36 New Korean TV Shows on Netflix to Catch in 2023
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Loading... - Christina Edward
- 25 Apr 2023
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There are so many shows to add to our watchlist!
Netflix's business model seems to be go big or go home, at least when it comes to Korean series. The streamer expanded their original offerings and licensing agreements with Netflix's Korean TV shows in 2022(opens in new tab), premiering several now-beloved dramas to the platform and renewing many of their most popular shows, from Sweet Home to All of Us Are Dead to Single's Inferno to (finally) Squid Game.
Now that the streamer has revealed its largest K-content lineup yet, it's time to tally up all of the highly-anticipated Korean TV shows reported to hit Netflix in 2023. Many of Korea's biggest stars—including Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, Bae Suzy, and Park Bo-Young—have signed on to unmissable shows ranging from historical action epics, sweet rom-coms, healing Korean dramas, and terrifying thrillers. Also, Netflix is expanding its unscripted content to bring seven new variety series. Read on to check out the packed lineup. (Once you build your watch list, check out our guide to the all-time best Korean dramas on Netflix(opens in new tab).)
'The Glory'
This highly-anticipated revenge drama from Descendants of the Sun star Song Hye-ko and Guardian: The Great and Lonely God writer Kim Eun-sook will reportedly premiere in two parts. Song will play Moon Dong-eun, an aspiring architect who was forced to drop out of school following a brutal attach from her bullies. Years later, the bullies' leader is now parent to an elementary schooler, and Moon is the child's homeroom teacher. Youth of May's Lee Do-hyun and High Society's Im Ji-yeon will also star.
'Crash Course in Romance'
This lighthearted tvN drama follows Nam Haeng-sun (The Good Wife's Jeon Do-yeon), a former athlete with a super-positive personality and unlimited stamina, who now runs a side dish store. The mother has to navigate the world of private education when her daughter tries to join the class of celebrity math instructor Choi Chi-yeol (Hospital Playlist's Jung Kyung-ho). Soon a romantic connection builds between the passionate mom and the closed-off teacher. Read More…
