Netflix has unveiled the full list of the 2025 content that they will be releasing on their platform. Ranging from K-dramas to reality shows, the streaming giant has clearly risen my expectations to all-time highs. For our guilty pleasure, I’ve summarized the whole K-Drama year for you, my dear readers. But a quick side note here, I’ve not tackled K-movies and reality shows, and removed also K-Dramas that have already aired such as The Trauma Code. So, what’s on your 2025 list?
Q1
Melo Movie
Cast: Park Bo Young & Choi Woo Sik
Release date: February 14th 2025
Plot: The story of a movie critic, who meets a woman named Kim Mu Bee. He suddenly appears in front of her changes her life.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Cast: Park Bo Gum & IU
Release date: March 7th 2025
Plot: The love story between a rebellious woman and a diligent man set in the 1950s in Jeju Island.
Revelations
Cast: Shin Hyun Bin & Ryu Jun Yeol
Release date: TBA
Plot: A thriller about a pastor who gets a divine calling from God to punish a criminal involved in a missing person case and a detective who investigates the case and the suspicious pastor.
Q2
Mercy For None
Cast: So Ji Sub
Release date: TBA
Plot: 11 years ago, a gangster severed his Achilles tendon and left the criminal world. But after hearing about the death of his younger brother, also part of a gang, he returns to his old life to punish the people responsible.
Karma
Cast: Shin Min Ah, Lee Gwang Soo, Park Hae Soo, Gong Seung Yeon & Lee Hee Jun
Release date: TBA
Plot: In this dark thriller, the lives of 6 individuals become entangled in ill-fated relationships due to their poor choices.
Weak Hero Class 2
Cast: Park Ji Hoon
Release date: TBA
Plot: The drama continues to follow the ordeals of a student who stands up against violence and bullying at school.
Dear Hongrang
Cast: Lee Jae Wook & Jo Bo Ah
Release date: TBA
Plot: Hong Rang was separated from his family when he was 8. Now aged 20, he returns with no memories of his past. He encounters his step-sister who is suspicious about his identity.
Squid Game Season 3
Cast: Lee Jung Jae, Lee Byung Hun, Kang Ha Neul, Im Si Wan, Park Gyu Young, Park Sung Hoon & Lee Jin Wook
Release date: June 27th 2025
Plot: The final chapter of the hit drama is coming!
Q3
Wall to Wall
Cast: Kang Ha Neul
Release date: TBA
Plot: A mystery thriller about a man who gave everything he had to buy his apartment, but struggles with persistent noises coming from his neighbors leading to confrontations.
Love Untangled
Cast: Shin Eun Soo & Gong Myung
Release date: TBA
Plot: A teen school drama about first loves and friendships in the 1998 Busan.
Aema
Cast: Lee Ha Ni & Bang Hyo Rin
Release date: TBA
Plot: Set in the 1980s at the heart of the Korean film industry, the drama depicts the lives and struggles of 2 actresses: one extremely popular and one who wants to break out of anonymity.
You and Everything Else
Cast: Kim Go Eun & Park Ji Hyun
Release date: TBA
Plot: The journey of 2 best friends who are also rivals, as they lose contact and rekindle their friendship again and again over the years.
Trigger
Cast: Kim Nam Gil & Kim Young Gwang
Release date: TBA
Plot: In a world where guns are becoming rampant in a gun-free South Korea, a righteous detective fights against a clever arms broker who floods the country with illegal firearms.
Q4
Good News
Cast: Sul Kyung Gu & Hong Kyung
Release date: TBA
Plot: Set in the 1970s, the drama revolves around a group of people involved in a secret operation to land a hijacked plane.
Genie, Make a Wish
Cast: Bae Suzy & Kim Woo Bin
Release date: TBA
Plot: A woman with no emotions becomes the owner of a lamp that contains a genie who can’t contain his emotions. She’s granted 3 wishes.
As You Stood By
Cast: Lee Yoo Mi & Jeon So Nee
Release date: TBA
Plot: Hee Soo is a victim of domestic violence. One day, she devices a plan with her friend Eun Soo to kill her husband in order to escape.
The Great Flood
Cast: Kim Da Mi & Park Hae Soo
Release date: TBA
Plot: While a great flood hits the Earth, people try to survive in their apartment building that is sinking.
Can This Love Be Translated?
Cast: Kim Seon Ho & Go Yoon Jung
Release date: TBA
Plot: A romantic comedy about a multilingual interpreter and a world-renowned star.
The Price of Confession
Cast: Kim Go Eun & Jeon Do Yeon
Release date: TBA
Plot: A woman who’s wrongfully accused of killing her husband makes a dangerous deal in prison with a cellmate everyone calls a witch. Both hide secrets.
Cashero
Cast: Lee Jun Ho, Kim Hye Jun, Kim Byung Chul & Kim Hyang Gi
Release date: TBA
Plot: A group of people with supernatural abilities struggle to protect their ordinary lives against villains who are trying to throw the world into chaos. Among them, there is a man whose super strength depends on the cash he possesses.
Once Upon a Drama 