Here’s a complete guide to 12 new Korean drama series that will premiere in September 2025:
SEPTEMBER 5 | My Youth
Genre: Romance, Melodrama
Synopsis: Two individuals who survived the darkest times of their lives together in the past, reunite after 15 years, creating shared moments anew.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Song Joong-ki, Chun Woo-hee, Lee Joo-myung, Seo Ji-hoon
Writer: Park Si-hyun
Director: Lee Sang Yeop
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: September 5, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 5 | Queen Mantis
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Also known as: The Mantis: Original Sin
Synopsis: An imprisoned serial killer is approached by the police for assistance when a new serial killer emerges imitating her style.
Based on: the French series, La Mante (2017) by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, Grégoire Demaison, and Laurent Vivier
No of episodes: 8
Cast: Go Hyun-jung, Jang Dong-yoon
Screenwriter: Lee Young-jong
Director: Byun Young-joo
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: September 5, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 6 | Confidence Queen
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Synopsis: A genius female with an IQ of 165 leads her team of con artists, devising schemes to exploit greedy individuals in the real estate and financial sectors. It is a remake of the Japanese drama, “Confidence Man JP” (2018) by Ryota Kosawa.
Cast:Park Min-young, Park Hee-soon, Jong-hyuk
Screenwriter: Hong Seung Hyun
Director: Nam Ki Hoon
Network: TV Chosun
Streaming platforms: Prime Video, Coupang Play
Date: September 6, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 10 | Tempest
Genre: Spy, Romance
Also known as: The North Star; Polaris
Synopsis: The story of spies who try to recover their true selves after losing their identity.
No. of episodes: 8
Cast: Jun Ji Hyun, Gang Dong Won
Writer: Jung Seo Kyung
Director: Kim Hee Won
Network: Disney+
Date: September 10, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 12 | You And Everything Else
Genre: Friendship, Slice of life
Also known as: Two Women; Eun Jung And Sang Yeon
Synopsis: From teen years to adulthood, two friends linked by warmth and tension grow apart — until one is asked to accompany the other through her final days.
No. of episodes: 15
Cast: Kim Go Eun, Park Ji Hyun
Screenwriter: Song Hye Jin
Director: Jo Young Min
Network: Netflix
Date: September 12, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 13 | A Hundred Memories
Genre: Youth, Period, Romance
Synopsis: A nostalgic journey to the vibrant youth of the 1980s centered around two closefriends who are bus guides and their shared first love.
No of episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Da Mi, Shin Ye Eun, Heo Nam Jun
Screenwriter: Yang Hee Seung
Director: Kim Sang Ho
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: September 13, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 15 | Shin’s Project
Genre: Black Comedy
Also known as: New President Project
Synopsis: A man known to be a top-class negotiator now runs a chicken restaurant and mediates for people in unwinnable situations.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Han Sukkyu, Bae Hyun-sung, Lee Re
Screenwriter: Pan Kiri
Director: Shin Kyung Soo
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: September 15, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 19 | To The Moon
Genre: Office, Romance, Comedy
Also known as: Let’s Go To The Moon
Synopsis: The friendship and survival of three ordinary office workers as they seek fortune together through a cryptocurrency investment.
Based on: the novel, “Let’s Go To The Moon” by Jang Ryu Jin
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Sun Bin, Ra Miran, Jo Aram, Kim Young Dae
Screenwriter: Na Yoon Chae
Directors: Jeong Hoon, Oh Da Young
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: TBA
Date: September 19, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 20 | Walking On Thin Ice
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Also known as: Eunsoo’s Good Day
Synopsis: The dangerous partnership of an ordinary housewife who becomes a drug seller and a popular teacher who secretly works as a drug dealer.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Young Ae, Kim Young Kwang, Park Yong Woo
Screenwriter: Jeon Young Shin
Director: Song Hyun Wook
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: Viki
Date: September 20, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 24 | First Lady
Genre: Political, Thriller
Synopsis: A political intrigue arises when the newly elected president demands a divorce from his future first lady 67 days before his inauguration.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Eugene, Ji Hyun Woo, Lee Min Young
Screenwriter: Kim Hyeong Wan
Director: Lee Ho Hyeon
Network: MBN
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: September 24, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 26 | The Murky Stream
Genre: Historical
Synopsis: A period drama that follows the fate of three characters in a lawless land in Joseon, where a once clear river has turned into a murky stream.
No. of episodes: 9
Cast: Rowoon, Shin Ye Eun, Park Seo Ham
Screenwriter: Cheon Sung Il
Director: Choo Chang Min
Network: Disney+
Date: September 26, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
SEPTEMBER 29 | Ms. Incognito
Genre: Crime, Romance, Drama
Synopsis: A poor female bodyguard enters a contract marriage with a terminally ill chaebol chairman, and tries to survive a false identity to protect life from those who are after her vast fortune.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Jeon Yeo Been, Jinyoung, Jang Yoon Ju, Joo Hyun Young, Seo Hyun Woo
Screenwriter: Hyun Gyu Ri
Director: Park Yoo Young
Network: ENA, Genie TV
Streaming platform: Viki
Date: September 29, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
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