Here’s a complete guide to 8 new Korean drama series that will premiere in October 2024:
OCTOBER 3 | Spice Up Our Love
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Also known as: The CEO’s Meal Plan
Synopsis: An R-rated web novel writer finds herself tangled in an unexpected romance with her story’s male protagonist. It is a spin-off of the Korean drama, No Gain No Love (2024).
No. of episodes: TBD
Cast: Lee Sang-yi, Han Ji-hyun
Screenwriter: Jo Min-jung
Director: Jung Hoon
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Date: October 4, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 9 | Family By Choice
Genre: Youth, Romance
Also known as: A Prefabricated Family
Synopsis: Three teenage friends who rely on each other like siblings, reunite as adults after 10 years.
Based on: the Chinese drama, Go Ahead (2020)
No. of episodes: 16
Cast: Hwang In-youp, Jung Chae-yeon, Bae Hyun-sung, Seo Ji-hye
Screenwriter: Hong Si-young
Director: Kim Seung-ho
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: VIU
Date: October 9, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 10 | Dongjae, The Good or The Bastard
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Legal
Synopsis: A corrupt prosecutor takes on a tragic murder case where he crosses the line between being a prosecutor and an opportunist. A spin-off series of tvN’s Stranger (2017-2020).
No. of episodes: TBD
Cast: Lee Joon-hyuk. Park Sung-hoon
Writers: Hwang Ha Jung, Kim Sang Won
Director: Park Gun Ho
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: Paramount+
Date: October 10, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 11 | Doubt
Genre: Psychological, Thriller, Crime
Also known as: Such a Close Traitor
Synopsis: South Korea’s top profiler faces a dilemma when he uncovers the secret of his daughter related to the murder case he’s investigating.
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Han Suk-kyu, Han Ye Ri, Chae Won Bin, Oh Yun Soo
Screenwriter: Han Ah Young
Director: Song Yeon Hwa
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: VIKI
Date: October 11, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 12 | Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Genre: Historical, Music, Coming-of-age
No. of episodes: 16
Synopsis: A talented young lady from a poor family joins the Korean Traditional Woman’s Opera to achieve her dreams of becoming rich.
Based on: the webcomic of the same title by Seo Ireh and Namon
Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Shin Ye-eun, Ra Mi-ran, Jung Eun-chae, Kim Yoon-hye
Writer: Choi Hyo Bi
Director: Jeong Ji In
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: October 12, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 12 | A Virtuous Business
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Also known as: Virtuous Sales
Synopsis: Set in the 1990s, four friends embark on a journey of self-discovery by making door-to-door sales of adult products.
Based on: the British television series, Brief Encounters (2016) by Oriane Messina and Fay Rustling
No. of episodes: TBD
Cast: Kim So-yeon, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Sung-ryung, Kim Sun-young, Lee Se-hee
Writer: Choi Borim
Director: Jo Woong
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: October 12, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 21 | Love In The Big City
Genre: BL, melodrama, coming-of-age
Also known as: How To Love In The Big City
Synopsis: A writer who is gay learns through the ups and downs of life while meeting people and getting positive with HIV.
Based on: the novel of the same name by Sang Young Park
No. of episodes: 8
Cast: Nam Yoon Su
Writer: Sang Young Park
Directors: Hur Jinho, Hong Ji Young, Son Tae Gyum, Kim Sein
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: TBA
Date: October 21, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 25 | Hellbound Season 2
Genre: Dark fantasy, Thriller
No. of episodes: TBD
Synopsis: The follow-up story to the mysterious unearthly beings that deliver condemnations and the resurrected bodies of the single mom and the cult leader.
Cast: Kim Sung-cheol, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Shin-rok
Writers: Yeon Sang-ho, Choi Gyu-seok
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Network: Netflix
Date: October 25, 2024
Trailer and more updates here.
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