Here’s a complete guide to 10 new Korean drama series that will premiere in April 2023:
APRIL 10 | Paper Moon (ENA)
Genre: Thriller
Synopsis: A woman gets a job at a bank and starts to embezzle money from a VIP client, causing her comfortable life to fall into an irreversible collapse.
Based on: a Japanese novel by Mitsuyo Kakuta
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Kim Seo-hyung, Yoo Sun, Lee Chun-hee, Seo Young-hee, Yoon Bora
Writer: No Yoon-soo
Directors: Jung Won-hee, Yoo Jong-seon
Network: Genie TV, ENA
Streaming platform: TVING
Date: April 10, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 12 | Stealer: The Treasure Keeper (tvN)
Genre: Caper, Action, Comedy
Also known as: Stealer, Seven Joseon Coins
Synopsis: A caper comic action series about “Skunk”, a mysterious cultural asset thief and “Karma”, an unofficial cultural asset recovery team.
Cast: Joo Won, Lee Joo-woo, Jo Han-chul, Kim Jae-won, and Choi Hwa-jung
No of episodes: TBA
Writer: Shin Kyung-il
Director: Choi Joon-bae
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Viu, TVING
Date: April 12, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 12 | Bora! Deborah (ENA)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Also known as: I’m Serious About Dating; Look, Debora!
Synopsis: The story between Deborah, a best-selling author for romance novels and Lee Soo-hyuk, a publishing planner who struggles with love.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Yoo In-na, Yoon Hyun-min, Joo Sang-wook
Writer: Ah Kyung
Directors: Lee Tae-gon, Seo Min-jeong
Network: ENA
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Date: April 12, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 14 | Queenmaker (Netflix)
Genre: Drama, Political
Also known as: W: The City of Women Who Never Die
Synopsis: A gripping political drama that revolves around two powerful women who have different strong opinions but fight together to achieve the same end goal.
No of episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Hee-ae, Moon Sori
Writer: Moon Ji-Young
Director: Oh Jin-Seok
Network: Netflix
Date: April 14, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 15 | Doctor Cha (JTBC)
Genre: Medical, Slice of life
Synopsis: A doctor gives up her medical career to focus on her family as a full time housewife, only to find herself getting back on medical school as a resident student after 20 years.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Byung-chul
Writer: Jung Yeo-Rang
Director: Kim Dae-Jin
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: April 15, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 17 | Family (tvN)
Genre: Comedy, Spy, Family
Synopsis: The life of a lovely married couple gets shaken when a suspicious uninvited guest arrives at their home.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Jang Hyuk, Jang Nara, Chae Jung-an, Kim Nam-hee
Writer: Jeong Yoo-seon
Directors: Jang Jeong Do, Lee Jung-mook
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: April 17, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 24 | Queen Of The Mask (Channel A)
Genre: Mystery, Revenge, Thriller
Synopsis: The story of four friends involved in a murder, the three of them lied and accused the fourth who after hiding behind a mask for 10 years, returns to seek revenge and reveal the truth.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Sun-a, Oh Yoon-ah, Shin Eun-jung, Yoo Sun
Writer: Im Do-wan
Director: Kang Ho-joong
Network: Channel A
Date: April 24, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 26 | The Good Bad Mother (JTBC)
Genre: Slice of life, Drama, Comedy
Also known as: Bad Mom, Bad Mother
Synopsis: A mother’s son becomes a prosecutor as she wishes him to be but one day suffers from amnesia due to an accident, behaving like a young child again.
No of episodes: 14
Cast: Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin
Writer: Bae Se Young
Director: Shim Na Yeon
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: April 26, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 28 | Dr. Romantic 3 (SBS)
Genre: Medical, Melodrama, Romance
Synopsis: The stories of doctors working at a rundown hospital in the countryside.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Han Suk-kyu, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung
Writers: Kang Eun Kyung, Lim Hye Min
Director: Kang Bo-seung
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: April 28, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
APRIL 29 | Finland Papa (Cinema Heaven)
Genre: Romance, Slice of life
Synopsis: A healing drama about people in need of emotional support who gather around a cafe named “Finland Papa”.
No of episodes: 6
Cast: Kim Woo-seok, Kim Bora
Writer: Won Young-jin
Director: Park Soo-min
Network: Cinema Heaven
Date: April 29, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
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