Here’s a complete guide to 10 new Korean drama series that will premiere in December 2023:
DECEMBER 1 | Sweet Home 2 (Netflix)
Genre: Horror, Suspense, Fantasy
Synopsis: The follow-up story of an apartment complex that was overrun with monsters. This time, it’s the entire world.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Song Kang, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Si Young, Park Gyu Young, Go Min Si, Yoo Oh Sung, Oh Jung Se, Kim Moo Yeol, Jung Jin Young
Webtoon writers: Kim Carnby, Hwang Young-chan
Director: Lee Eung Bok
Network: Netflix
Date: December 1, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 1 | My Man Is Cupid (Prime Video)
Genre: Rom-com, Fantasy
Synopsis: The unexpected romance between an unpredictable woman and a fairy who accidentally shoots himself with his own arrow.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Nana, Jang Dong Yoon
Writer: Heo Seong Hee
Director: Nam Tae Jin
Network: Prime Video
Date: December 1, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 2 | Welcome To Samdal-ri (JTBC)
Genre: Rom-com, Slice-of-life
Synopsis: The story of two childhood friends on Jeju Island who were driven apart by different goals in life, but reunite after facing a crisis.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hae-sun
Writer: Kwon Hye Joo
Director: Cha Young Hoon
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: December 2, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 4 | Night Has Come (U+mobiletv)
Genre: Teen, Psychological, Thriller
Also known as: Night Has Fallen
Synopsis: A class of high school students are forced to play and survive the real-life, deadly mafia game during a school retreat.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Jae In, Kim Woo Seok, Choi Ye Bin, Cha Woo Min, Ahn Ji Ho, Jeong So Ri
Writer: Kang Minji
Director: Lim Dae Woong
Network: STUDIO X+U / U+mobiletv
Streaming platform: Viu, Viki
Date: December 4, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 6 | Soundtrack #2 (Disney+)
Genre: Romance, Music
Synopsis: A college couple who went their separate ways meets again by chance after four years.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Geum Sae Rok, Noh Sang Hyun, Sohn Jeong Hyuck
Writer: Jung Hye-seung
Directors: Kim Hee-won, Choi Jung-Kyu
Network: Disney+
Date: December 6, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 9 | Maestra: Strings of Truth (tvN)
Genre: Music, Mystery
Synopsis: The world of a secretive orchestra conductor turns upside down as she begins to dig into the mysteries that occur within the orchestra.
Based on: the French TV series, “Philharmonia”
No of episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Young-ae, Lee Moo-saeng, Hwang Bo-reum-byeol, Kim Young-jae, Park Ho-san
Writers: Choi Yi-yoon, Hong Jung-hee
Director: Kim Jung-kwon
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: December 9, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 15 | Death’s Game (TVING)
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Synopsis: A man realizes the meaning of life after being sentenced by a mysterious being with 12 times of deaths and reincarnations before he falls down to hell.
Based on: a popular webtoon of the same name by Lee Won Sik
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Seo In-guk, Park So-dam, Kim Ji-hoon, Choi Si-won, Sung Hoon, Kim Kang-hoon, Jang Seung-joo, Lee Jae-wook, Lee Do-hyun, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jae-wook, Oh Jung-se
Writer: Ha Byung Hoon
Director: Ha Byung Hoon
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: Prime Video
Date: December 15, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 20 | Like Flowers In Sand (ENA)
Genre: Rom-com, Sports
Also known as: The Sand Flower; Flowers Bloom In The Sand
Synopsis: Young people struggle to bloom in life, love, and the traditional Korean wrestling sport called “ssireum” in the city of Geosan.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Jang Dong Yoon, Lee Joo Myung, Yoon Jong Seok, Kim Bora, Lee Jae Joon, Lee Joo Seung
Writer: Won Yoo Jung
Director: Kim Jin Woo
Network: ENA
Streaming platform: Netflix (selected regions)
Date: December 20, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 22 | Gyeongseong Creature (Netflix)
Genre: Historical, Thriller
Also known as: K-Project
Synopsis: In Seoul’s grim era under colonial rule, an entrepreneur and a sleuth fight for survival and face a monster born out of human greed.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Soo Hyun, Kim Hae-sook, Jo Han-chul, Wi Ha-joon
Writer: Kang Eun-kyung
Director: Jeong Dong-yun
Network: Netflix
Date: December 22, 2023 (Part 1); January 5, 2024 (Part 2)
Trailer and more updates here.
DECEMBER 30 | My Happy Ending (TV Chosun)
Genre: Psychological, Thriller
Synopsis: A woman who spent an unfortunate childhood chases after success, working hard to fufill her intense desire and trying to escape from it.
No. of episodes: 16
Cast: Jang Nara, Son Ho-jun, So Yi-hyun, Lee Ki-taek
Writer: Baek Seon-hee
Director: Jo Soo-won
Network: TV Chosun
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: December 30, 2023
Trailer and more updates here.
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