Netflix has revealed its 2025 slate of Korean films and television series, with the streamer cranking up the production of K-content to feed insatiable global demand.
In the scripted sphere, Netflix will debut a whopping 21 series in 2025. Of course, the crown jewel is the third and final season of Squid Game, that launches on June 27. Other highlights include the lavish period drama Dear Hongrang; the pulsating medical drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call; the Hospital Playlist spinoff Resident Playbook; the 80s set comedy Aema; and the action thriller Trigger.
Netflix Korea has quickly established itself as a leader in unscripted television and 2025 will see eight shows either debut or return to the streamer. Culinary Class Wars returns for its second season after breaking out and finding a worldwide audience, also Physical: 100 returns and expands into an international competition series with Physical: Asia. There are also new seasons of Single’s Inferno, The Devil’s Plan and new reality shows Crime Scene Zero and Better Late Than Single are sure to become popular this year.
In 2025, Netflix will release eight original Korean films, including the disaster epic The Great Flood; the period action film Good News; the Kill Boksoon spinoff Mantis; the youthful romance movie Love Untangled; the intriguing mystery thriller Wall to Wall; the crime drama Bogota: City of the Lost; the horror film Revelations; and Netflix Korea’s first original animated film Lost In Starlight.
Below is Netflix’s full 2025 Korean slate.
SERIES
When The Stars Gossip
Logline: “A romantic science fiction about an astronaut and a space tourist who fall in love at the space station.”
Date: Now streaming
Director: Park Shin Woo
Writer: Seo Sook Hyang
Production company: Keyeast, Studio Dragon
Cast: LEE MINHO, Kong Hyo Jin, Oh Jung-se, HAN JI EUN
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
Logline: “Genius surgeon and former combat medic Baek Kang-hyuk breathes life into a trauma team to save lives in this exhilarating medical series.”
Date: Now streaming
Director: Lee Do-yun
Writer: Choi Tae-gang
Production company: Studio N, Mays Entertainment
Cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Choo Young-woo, Ha Young, Yoon Kyung-ho, Jeong Jae-kwang
Melo Movie
Logline: “Melo Movie is a romance about youth who want to both find love and pursue dreams, overcoming trauma as they discover and inspire each other, and their movie-like times.”
Date: Feb. 14, 2025
Director: Oh Choong-hwan
Writer: Lee Na-eun
Production company: Studio N
Cast: Choi Woo-shik, Park Bo-young, Lee Jun-young, Jeon So-nee
The Potato Lab
Logline: “In The Potato Lab, Mi-kyung’s potato-centric life is upended by Baek-ho, a cold pragmatist. A whirlwind healing romantic comedy unfolds, as twisty as a tornado potato.”
Date: March 1, 2025
Director: Kang Il-su, Shim Jae-hyun
Writer: Kim Ho-su
Production company: CHOROKBAEM MEDIA, CJ ENM STUDIOS
Cast: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Lee Hak-ju
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Logline: “When Life Gives You Tangerines follows the adventures of Ae-sun, “the remarkable rebel,” and Gwan-sik, nicknamed “unyielding iron,” through four vibrant seasons on Jeju Island.”
Date: March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025
Director: Kim Won-suk
Writer: Lim Sang-choon
Production company: Pan Entertainment, Baram Pictures
Cast: IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon
Resident Playbook
Logline: “This spin-off of Hospital Playlist follows the lives and friendships of OB-GYN residents at Jongno Yulje Medical Center, a branch of the iconic Yulje Hospital.”
Date: April 2025
Creator: Shin Wonho, Lee Woojung
Director: Lee Minsu
Writer: Kim Songhee
Production company: eggiscoming, CJ ENM STUDIOS
Cast: Go Younjung, Shin Sia, Kang Youseok, Han Yeji, Jung Junwon
Heavenly Ever After
Logline: “Upon arriving in heaven at the age of 80, Hae-sook reunites with her rejuvenated husband, Nak-joon, leading to a romance that transcends their earthly lives.”
Date: April 2025
Director: Kim Sok-yun
Writer: Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Su-jin
Production company: eggiscoming, CJ ENM STUDIOS
Cast: Kim Hye-ja, Son Suk-Ku, Han Ji-min
Mercy for None
Logline: “In this noir action drama, Gi-jun, who severed his own Achilles tendon to leave the world of organized crime, returns 11 years later to investigate and avenge his brother Gi-seok’s death.”
Date: Q2 2025
Director: Choi Sung-eun
Writer: Yoo Ki-seong
Production company: Yong Film Inc., Studio N
Cast: So Ji-sub, Huh Joon-ho, An Kil-kang, Tiger Lee, Gong Myoung, Choo Young-woo,
Cho Han-cheul, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jun-hyuk
Tastefully Yours
Logline: “In an attempt to inherit a food corporation, Han Beom-woo, a chaebol heir turned “recipe hunter,” meets Mo Yeon-joo, a stubborn chef who runs a one-table restaurant in the small city of Jeonju, South Korea. Their fierce kitchen encounters unfold into a shimmering romance.”
Date: Q2 2025
Creator: Han Jun-hee
Director: Park Dhan-hee
Writer: Jeoung Su-Yun
Production company: KT Studio Genie, SHOTCAKE
Cast: Kang Ha-neul, Ko Min-si, Kim Shin-rock, Yu Su-bin
Karma
Logline: “In this high-tension crime thriller, six people are caught in an unbreakable karmic loop, each bound by reckless choices that spiral out of control.”
Date: Q2 2025
Director: Lee Il-hyung
Writer: Lee Il-hyung
Production company: Moonlight Film, Baram Pictures, Kakao Entertainment
Cast: Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, Gong Seung-yeon
Weak Hero Class 2
Logline: “Weak Hero Class 2 tells the story of survival and growth of a student who transfers to a new school after standing up against school violence for a friend but failing to protect him, and faces even greater violence to never lose a friend again.”
Date: Q2 2025
Director: You Su-min
Writer: Park Hyun-woo, You Su-min
Production company: Playlist, Jaedam Media
Cast: Park Ji-hoon, Ryeo-un, Choi Min-yeong, Yu Su-bin, Bae Na-ra, Lee Min-jae, and Lee Jun-young
Dear Hongrang
Logline: “Hongrang — the son of a powerful Joseon merchant — goes missing, and his stepsister Jae-yi desperately searches for him.”
Date: Q2 2025
Director: Kim Hong-sun
Writer: Kim Jin-a
Production company: EO Contents Group, STUDIO DRAGON, Acemaker Movieworks, H House
Cast: Lee Jae-wook, Cho Bo-ah, Jung Ga-ram, Uhm Ji-won, Park Byung-eun, Kim Jae-uck
Squid Game Season 3
Logline: “The story explores what choices Gi-hun will make in the face of overwhelming despair, while the Front Man continues on to his next move and the surviving players’ choices lead to graver consequences with each round.”
Date: June 27, 2025
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuck
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuck
Production company: Firstman Studio
Cast: Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-jun, Park Gyu-young,
Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yuri
(Park Hee-soon: special appearance)
Aema
Logline: “This fiction comedy presents the struggles of two actresses appearing in the early 1980s box-office hit Madame Aema.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Lee Hae-young
Writer: Lee Hae-young
Production company: The LAMP Co., Ltd., Kick Co., Ltd
Cast: Lee Ha-nee, Bang Hyo-rin, Jin Sun-kyu, Cho Hyun-chul
You and Everything Else
Logline: “You and Everything Else chronicles the journey of two friends who have an enduring, complicated love-hate relationship. They find their lives intricately linked as they cross each other’s paths through various phases in life.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Jo Yeong-min
Writer: Song Hye-jin
Production company: Kakao Entertainment
Cast: Kim Go-eun, Park Ji-hyun, Kim Gun-woo
Trigger
Logline: “In this action thriller, illegal firearms appear, and shooting incidents continue to occur in previously gun-free Korea, and two men pick up their guns for different reasons.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Kwon Oh-seung, Kim Jae-hoon
Writer: Kwon Oh-seung
Production company: Bidgangil Pictures
Cast: Kim Nam-gil, Kim Young-kwang
Genie, Make a Wish
Logline: “Genie — a magic spirit in a lamp who has come back to the human world after a millennium of his career being put on hold — encounters Ka-young, an impassive woman who goes through the motions of life by her grandmother’s rules and her own routines.”
Date: Q4 2025
Writer: Kim Eun-sook
Production company: Hwa&Dam Pictures, STUDIO DRAGON
Cast: Kim Woo-bin, Suzy, Ahn Eun-jin, Noh Sang-hyun, Ko Kyu-phil, Lee Zoo-young
As You Stood By
Logline: “Faced with a dire situation with no end but death, two women resolve to murder and become entangled in a chain of unforeseen events.”
Date: Q4 2025
Director: Lee Jeong-lim
Writer: Kim Hyo-jeong
Production company: StudioS, Ghost Studio, Mizi Film
Cast: Jeon So-nee, Lee You-mi, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Mu-saeng
Can This Love Be Translated?
Logline: “A multilingual translator works for a global celebrity, and an unexpected romance blossoms while their professional relationship takes unpredictable and heartwarming turns in this romantic comedy.”
Date: Q4 2025
Director: Yoo Young-eun
Writer: Hong Sisters (Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran)
Production company: IMAGINUS, Tree Studio
Cast: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung, Sota Fukushi, Lee E-dam, Choi Woo-sung
The Price of Confession
Logline: “A woman suspected of killing her husband encounters a mysterious woman called a witch, and the secrets they harbor unfold.”
Date: Q4 2025
Director: Lee Jung-hyo
Writer: Kwon Jong-kwan
Production company: Production H, STUDIO DRAGON
Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun, Park Hae-soo, Jin Sun-kyu
Cashero
Logline: “An ordinary civil worker of modest means develops superhuman strength that matches the amount of cash he has on hand, and he devotes his whole paycheck to saving the world.”
Date: Q4 2025
Director: Lee Chang-min
Writer: Lee Jane, Jeon Chan-ho
Production company: Drama House Studio, SLL
Cast: Lee Jun-ho, Kim Hye-jun, Kim Byong-chul, Kim Hyang-gi
FILM
Bogotá: City of the Lost
Logline: “A young man moves to Colombia with his family for a better life, but he ends up living from hand to mouth. He later goes against all odds to dominate Bogotá’s black market.”
Date: Feb. 4, 2025
Director: Kim Seong-je
Production company: WATERMELON PICTURES CO., LTD
Cast: Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-jun, Kwon Hae-hyo
Revelations
Logline: “A pastor is convinced that a divine revelation has called him to punish the person guilty of a missing persons case, while a police detective assigned to the case is haunted by her dead sister’s shadow.”
Date: Q1 2025
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Writer: Yeon Sang-ho, Choi Gyu-seok
Production company: WOWPOINT
Cast: Ryu Jun-yeol, Shin Hyun-been
Lost in Starlight
Logline: “In Netflix Korea’s first original animated film, astronaut Nan-young and musician Je-i embark on the longest-ever long-distance relationship — one that bridges Earth and Mars.”
Date: Q2 2025
Director: Han Ji-won
Writer: Han Ji-won, Kang Hyun-joo
Production company: Climax Studio
Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Hong Kyung
Wall to Wall
Logline: “A man who invested everything he has to secure his own place, an 84-square-meter apartment, is plagued by unidentified noises coming from the other units in this mystery thriller.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Kim Tae-joon
Writer: Kim Tae-joon
Production company: MIZIFILM
Cast: Kang Ha-neul, Yeom Hye-ran, Seo Hyun-woo
Love Untangled
Logline: “Love Untangled follows 19-year-old Park Se-ri as she plans to straighten her perpetually frizzy hair before making a life-changing confession, all while getting entangled with transfer student Han Yun-seok. Set in 1998 Busan, this youth romance explores themes of first love and friendship.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Namkoong Sun
Writer: Ji Chun-hee, Wang Doo-ri
Production company: Bombaram Film
Cast: Gong Myoung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min, Yoon Sang-hyun, Kang Mi-na
Mantis (WT)
Logline: “All the rules are falling apart in the contract killing industry, and when the ace contract killer Mantis returns after a long vacation, he, his rival and former training buddy Jae-yi, and the legendary killer Dokgo, coming out of retirement, all vie for the number-one spot. Mantis is the spinoff actioner of Kill Boksoon and is set in the same contract killing industry.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Lee Tae-sung
Writer: Byun Sung-hyun, Lee Tae-sung
Production company: SEE AT Film Co., LTD.
Cast: Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, Jo Woo-jin
Good News
Logline: “Set in the 1970s, a group of people gathered to land a hijacked airplane at all costs devise a suspicious plan.”
Date: Q4 2025
Director: Byun Sung-hyun
Production company: Star Platinum
Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung, Ryoo Seung-bum
The Great Flood
Logline: “On the last day of Earth overcome by a great flood, those holding onto the last shred of hope for humanity struggle to survive in a flooded apartment building in this sci-fi disaster blockbuster film.”
Date: Q4 2025
Director: Kim Byung-woo
Writer: Kim Byung-woo, Han Ji-su
Production company: Hwansang Studios
Cast: Kim Da-mi, Park Hae-soo
UNSCRIPTED
Single’s Inferno Season 4
Logline: “The groundbreaking Korean dating reality series Single’s Inferno returns with Season 4, marking the first time a Netflix Korea unscripted series has reached this milestone. It features candid and steamy moments as singles navigate their time on a deserted “Inferno” island, from which they can escape only by pairing up as a couple.
Date: Now streaming
Producers: Kim Jae-won, Kim Jung-hyun
Production company: Shijak Company
Kian’s Bizarre B&B
Logline: “With his raw humor and genuine charm, KIAN84 opens a one-of-a-kind guesthouse called KIAN Bizarre B&B on the idyllic island of Ulleungdo, designed for youth.”
Date: Q2 2025
Producers: Jung Hyo-min, Lee So-min, Hwang Yoon-seo
Production company: Studio Modak
Cast: KIAN84, Jin, Ji Ye-eun
The Devil’s Plan Season 2
Logline: “The Devil’s Plan is back — bolder, bigger, and packed with more intellectual firepower. This season, 14 elite minds, descend on an abandoned medieval monastery for an all-out battle of wits.”
Date: Q2 2025
Director: Jeong Jong-yeon
Writer: Heo Jeong-hui, Jeong Da-hui
Production company: TEO
Cast: Kang Ji-young, KYUHYUN, Kim Ha-rin, Park Sang-yeon, 7high, Son Eun-yu, Yoon So-hui,
Lee Se-dol, Lee Seung-hyun, Justin H. Min, Jeong Hyun-gyu, Choi Hyun-joon, Chuu, Tinno
The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies
Logline: “The second story of the documentary In the Name of God, which shook Korean society will feature the final story of JMS and the vivid voices of survivors from painful, tragic events in Korea.”
Date: Q3 2025
Director: Jo Seong-Hyeon
Writer: Park Min-jeoung, Kan Min-ju
Better Late Than Single
Logline: “‘Eternal singles,’ or adults who’ve never been in a relationship, receive top-tier coaching to find love for the first time in this groundbreaking makeover dating reality series.”
Date: Q3 2025
Producers: Cho Uk-hyeong, Kim No-eun, Won Seung-jae
Writer: Jung Seon-yeong
Production company: Kakao Entertainment
Crime Scene Zero
Logline: “Crime Scene Zero is a role-playing mystery reality series where cast members act in their selected roles while also trying to solve who the culprit is.”
Date: Q3 2025
Producers: Yun Hyun-joon, Hwang Seul-u
Writer: Jeon Hyo-jin
Production company: Studio Slam
Cast: Jang Jin, Park Ji-yoon, Jang Dong-min, Kim Ji-hun, An Yujin
Physical: Asia
Logline: “Physical: 100, which dominated Netflix’s Global Top 10 TV Series (Non-English) for two consecutive years, returns on a grander scale as Physical: Asia. This season, the arena expands beyond individuals to a full-blown national competition.”
Date: Q4 2025
Producer: Jang Ho-gi
Writer: Kang Suk-gyeong
Production company: TEO
Culinary Class Wars Season 2
Logline: “Culinary Class Wars is the 100-person cooking showdown that ignited a global craze for K-cooking survival — becoming the first Korean unscripted show on Netflix to top the Global Top 10 (Non-English) list for three straight weeks.”
Date: Q4 2025
Producers: Kim Hak-min, Kim Eun-ji
Writer: Mo Eun-seol
Production company: Studio Slam
Cast: Paik Jong-won, Anh Sung-jae
