Here’s a complete guide to 12 new Korean drama series that will premiere in January 2024:
JANUARY 1 | Marry My Husband
Genre: Time travel, Romance, Revenge
Synopsis: A woman was killed by her husband after witnessing him having an affair with her bestfriend. So she travels back 10 years into the past to seek revenge.
Based on: the web novel of the same name by Sung So Jak
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Park Min-young, Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung, Song Ha-yoon
Screenwriter: Sin Yoo Dam
Director: Park Won Gook
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Prime Video
Date: January 1, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 2 | Love Song For Illusion
Genre: Historical, Romance, Fantasy
Also known as: Fantastic Sonata; Fantasy Sonata
Synopsis: The love story between an intellectual crown prince with two conflicting personalities and a woman with a dark past.
Based on: the webtoon, “Fantastic Sonata”
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Park Ji Hoon, Hong Ye Ji
Screenwriter: Yoon Kyeong-ah
Director: Lee Jung-seob
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: Viu, Viki
Date: January 2, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 5 | Gyeongseong Creature 2
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.
JANUARY 12 | Knight Flower
Genre: Historical, Action, Comedy
Also known as: Flower That Blooms At Night
Synopsis: The story of a widow for l5 years who is the daughter-in-law of the most prestigious noble family in Joseon but lives a double life.
Based on: a webtoon of the same name by Ttol-i, Jeongro, Yuna, Beth, Lee Sam, and Jeong Myung-in
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Lee Hanee, Lee Jong-won, Kim Sang-joong, Lee Ki-woo
Screenwriters: Lee Sam, Jeong Myung-in
Directors: Jang Tae-yoo, Choi Jeong-in, Lee Chang-woo
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: TBA
Date: January 12, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 17 | A Shop For Killers
Genre: Action, Drama
Also known as: The Killer’s Shopping Mall
Synopsis: The story of an uncle who runs a suspicious shopping mall and his niece who learns the real identity of the culprit of her uncle’s sudden death.
Based on: the novel, “The Killer’s Shopping Mall” by Kang Ji Young
No. of episodes: 8
Cast: Lee Dong-wook, Kim Hye-jun
Screenwriters: Ji Ho-jin, Lee Kwon
Directors: Lee Kwon, No Kyu-yeob
Network: Disney+
Date: January 17, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 19 | The Bequeathed
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Synopsis: A series of ominous events and exposure of family secrets unfold as a woman inherits a gravesite at a mountain following the sudden death of her uncle whose existence they had forgotten.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Kim Hyun-joo, Park Hee-son, Park Byung-eun, Ryu Kyung-soo
Writer: Yeon Sang-ho
Director: Min Hong-nam
Network: Netflix
Date: January 19, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 19 | LTNS
Genre: Comedy
Also known as: Long Time No Sex
Synopsis: A married couple whose sex life has become inactive blackmail unfaithful couples with their extramarital affairs to earn extra money, while they try to look back on their own marriage journey.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Esom, Ahn Jae Hong
Writers-directors: Jeon Go-Woon, Lim Dae-hyeong
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: January 19, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 21 | Captivating The King
Genre: Historical, Political, Romance
Also known as: Sejak, The Enchanted; Sejak
Synopsis: The cruel love story between a King who is faced with kingdom-political power struggles and a revengeful woman who tries to seduce the King but gets seduced instead.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Jo Jung-suk, Shin Se-kyung, Park Ye-young
Writer: Kim Sun Deok
Director: Jo Nam Gook
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: January 21, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 22 | In Cold Blood
Genre: Drama, Revenge
Also known as: Without Blood or Tears
Synopsis: Two sisters who were separated when they were young due to parental divorce reunite as mother and daughter-in-law 20 years later.
No. of episodes: 100
Cast: Lee So-yeon, Ha Yeon-joo, Oh Chang-seok, Jang Se-hyun, Park Shin-woo, Jung Chan
Screenwriter: Kim Kyung-hee
Directors: Kim Shin-il, Choi Jeong-eun
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: TBA
Date: January 22, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 26 | Flex X Cop
Genre: Romance, Crime
Also known as: Chaebol x Detective; Gold Spoon; Golden Spoon
Synopsis: An immature third generation chaebol who becomes a detective and a veteran detective who has a strong sense of responsibility become investigative partners solving crimes together.
No. of episodes: TBA
Cast: Ahn Bo Hyun, Park Ji Hyun
Writer: Kim Ba Da
Director: Kim Jae Hong
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: January 26, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 27 | Doctor Slump
Genre: Medical, Rom-com
Synopsis: Two doctors who are in a slump try to resuscitate their lives after quitting their medical jobs.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Park Shin-hye, Park Hyung-sik, Yoon Park, Kong Seong-ha
Writer: Baek Sun Woo
Director: Oh Hyeon-jong
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: January 27, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 31 | Queen of Divorce
Genre: Drama, Revenge
Also known as: I Will Go Until the End; Going Until The End; Great Problem Solver
Synopsis: A woman becomes Korea’s greatest divorce problem solver after being backstabbed by her husband.
No of episodes: TBA
Cast: Lee Ji-ah, Kang Ki-young
Writer: Jung Hee-sun
Director: Park Jin-suk
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: January 31, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
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