New year, new slate of Korean dramas! Fans of Korean series have been spoilt for choice for the longest time as awesome new shows keep popping out and robbing us of our free time (as well as sleep time). But hey, no complaints here! 2023 will be no different as we welcome more absorbing flicks that will leave us swooning over impossibly good-looking oppa and noona, emptying a box of tissues over melodrama romance, and finding ourselves at the edge of our seats when those cliffhangers hit hard. Ready to be bombarded with new and latest Korean dramas?
13 Daebak New And Latest Korean Dramas To Anticipate in 2023
Spoiler alert: player 456 won’t return to play more games of death in 2023, but there are more than enough new Korean dramas to tide you over till then.
1. Big Bet Season 2
Disney+ production Big Bet doesn’t have your traditional hunky male leads, but it tells an absorbing tale of a casino king in the Philippines who must make the ultimate gamble with his life on the line when he finds himself tangled in a murder case. The series is also notable for having celebrated veteran actor Choi Min-sik (Oldboy, I Saw the Devil, The Admiral: Roaring Currents) at the helm, which marked his return to the small screen after 26 years!
Genre: Crime action
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Release date: 15 February
2. The Glory Part 2
The Glory was released worldwide at the tail-end of December 2022 and became one of the most talked-about Korean shows since then. Fortunately, fans of the revenge tale starring the timeless Song Hye-kyo will not have to wait long to find out the conclusion as the second part is slated to drop in March!
Genre: Thriller
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: 10 March 2023
3. Black Knight
Step into the future in a world where only one per cent of the human population still remains due to extreme air pollution. Kim Woo-bin plays a legendary deliveryman with extraordinary battle skills who has a critical role in a Korean Peninsula that has enacted strict social stratification.
Genre: Sci-fi, adventure
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q2 2023
4. D.P. Season 2
Netflix’s award-winning K-drama D.P received wide acclaim for its leads’ strong performances and sharp commentary about the rampant bullying culture in the Korean army, where all able-bodied males are mandated to serve two years of military service. A follow-up season was announced shortly after D.P debuted on the streaming service in September 2021, and will finally drop sometime this year.
Genre: Action, military fiction
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q3 2023
5. A Time Called You
A Time Called You is not your typical romantic K-drama, which is just one of the many reasons why you should not hesitate to put this on your watchlist. It is a remake of the much-beloved Taiwanese time-slip romance series Someday or One Day, which revolves around a girl who time-travels back to 1998 to meet someone who looks identical to her deceased boyfriend.
Genre: Romance
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q3 2023
6. Song of the Bandits
Want a break from rom-coms and crime dramas? Check out Song of the Bandits, which has Kim Nam-gil and ex-Girls Generation member Seohyun in the leading roles in this action adventure set in the tumultuous period of Japanese colonial rule over Korea in the 1920s.
Genre: Action, adventure
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q3 2023
7. Sweet Home Season 2
Netflix’s apocalyptic horror Sweet Home introduces us to a South Korea overrun by nasty monsters and creatures. While the first season contains the chaos in a stifling apartment complex for the most part, the second season will see the surviving inhabitants venture out into the unknown outside world. This will not be the end of the story, though, as Sweet Home will also be getting a third season!
Genre: Horror
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q4 2023
8. Gyeongseong Creature
This highly-anticipated series pairs Park Seo-Jun and Han So-hee—two of the highest profile South Korean actors today—in a “creature thriller” set in 1945, which sees the two titular characters facing off against an unknown creature born out of human greed. Such is the interest and expectation riding on this new Korean drama, a second season has been confirmed before the first even airs!
Genre: Horror
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q4 2023
9. Goodbye Earth
How would you live your last days knowing that planet Earth as we know it will be gone in 200 days? This intriguing premise from the creator of Netflix’s Extracurricular and My Name is led by in-demand actress Ahn Eun-Jin and beloved actor Yoo Ah-in. It explores the beliefs and choices made by several individuals as they spend their remaining days on Earth facing an impending collision with an asteroid.
Genre: Sci-fi, dystopian
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q4 2023
10. Doona!
After starring in Netflix’s popular 2020 series Start-Up, adored singer-turned-actress Bae Suzy returns to headline this romantic drama about the encounter between an ordinary university student and a retired K-pop idol. Based on the popular webtoon The Girl Downstairs, expect a heart-fluttering watch!
Genre: Romance
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: Q4 2023
11. Moving
Supernatural drama Moving not only features a fun plot that centres on three teenage high school students discovering that they can wield superpowers inherited from their parents, but also stars some heavyweight names in the South Korean acting industry. Besides main cast members Ryu Seung-ryong, Zo In-sung, and Han Hyo-joo, expect to also see names the likes of Cha Tae-hyun making an appearance in one of this year’s most eagerly-awaited new Korean dramas this year.
Genre: Supernatural drama
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Release date: TBA 2023
12. The Worst of Evil
Ji Chang Wook and Wi Ha-Joon (the cop from Squid Game) star in this crime action drama set in the ‘90s. It follows a police officer bent on wiping out the narcotics trade in the nation by infiltrating a large criminal organization.
Genre: Action, crime fiction
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Release date: TBA 2023
13. When The Stars Gossip
Fresh from starring in the sweeping saga Pachinko, Lee Min-ho’s new Korean drama will see him leading a romantic comedy. But not just any romantic comedy! When The Stars Gossip will bring the heartthrob to the space station where he will encounter romance with a Korean-American astronaut, played by Kong Hyo-Jin who is best known for her roles in popular dramas such as When the Camellia Blooms and The Master’s Sun.
Genre: Romantic comedy, sci-fi
Available on: tvN
Release date: TBA 2023
Which Of These New And Latest Korean Dramas Caught Your Eyes?
With an exciting mix of returning favourites and new series headlined by some of the highest-profile actors in the industry, K-dramas aficionados are in for another Jjang! year ahead. The latest Korean dramas in 2023 have them all—out-of-this-world romance, thrillers, dystopian…and then some. Got more new Korean drama recommendations? Share them with everyone in the comments!
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