9 New K-Dramas to Watch in July 2025

You’re going to enjoy the heat outside this summer, but also on screen with intense, action-packed and full of twists K-Dramas. A lot of dark themes this month, between gangsters, crimes, betrayal and injustice, but we’ll just go through this all together. So, what dramas are you watching this July?

July 3

Bitch x Rich Season 2

Cast: Lee Eun Saem, Yeri & Kim Min Kyu

Plot: Kim Hye In (Lee Eun Saem) has now become a member of Diamond 6 that rules the high school. Meanwhile, Baek Je Na (Yeri), the queen of the high school, is in danger of losing an important friendship and the management rights of her father’s corporation. Kim Hye In and Baek Je Na cooperate and oppose each other for their own benefit.

Episodes: 10

Channel: MBN, Wavve, Netflix

July 5

Law and the City

Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Moon Ga Young, Kang You Seok, Ryu Hye Young & Im Sung Jae

Plot: An Joo Hyeong (Lee Jong Suk) works as a lawyer, though he never had interest in protecting the weak. Even if he’s worked for the same law firm for the past 9 years, he’s never wanted to open his own law office because it is too much trouble for him. He is comfortable in his perfect workplace, but his peaceful world begins to crack.

Episodes: 12

Channel: tvN, Viki

July 11

S Line

Cast: Lee Soo Hyuk, Lee Da Hee & Arin

Plot: Mysterious red lines suddenly appear above people’s head. These lines connect people who have had sex relations. Due to this, embarrassing or secret sides of people are revealed.

Episodes: 6

Channel: Wavve

July 16

Low Life

Cast: Yang Se Jong, Ryu Seung Ryong & Im Soo Jung

Plot: Oh Hee Dong (Yang Se Jong) was raised by his uncle Oh Gwan Seok (Ryu Seung Ryong) who led him into the criminal world. The latter will do anything to make money and he doesn’t care whether it is legal or not. One day, he receives a request to salvage treasures from a sunken ship. He accepts, but rumors also attract all sorts of people to the area.

Episodes: 11

Channel: Disney+

July 18

The Nice Guy

Cast: Lee Dong Wook & Lee Sung Kyung

Plot: Park Seok Cheol (Lee Dong Wook) is the eldest grandson of a three generation crime family. Unlike the people in his background, he is an innocent man who has a pure love for Kang Mi Young (Lee Sung Kyung). She is his first love and she dreams of becoming a singer.

Episodes: 16

Channel: JTBC, Disney+, Hulu

July 21

The Defects

Cast: Yum Jung Ah, Won Jin Ah, Dex & Choi Young Joon

Plot: Kim Se Hee (Yum Jung Ah) is a highly respected doctor, at the head of an illegal adoption organization that has a rule: if the adopted child does not meet the parents’ expectations, they get a free refund and the child is killed to destroy evidence of their crime. Kim Ah Hyeon (Won Jin Ah) was one of the refunded children, but survived. Now, she wants revenge.

Episodes: 10

Channel: ENA, TVING

July 23

My Girlfriend is a Tough Guy

Cast: Yoon San Ha, Arin, Yoo Jung Hoo & Chuu

Plot: Park Yoon Jae (Yoon San Ha) studies astronomy at university. He met Kim Ji Eun (Arin) on his first blind date, while attending the university. He fell in love with her and they became boyfriend and girlfriend. One day, a strange man appears in front of Park Yoon Jae and tells him that he is Kim Ji Eun.

Episodes: 12

Channel: Wavve

July 25

Try: We Become Miracles

Cast: Yoon Kye Sang, Im Se Mi & Kim Yo Han

Plot: Joo Ka Ram (Yoon Kye Sang) used to be a successful rugby player but a drug scandal ruined his career. 3 years later, he’s now coach for the weakest high school rugby team of its league. While trying to improve the team, he reunites with his ex-girlfriend Bae Yi Ji (Lim Se Mi). They dated for 10 years, but, after his drug scandal, Joo Ka-Ram disappeared.

Episodes: 12

Channel: SBS, Wavve, Netflix

Trigger

Cast: Kim Nam Gil & Kim Young Kwang

Plot: When illegal guns suddenly start flooding the country, gun incidents proliferate in South Korea. Yi Do (Kim Nam Gil) is a righteous detective who served in the military as a sniper. He now struggles to stop a series of gun incidents and chases after the source of the illegal firearms. Moon Baek (Kim Young Kwang) is a key figure in the underground arms broker world.

Episodes: 10

Channel: Netflix

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