Anticipated K-Dramas 2025-2026
K-dramas are beloved for their captivating storylines, stunning visuals, and talented actors, and several highly anticipated series are on the horizon. From historical romances like "When Life Gives You Tangerines" to quirky comedies such as "Divorce Insurance" and thrilling mysteries like "Nine Puzzle," the upcoming K-dramas of 2025 and 2026 promise a diverse range of genres and compelling narratives. These are just a glimpse of the exciting content set to grace our screens, and with their impressive casts and unique premises, these dramas are poised to captivate audiences worldwide.
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1. Study Group
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
This drama follows Yun Gamin, a student who might look like the perfect model student but is actually only skilled at fighting. Determined to turn things around as the college entrance exam is coming up, he forms a study group at one of the worst schools imaginable.
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2. When Life Gives You Tangerines
Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
This slice-of-life romance set in the 1950s on Jeju Island follows the lives of Ae-soon, a spirited and rebellious woman, and Gwan-sik, a silent and devoted man. The drama will chronicle their life together as South Korea changes around them.
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3. Human from Today
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
This drama tells the story of a nine-tailed fox woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when a fateful accident with a seasoned soccer player transforms her into a human, a change she's long avoided in order to preserve the eternal youth of being a gumiho.
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4. Wife of a 21st Century Prince
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
Set in the 21st century constitutional monarchy of the Republic of Korea, this drama will tell the love story between a commoner chaebol and a good-for-nothing prince.
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5. Law and the City
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
This drama follows a group of associate lawyers who go to work at Seochodong Law Town.
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6. The Divorce Insurance
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
This dramedy follows Noh Ki Jun, an employee at an insurance company tasked with creating a campaign about divorce. The twist? Noh Ki Jun himself has been through three divorces, adding plenty of irony and hilarity to the mix.
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7. Our Unwritten Seoul
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
This drama follows identical twins Yoo Miji and Yoo Mirae, who may share the same face, but that's where their similarities end. Miji is free-spirited, while Mirae is a perfectionist. Things take a fascinating turn when the two start switching lives for mysterious reasons.
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8. Newtopia
Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
This zombie drama follows a young couple, soldier Jae-yoon and office worker Young-joo, who find themselves in Seoul right in the middle of a zombie outbreak. Despite their relationship problems, the two try desperately to get back to each other in the zombie-infested city to at least face this threat together.
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9. The Manipulated
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
This drama follows Tae Joong, an ordinary man whose life is shattered after being wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. Discovering that his downfall was orchestrated by Yo Han, Tae Joong sets out on a relentless quest for revenge.
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10. Nine Puzzles
Korean Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
This thriller drama follows I-na, who witnessed a murder as a young girl and as a consequence, decides to go into a career as a criminal profiler.
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11. Show Business
Korean Drama - 2026, 22 episodes
This drama feat ures two of the biggest actors in the K-drama industry as its leads.
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12. The Price of Confession
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
This mystery thriller revolveround Yun-soo, a seemingly normal art teacher whose entire world is turned upside down when her husband is murdered, and she is arrested as the main suspect in the crime.
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13. Tempest
Korean Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
This action thriller is set to star several Hollywood-based actors as well as South Korean ones, reflecting the international story told by the drama. It all starts in the chaotic aftermath of a political assassination, which sends diplomatic relationships up in flames all over the world.