brings a packed slate of dramas across , Disney+, Prime Video, TVING and other platforms, with established stars returning in romance, medical thriller, historical drama, fantasy and culinary competition series.
Among the month’s prominent releases are Between Steps, Doctor X: Mafia in White, Take Charge of My Heart, 100 Days of Deception, Love in Disguise and Final Table.
Plot: Choo Young-woo plays Park Min-jae, a former competitive swimmer whose career is disrupted after he loses a leg to illness. He later turns towards robotics and joins a graduate research programme, where he meets Im Yoo-jin, played by Kim So-hyun. The two find a new direction while working together in the robotics programme.
The drama airs on ENA in South Korea and streams internationally on Disney+.
Plot: Ji Chang-wook plays Lee Yoo-bin, a Korean spatial planner who is struggling professionally when he crosses paths with Shirahama Karin, a Japanese strawberry farmer played by Mio Imada, on a remote island. The Korea-Japan romantic drama follows their relationship against the backdrop of the island.
The series is a collaboration between South Korea’s CJ ENM and Japan’s Nippon TV and was filmed in both countries. It also marks Ji Chang-wook’s Japanese-series debut.
Plot: Kim Ji-won returns to television as Gye Soo-jung, a highly skilled surgeon who refuses to conform to hospital politics. The medical noir drama is a Korean adaptation of the Japanese Doctor-X franchise and is set within a hospital environment shaped by institutional power and corruption.
The series premieres on SBS in South Korea and is based on the long-running Japanese medical franchise.
Plot: Chae Soo-bin plays Na Bo-bae, a screenwriter who develops an unusual ability after being struck by lightning: her touch can deliver an electric shock. There is one exception — Baek Ho-rang, played by Kim Young-kwang, whose artificial heart needs to be recharged. Her unusual ability brings the two together.
All episodes are scheduled to be released simultaneously, making it one of October’s binge-friendly K-drama launches.
Plot: Set in 1932 during Japanese rule, the historical drama follows a Korean resistance fighter sent on a 100-day undercover mission for the Korean Independence Army. Her mission becomes complicated after she encounters an elite interpreter who operates under the Japanese name Sato Hideo.
The series airs on tvN in South Korea and streams on Netflix internationally.
Plot: Nam Ji-hyun plays Gong Yeon-su, a marketer who lands a high-profile client in Dokgo Dal, the CEO of a sex-toy startup. Their professional relationship takes an unexpected turn as questions of attraction and romance enter the picture.
The series is scheduled to premiere on TVING in South Korea, with Viki carrying it internationally.
Plot: Yim Si-wan plays third-generation chaebol Yun Yi-jun, who becomes the prime suspect in his secretary’s murder. Seol In-ah plays Kang Jae-hee, a former special forces officer who goes undercover as his personal secretary and bodyguard. The drama is based on the web novel and webtoon Why Don’t You Know She’s a Woman?
The series will stream internationally on Prime Video, with new episodes released weekly.
Plot: Ahn Hyo-seop leads this drama set in the competitive world of professional cooking. The story follows a search for Korea’s finest chef, bringing together contestants and personalities from the culinary world.
The series is scheduled to air on JTBC in South Korea and stream internationally on Prime Video.
Plot: Seo Hyun-jin plays Kang Ji-seon, an elementary school teacher, while Yoo Yeon-seok plays Min Jun-ho, a cardiac surgeon raising his son alone. After a first date, the two give contradictory versions of the same memory, setting up a psychological mystery.
The drama also reunites Seo Hyun-jin and Yoo Yeon-seok, who previously appeared together in Dr. Romantic.
Plot: Lee Jae-wook and Go Min-si star in this paranormal comedy about a man struggling with debt who accepts a mysterious job offering an unusually high salary. The catch: he must never reveal what happens at work.
The series is scheduled to screen at the Busan International Film Festival in October. However, the October 30 Netflix release date has not been independently confirmed in the latest available listings, so viewers should check Netflix for the final streaming schedule.
