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Netflix really has become the international place to stream K-dramas outside of their native South Korea, with a growing library of Korean classics. Just like the United States, South Korea has a huge selection of medical dramas, with one of 2025's most anticipated K-dramas being the new show "Resident Playbook." Available to stream in numerous territories on Netflix Korea, in addition to its linear television broadcast, the series has already proven enormously popular with audiences since premiering in April. Given the creative talent involved in bringing the show to life, it's clear that "Resident Playbook" is living up to the hype around it.

"Resident Playbook" takes place in a hospital in the heart of Seoul, following medical students in residency specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. These characters' residency begins as South Korea experiences a prolonged historic low in its national birth rate, affecting perception of their department. As the medical...

K-dramas, South Korean scripted television of any genre, are gaining in popularity worldwide without showing any signs of slowing down. But while shows like "Squid Game" and the chart-topping "Bloodhounds" are certainly deserving of their place in the spotlight, quite a few K-dramas stand overlooked and under-appreciated in their shadow. While these series might not get the international streaming success or buzz like their more prominent counterparts, they are worthy of being recognized as some of the best K-dramas ever. Like so much television programming that comes out of Korea, there are shows for every genre fan that go by without their time in the global sun.

Whether it's shows on streaming services little known for K-drama content or stories that go against the expected norms, there are a variety of reasons why these series are overlooked. Fortunately, many are still available to international audiences who may have missed them upon their initial debuts.

Here’s a trailer for Karma, the latest Korean Netflix original. Starring Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo and Gong Seung-yeon, the show premieres on April 4.

Trailer opens with a chilling request, as a man pleads: “I need you to kill someone. My father.” A car accident follows, bringing together a crew of characters who find that they have more in common than they had first imagined.

The series is adapted from Kakao webtoon Karma and written and directed by Lee Il-hyung, who made box office hit A Violent Prosecutor.

Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.

These characters include: A desperate debtor who uncovers a 500 million won insurance policy on his father’s life and begins plotting, a woman who comes face-to-face with the source...

Picture: Jeon Do Yeon as An Yun Su in The Price of Confession – Netflix

The Price of Confession is a new South Korean thriller series directed by Lee Jeong Hyo, who also directed Crash Landing on You. Filming has almost concluded and will be released on Netflix in late Q4 2025.

The Price of Confession is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original thriller series directed by Lee Jeong Hyo and written by Kwon Jong Kwan (Proof of Innocence).

Table of Contents When is The Price of Confession coming to Netflix? What is the plot of The Price of Confession? Who are the cast members of The Price of Confession? What is the production status of The Price of Confession? When is The Price of Confession coming to Netflix?

Netflix has announced that The Price of Confession is coming in Q4 and Kill Bok Soon (right)

Kim Go Eun plays Mo Eun.

Picture: Lee You Mi as Hui Su in As You Stood By – Netflix

The K-drama adaptation of Hideo Okuda’s crime novel Naomi to Kanako recently wrapped filming. Netflix will also be releasing the series in Q4 2025, and we have already had our first look at the exciting K-drama, which stars Squid Game actress Lee You Mi and Parasyte: The Grey Actress Jeon So Nee.

As You Stood By (Working Title) is an upcoming South Korean crime drama directed by Lee Jung Rim and the adaptation of the famous novel Naomi to Kanako by author Hideo Okuda.

Table of Contents When is As You Stood By coming to Netflix? What is the plot of As You Stood By? Who is in the cast of As You Stood By? What is the production status of As You Stood By? When is As You Stood By coming to Netflix?

Netflix has announced...

2025 is in full swing, and the end of a month brings both a new one and yet another shakeup in the Netflix library. As the service that arguably paved the way for the streaming wars that have defined modern pop culture, Netflix made a name for itself by offering something for seemingly everybody.

As such, whether you’re a child (or a brony), a fan of Korean television, or you just want a silly sitcom to unwind with, we’re rounding up the best shows leaving Netflix over the course of February. Buckle up and schedule your binging — this may be your last chance to stream these series for a while.

'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' (Seasons 1-4) Leaving Netflix on February 1

For years, onlookers believed that children’s cartoons based on toy lines were a phenomenon exclusive to the ‘80s, but My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic...

Warning: Spoilers for Hellbound season 2, episode 1.

Jeong Ji-su has been recast for Hellbound season 2, which sees the returns of a lot of characters from season 1. Given that Jeong Ji-su was sentenced to Hell and died in Hellbound season 1, it may be surprising that the character is back in the new season of the Netflix original K-drama. That said, Ji-sus resurrection is part of a larger storyline in Hellbound that was teased at the end of season 1 the return of people who had been sentenced and burned alive. However, Ji-su is no longer played by Yoo Ah-in.

Hellbound had quite a large cast in season 1, particularly because the show introduced a new set of characters after the five-year time jump in episode 4. Several of those characters make a comeback in season 2, including people we saw die on the show. While the wait for Hellbound season 2 was long, the show was also...

The teaser trailer for Netflixs Hellbound Season 2 has finally dropped, unveiling the first look at Netflixs hit supernatural drama. This comes after nearly three years since the series had debuted its 6-episode first season.

The video introduces Kim Sung-cheol as Hellbound Season 2s new Jeong Jinsu, who was originally portrayed by Yoo Ah-in during the first season. Due to his current legal troubles, Yoo wasnt able to reprise his character, who was first introduced as a cult leader of the group called New Truth Society. The trailer highlights the unexpected resurrection of Kims Jinsu, after he has seemingly been killed multiple times by the underworld monsters. In addition to the trailer, the streamer has also announced the release date for Season 2, revealing that the dark fantasy series will be making its return on Friday, Oct. 25.

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Gi-hun comes face-to-face with the...

Hospital Playlist season 3 is the long-awaited follow-up to the second season of the Korean drama from 2021. The Korean medical drama TV show, Hospital Playlist, premiered in 2020 with season 2 coming a year later in 2021. The show is the second installment of the Wise Life series, following Prison Playbook, which premiered in 2017 for one season. Hospital Playlist follows five doctors well into their careers, working at the Yulje Medical Centre. The doctors began as friends in school and since have remained close over the years.

As the name suggests, and what makes the show particularly unique, is Hospital Playlist's soundtrack, which features covers of popular songs performed by the cast. The music, medical drama, and ever-evolving relationships between the characters, which run deeper than what's shown in the show, make for an engrossing and charming K-drama. Season 2 aired the last of its 12 episodes in September 2021, and since then, there's been little...

Have you checked out Love Next Door on Netflix yet? It's easily the best K-Drama to be released in August, so we strongly recommend adding it to your watchlist. Not only does it have an interesting premise that'll grab your attention right away, it also stars two well-known South Korean actors in the leading roles.

It's a Korean romantic comedy series coming from Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha creators Yoo Je-won and Shin Ha-eun. You might also recognize Je-won from his previous directorial work on the hit Netflix K-Drama Crash Course in Romance, while Ha-eun can be recognized for previously writing for the Korean shows Argon and The Crowned Clown.

It tells the love story of a project manager named Bae Seok-ryu, who decides to return to her hometown, hoping for a fresh start in life, and an old childhood friend and young architect, Choi Seung-hyo, with whom she shares a complicated past.

This week’s horror releases bring a killer shark onto Netflix and the feature debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan into theaters, and that’s only the beginning of the tidal wave of new horror.

Here’s all the new horror releasing June 3, 2024 – June 9, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The breakout Korean blockbuster Exhuma was released in theaters here in the United States back in March, and Well Go USA Entertainment brought it home to VOD this Tuesday.

Exhuma is directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and stars popular Korean actors Choi Min-Sik (Oldboy, I Saw the Devil), Kim Go-Eun (Hero, Little Women), Yoo Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and Lee Do-Hyun (Prison Playbook, Sweet Home).

In the film, “When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of...

The breakout Korean blockbuster Exhuma is getting a release here in the United States, Bloody Disgusting has learned. We’ve also been provided with the film’s official US release trailer.

From leading international and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment, Exhuma opens in Los Angeles March 15 and expands across U.S. theaters March 22.

The film—which surpassed 6 million admissions during its first 11 days in Korean theaters—is distributed by Showbox in its home territory.

Exhuma is directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and stars popular Korean actors Choi Min-Sik, Kim Go-Eun, Yoo Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and Lee Do-Hyun.

In the film, “When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician...

The upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “Butterfly” starring Daniel Dae Kim has added three recurring guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively.

Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee, and Nayoon Kim have all joined the spy thriller series, which is based on the Boom! Studios graphic novel of the same name created by Arash Amel, written by Amel and Marguerite Bennett, and illustrated by Antonio Fuso and Stefano Simeone.

Along with Kim, Reina Hardesty is also set to star in the series. “Butterfly” was ordered to series at Prime Video in May 2023. The streamer has given the series a six episode order.

Per the official logline, the series is “centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a deadly,...

Netflix has been on a roll this year with the constant addition of Korean webtoon adaptations like Weak Hero Class 1, Duty After School, and the Lookism animated series. While it premiered several of these shows the previous year—including the hit zombie series, All of Us Are Dead, which became a blockbuster—this year has an abundance of adaptations lined up. Since Korean webtoons aren't as popular as Japanese comics, Netflix's choice to produce live-action adaptations of these works brings the creators a lot of recognition.

In light of the webtoon's popularity, the new action thriller series Bloodhounds has piqued audiences' interest. Kim Jo Hwan, better known as Jason Kim, directs the series, which stars Woo Do Hwan, Lee Sang Yi, Park Sung Woong, and Huh Jun Hoo, all of whom are well-known in the Korean drama industry.

Initially, the series was intended to be titled "Hunting Dogs," but that was changed to "Bloodhounds,...

Here's a guide to the Squid Game cast and what else the actors have taken part in. Netflix's explosive series is backed by a stellar cast of South Korean actors, each well-suited to play their respective characters. Squid Game's characters are pitted against hundreds of highly desperate and indebted people in a series of playground games for children. And in each game, the price of failure is death. Set in and around modern-day Seoul, South Korea, Squid Game puts its own uniquely horrific twists on familiar gaming elements from Battle Royale, The Hunger Games, and the Saw movies.

Every member of the Squid Game cast of main characters loosely represents a slice of modern society. In this nine-episode dystopian drama, rich and poor Squid Game players alike compete for the ultimate prize: billions of Korean won – more than enough to pay off their debts and start anew. The players form alliances,...

In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,

Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.

These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.

This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.

To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.

Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

UK

Movies

1 February

Amélie

Biking Borders

Christmas Under Wraps

The Cider House Rules

Collateral (2004)

Equilibrium

Event Horizon...

In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,

Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.

These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.

This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.

To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.

Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

UK

Movies

1 February

Amélie

Biking Borders

Christmas Under Wraps

The Cider House Rules

Collateral (2004)

Equilibrium

Event Horizon...

In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,

Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.

These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.

This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.

To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.

Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

UK

Movies

1 February

Amélie

Biking Borders

Christmas Under Wraps

The Cider House Rules

Collateral (2004)

Equilibrium

Event Horizon...

In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,

Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.

These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.

This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.

To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

UK

Movies

1 February

Amélie

Biking Borders

Christmas Under Wraps

The Cider House Rules

Collateral (2004)

Equilibrium

Event Horizon

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Guest House

Holmes & Watson

Hostel

The King’s Speech

Letters to Juliet

Love Happens...

Of the half dozen TV programs that each received at least five acting Emmy notices in 2022, “Squid Game” is the only one with no past contenders in its nominated cast. The quintet of Korean performers recognized for their work in the Netflix series’ first season range in age from 28 to 77 and have screen acting resumes that date as far back as 1994. One of the show’s three supporting nominees, Park Hae-soo, has earned this mention 15 years into his career, which has consisted of equal parts stage, film, and TV work.

Park has decided to have Emmy voters consider his performance in the inaugural season finale of “Squid Game,” entitled “One Lucky Day.” At the beginning of the installment, his character, Cho Sang-woo, stands as one of two finalists in the central contest, along with Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). Having survived five deadly games in pursuit of a massive cash prize,...

Prime Video has no shortage of shows or movies arriving in September. The biggest new show on the block for Amazon Studios is “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” which is a prequel based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien that’s set thousands of years before the events of “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings.” Several new 2022 films will be available on the streamer as well: including Channing Tatum’s “Dog,” Michael Bay’s “Ambulance,” Zac Efron’s “Firestarter,” Dylan O’Brien’s “The Outfit,” and more.

Noteworthy library titles arriving this month include “Fight Club” (1999), “Legally Blonde” (2001) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991).

Here’s everything new on Amazon Prime Video and Freevee in September.

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With its list of new releases for September 2022, Prime Video is finally unveiling the most anticipated (and expensive) series in the streamer’s history.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will arrive to Prime Video’s servers on Sept. 2, 2022. This Lord of the Rings prequel, set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age, is in many ways the kind of TV property that Prime Video must have always wanted. It’s certainly the TV property most fitting with the company’s largesse and riches. The Rings of Power will cover the creation of the titular rings and many important events from Tolkien’s lore (condensed into a more TV-appropriate timeframe).

Middle-earth is going to be the happening spot on Amazon and the streaming world at large this month, but Prime Video does have a handful of other originals for the fantasy-phobic. Flight/Risk, a documentary about the Boeing 737 Max design disasters,...

It’s hard to believe 2022 is almost over. Kids are returning back to school, the seasons will start to change, and the fall television lineup will be here before you know it. With that, it’s time to start prioritizing what shows to give your free time to. Amazon Prime Video is going for broke this September, with the massive undertaking that is their adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series, but that’s not all. Let’s take a look on everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in September.

The biggest show coming to Amazon Prime Video is, of course, the aforementioned “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Though not associated with the spate of films directed by Peter Jackson as it’s a prequel, the trailers are playing up an equally ambitious and opulent sense of filmmaking. Amazon Prime Video is trying something different,...

Exclusive: Hae-soo Park, who played Squid Game finalist Sang-Woo, has signed with UTA.

The talent agency has signed the actor, who is currently fronting Netflix’s Korean remake of Money Heist, in all areas.

It comes after a major courtship by the Hollywood agencies to the cast and creatives behind the smash hit Korean dystopian drama series.

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Lee Jung-jae and Jung HoYeon all signed with CAA, so it’s a coup for UTA to nab Hae-soo Park.

Hae-soo Park recently scored an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

He has previously starred in Netflix’s Korean dark baseball comedy Prison Playbook, Chimera, Persona, Legend of the Blue Sea, Six Flying Dragons, and God of War.

On the feature side, he was also starred in Time to Hunt, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, marking the first South Korean feature...

Netflix has dropped the trailer for “Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area,” a remake of its hit Spanish crime drama. The streamer also announced that the show will premiere on June 24.

The 12-episode series is directed by Kim Hong-Sun and is headlined by high-profile actors, including Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Yunjin, Park Hae-soo and Jeon Jong-seo.

“Money Heist: Korea” takes place as North and South Korea are on the verge of a peaceful reunification after nearly 80 years of division. But as the nations prepare to print a brand-new unified currency, a heist is hatched. A genius strategist known as the Professor assembles a motley crew of top-tier thieves from north and south in an attempt to steal the new currency straight from the mint.

The original Spanish heist series, whose original title is “La Casa de Papel,” wrapped up its third and final season last year on the streamer.

Netflix is...

How does it feel that “Squid Game” has become a worldwide phenomenon, watched by over 142 million households globally? Although Netflix has picked up the show for a second season, we’re still reeling from how the first season ended.

Gold Derby senior editors Marcus Dixon and Rob Licuria welcome seven “Squid Game” cast members to an all-star roundtable discussion lasting well over one hour (watch above). We were joined by creator, director, writer and showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk along with stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-jun, Jung Ho-yeon, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi and Kim Joo-ryoung, and key crafts talent Chae Kyoung-sun (production designer), Jung Jae-il (composer) and Jung Jai-hoon (visual effects supervisor).

See How ‘Squid Game’ could pull off SAG Awards upset: It’s ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Parasite’ rolled into one

Netflix dropped all nine episodes of the show on September 17 and it quickly became a word-of-mouth sensation. The series...

One of the hottest shows worldwide in 2021 is “Squid Game” for Netflix! And now we are reuniting the cast and crew for a one-hour roundtable chat with our senior editors Marcus Dixon and Rob Licuria.

Enjoy creator, director, writer and showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk along with stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-jun, Jung Ho-yeon, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi and Kim Joo-ryoung. We’ve also got key crafts talent Chae Kyoung-sun (production designer), Jung Jae-il (composer) and Jung Jai-hoon (visual effects supervisor).

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Netflix dropped all nine episodes of the show on September 17 and it quickly became a word-of-mouth sensation. The series tells the story of down-on-their-luck people in dire need of money who receive mysterious invitations to join a dangerous life-or-death version...

This Squid Game article contains some spoilers, though not the outcome of the game.

There are so many things to like about Squid Game, Netflix‘s Korean-language series about a group of desperate people competing in a deadly game, but one of the major ones is the stellar cast. Featuring some well-known Korean actors, as well as some relative newcomers to the acting scene, Squid Game‘s ensemble is more than ready to elevate the clever script and sharp direction. If you’re interested in checking out other projects from this cast after finishing Squid Game, here are our recommendations!

Lee Jung-jae (이정재) as Seong Gi-hun

Squid Game character: Leading the cast of characters is Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun, a man who has fallen on tough times after losing his job and his marriage. We are first introduced to Gi-hun in the context of his gambling addiction, as he desperately...

Seoul-based sales firm Finecut has picked up international rights to the “The Battle of Jangsari,” a Korean-produced war action film starring Megan Fox and the K-pop star Choi Min-ho and star of Netflix film “Illang: The Wolf Brigade.”

“Jangsari” is directed by renowned Korean filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek (“Friend”) and Kim Tae-hun, with production by Taewon Entertainment, and presentation by Warner Bros. Pictures Korea. Taewon previously produced 2016 hit “Operation Chromite,” another Korean War movie, which starred Liam Neeson as U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

“Jangsari” depicts the 1950 Jangsa Marine landing operation during the Korean War. It involved 772 student soldiers — whose average age was 17 and had only received two weeks of boot camp training — who were deployed to pave the way for the larger Incheon Landing Operation, which was led by MacArthur and turned the tide of war against communist-backed forces from the North.

Fox depicts Marguerite Higgins, a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune.