Here’s a complete guide to 12 new Korean drama series that will premiere in October 2026:
OCTOBER 1 | Your Personal Taxi
Genre: Music, Slice-of-life
Synopsis: A Korean-Japanese drama about a mysterious taxi that only takes reservations and where every passenger gets to request a song to be played that conveys their personal story.
No. of episodes: 8
Cast: Cha Tae Hyun, Joo Jong Hyuk, Lim Semi, Kwak Yoon Gy
Screenwriters: Kim Jun Mo, Min Dong Hyeon
Director: Jeon Chang Geun
Network: Netflix, FOD (Japan)
Date: October 1, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 5 | Between Steps
Genre: Romantic comedy
Also known as: The Love Coach; Romance Expert; Love Doctor
Synopsis: Two university students in the robotics program who collaborate in the lab, developing mutual connection.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Choo Young Woo, Kim So Hyun
Screenwriter: Min Hyo Jung
Director: Ahn Pan Seok
Network: ENA, Genie TV
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: October 5, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 6 | kiDnap GAME
Genre: Thriller, Survival
Synopsis: A Japanese-Korean drama that follows a wave of kidnappings across Asian cities including Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, Naga, and Manila, with every victim’s family challenged to complete a mission in order to rescue their loved ones.
No. of episodes: 11
Cast: Sakaguchi Kentaro, Lee Joon Gi
Screenwriter: –
Director: Yusuke Kato
Network: Fuji TV, Channel A
Streaming platform: VIU
Date: October 6, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 7 | Merry Berry Love
Genre: Romantic comedy
Synopsis: A Japanese-Korean romance drama about a Korean spatial designer who travels to Japan after losing everything overnight, and there he meets a Japanese strawberry farmer who turns his world upside down.
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Ji Chang Wook, Mio Imada
Screenwriter: Lee Tae Yoon
Directors: Kim Soo Jung, Noh Young Seop
Network: Nippon TV, Disney+, Hulu
Streaming platform: Disney+, Hulu
Date: October 7, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 9 | Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia
Genre: Medical noir, Mystery
Synopsis: A brilliant surgeon confronts injustice at the hospital, exposing corruption. It is based on TV Asahi’s Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon.
No. of episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Ji Won, Lee Jung Eun, Son Hyun Joo, Kim Woo Seok
Screenwriter: Pyeon Seong Geun
Director: Lee Jung Rim
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: October 9, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 9 | Take Charge of My Heart
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Also known as: Charge Me
Synopsis: The romance between a third-generation chaebol heir whose artificial heart begins to run out of battery, and a screenwriter whose electrical currents in her body have the power to recharge the heir’s heart. It is based on the webtoon, Charge Me, by Hae Beon.
No. of episodes: TBD
Cast: Kim Young Kwang, Chae Soo Bin
Screenwriter: Song Yu Chae
Director: Park Soo Won
Network: Netflix
Date: October 9, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 10 | 100 Days of Deception
Genre: Historical, Spy, Romance
Also known as: 100 Days of Lies
Synopsis: Set in the Japanese colonial period that tells the story of a skilled con artist who deals with independence fighters to go undercover within the Japanese Government-General of Korea for 100 days. There, she crosses paths and becomes entangled with an elite interpreter.
No. of episodes: 16
Cast: Kim You Jung, Park Jin Young
Screenwriter: Ryu Bori
Director: Yoo In Shik
Network: tvN, TVING
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: October 10, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 15 | Make Me Tingle
Genre: Romantic comedy
Also known as: Make Me Tremble
Synopsis: A woman who’s conservative when it comes to love meets a CEO of a sex toy company who looks sharp but lonely within.
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Nam Ji Hyun, Kim Jae Young
Screenwriter: Ahn Sae Bom
Director: Kim Ye Ji
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: TBA
Date: October 15, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 19 | Love In Disguise
Genre: Romance thriller
Also known as: Why Don’t You Know She’s A Woman?
Synopsis: A chaebol heir becomes a prime suspect in a murder case, and a female detective goes undercover as his male personal secretary to investigate him. It is based on the web novel, Why Don’t You Know She’s A Woman?, by Lee Ahyun and Ryu Doha.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Yim Si Wan, Seol Ina
Screenwriter: Mun Soo Jung
Director: Park Dan Hee
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Prime Video
Date: October 19, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 24 | Final Table
Genre: Cooking, Survival
Synopsis: The warm survival story of skilled Korean chefs who compete for “The Table: K-Chef 2026”, a cooking competition that aims to search for the best chef in South Korea.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Ahn Hyo Seop, Hong Hwa Yeon, Chang Ryul, Jung Yoo Jin
Screenwriter: Kim Do Hoon
Director: Kim Do Hoon
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Prime Video
Date: October 24, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 24 | It’s You, Regardless
Genre: Romantic comedy
Also known as: It’s You, Out of the Blue
Synopsis: A love story that begins out of the blue when a male actor with a fatal secret flaw meets a mysterious lady who believes she is the heroine of a drama.
No. of episodes: 16
Cast: Jung Yong Hwa, Hong Seung Hee
Screenwriter: Byeon Sang Soon
Directors: Lee Seung Hoon, Yoon Jong Ho
Network: Lifetime
Date: October 24, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
OCTOBER 30 | The Perfect Lie
Genre: Psychological thriller, Mystery
Also known as: Liar
Synopsis: The story of a surgeon and a dance teacher who get swept away in a psychological storm of truth and deception after a perfect first date.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Yoo Yeon Seok, Seo Hyun Jin
Screenwriter: Baek Jae Young
Director: Jo Young Min
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: TBA
Date: October 30, 2026
Trailer and more updates here.
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