app Girigo. This mysterious app grants any wish to those who upload a ...more
- An electrifying romantic comedy about a man whose artificial heart is running out of battery and a woman who has the power to recharge him. Baek Ho Rang, a third-generation chaebol heir ...more
- Follows interpreter Ju Ho Jin and top star Cha Mu Hui as their working relationship turns into a precarious emotional entanglement. Ju Ho Jin's professional rule is to stay neutral and invisible, ...more
- The story of Woo Yeong U, an attorney with a genius brain and autism spectrum disorder, surviving at a large law firm. (Source: Korean = NamuWiki || Translation = kisskh)
- Follows Cha U Seok who investigates an insurance fraud scheme linked to a series of mysterious deaths—only to become entangled with Han Seol A who is suspected to be at the center ...more
- In a world where hunters — human warriors who possess supernatural abilities — must battle deadly monsters to protect mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Seong Jin U finds ...more
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