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Explore the top 100 K-Dramas of all time, rated by fans and critics. From romantic comedies to action-packed thrillers, find the perfect Korean dramas to add to your watch list.
- It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Here are some of the lessons i learned from this drama. -...
- My Mister
Every moment of screen time with her was a pleasure to...
- Hospital Playlist
Resident Playbook (Korean spinoff) Native Title: 슬기로운 의사 생활...
- Prison Playbook
This contradiction made me wish that there was an additional...
- It's Okay to Not Be Okay
- 'My Demon'
- 'Strong Girl Nam-Soon'
- 'Daily Dose of Sunshine'
- 'The Silent Sea'
- 'Doona!'
- 'Nevertheless'
- 'A Time called You'
- 'King The Land'
- 'Mask Girl'
- 'Bloodhounds'
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% | IMDb: 7.8
Kim Yoo-jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang-yi, and Kim Hae-sook star in the devilishly entertaining Korean drama My Demon. Delightfully honing in on soapy angst while peppering hints of charming supernatural elements, My Demonfollows the blossoming romance between a workaholic heiress (Yoo-jung) and a 200-year-old demon (Kang) determined to exploit human vulnerabilities. Packed with tension and romance, My Demon is more of a modern romance story than supernatural drama, which allows the demonic aspect...
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% | IMDb: 6.6/10
Strong Girl Nam-Soon is a fascinating sequel series to Strong Girl Do Bong Soon that centers on a mysterious young woman named Gang Nam-soon (Lee Yoo-mi) who comes to Korea in search of her birth family, only to discover her lineage of super-strong women. Co-starring Kim Jung-eun as Hwang Geum-joo and Kim Hae-sook as Gil Joong-gan, Strong Girl Nam-Soonweaves generational drama seamlessly through the fast-paced crime mystery storyline. Many K-Dramas include a romantic element, and Strong Girl...
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% | IMDb: 8.3/10
Daily Dose of Sunshine is a South Korean web series now streaming on Netflix. The story follows Jung Da-eun (Park Bo-young), a nurse in the Psychiatry Department at a hospital. She takes great care to make sure that her interactions with her patients are — you guessed it — doses of sunshine. Because Da-eun is suddenly transferred to this new (and much more difficult) part of the hospital, she faces lots of bumps in the road as she attempts to help her patients. The story also includes Dong Go...
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% | IMDb: 6.9/10
A sci-fi horror series set in space, The Silent Sea follows a crew as they go investigate an abandoned research facility where a tragedy took place. With the mission to retrieve valuable samples that might lead to the creation of more water, a vitally important and expensive resource now in the future, the crew heads into unknown terror when they enter Balhae station. With Bae Doona and Gong Yoo leading this cast, you already know it's going to be good. Full of mysteries and twists, The Silen...
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% | IMDb: 7.2/10
When former pop superstar Lee Doo-na (Bae Suzy) and the unexceptional Lee Won-joon (Yang Se-Jong) end up as unlikely roommates, an even more unlikely romance begins to blossom in this heartfelt series written by Jong Yoon-ha. Based on Min Song-ah’s The Girl Downstairs, Doona! excels in both comedy and romance, with all the best assets of a well-worn genre illustrated throughout each of Doona!’s episodes. Director Lee Jeong-hyo has a clear, keen eye for the chemistry of central pair Bae Suzy a...
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% | IMDb: 7.1/10
Starring the beloved Song Kang, Neverthelesswas an instant hit with audiences worldwide. Fresh off a rough breakup, art student Yu Na-Bi (Han So-hee), has turned into a cynic who no longer believes in love. But when she meets the intoxicating Park Jae-eon (Song Kang), she's unable to resist his magnetic pull and flirtatious charm. An emotionally unavailable commitment-phobe in his own right, Jae-eon isn't interested in a relationship. He's there for a good time, not a long time. The pair emba...
Rotten Tomatoes: 60% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Based on the Taiwanese television series Someday or One Day,A Time Called You follows the grieving Jun-hee (Jeon Yeo-been), who is transported back to 1998 into the body of a different person, eventually meeting a man who uncannily resembles her deceased boyfriend. Dropping the typical rom-com style of K-dramas in this genre, A Time Called You finds its rhythm with moments of true suspense and tension, perfectly realized by Yeo-been and Ahn Hyo-Seop’s lead performances. Beautifully shot on lo...
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% | IMDb: 4.6/10
Gently toeing the line between both comedy and drama,King the Land sees Lee Jun-ho’s hotel CEO, Goo Won, disheartened by his involvement in an inheritance war, only for his life to find new meaning through his timely meeting with the ever-positive hotelier Cheon Sa-rang (Im Yoon-ah). The endearing chemistry of the lead couple fuels the comforting narrative fire from creatorCheon Sung-il, who takes a well-worn rom-com genre and finds its best assets, utilizing them throughout the series.King t...
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% | IMDb: 7.3/10
Mask Girl adapts the popular Naver webtoon created by Mae-mi and Hee-se about a bored young woman who is tired of her mundane office life and dons a mask to become an internet streaming personality. Unfortunately, she attracts the wrong attention, sending her life down a deep rabbit hole filled with murder, mysteries, and multiple personas. The limited series is not just visually stunning — it makes the ambitious choice to have the lead be played by three distinct actresses throughout the run...
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% | IMDb: 8.1/10
Bloodhounds is a fist-pumping, breakneck action crime drama from South Korea with masterful fight choreography and acting. The series follows Kim Geon-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Hong Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi), two young boxers who get deeply in over their heads with a notorious loan shark, forcing them to use skills to dive deeper into the criminal underworld to pay off their debts. Though the friendship between the main two stars and the menacing performance of Park Sung-woong as the terrifying loan...
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- 'Squid Game' If you haven't yet checked out Squid Game, which is set to become Netflix's most-watched show ever, then here's one more recommendation: This edge-of-your-seat Korean thriller on Netflix is definitely worth a look.
- 'Sweet Home' If you enjoyed Korean movies like The Call and #Alive, you'll be able to stomach the gruesome monsters at the center of Sweet Home. The multi-season drama follows a depressed loner (Song Kang) who moves into a new apartment complex after the death of his family.
- 'Happiness' This modern zombie drama is full of surprises at every turn, starting with being one of the only dramas to acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 'All of Us Are Dead' This heart-racing zombie thriller offers another unique spin on the genre, following a group of high school students as the zombie apocalypse comes to their school.
- 'Crash Landing on You' This beloved romantic K-drama takes the "lovers from two different worlds" trope to a new level. South Korean heiress Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) gets in a paragliding accident and lands in the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea.
- 'The Glory' This intense revenge drama follows Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), a former victim of severe school bullying who was left mentally and physically scared by her wealthy group of assailants.
- 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' This heartwarming series is hard to define in one go—it's a law procedural, family drama, rom-com, workplace drama, and encyclopedia of whale facts all in one.
- 'SKY Castle' The best melodramas are both mesmerizing and enraging, while shining a light on an important social issue affecting the country. And by "the best melodrama," I mean SKY Castle.
- It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) The Korean title translates to “You’re a Psycho, But It’s OK,” but this more positive title assures viewers that there will be comforting and happy moments in this incisive drama exploring mental health struggles and emotional healing.
- Stranger (2017) Si-mok (Cho Seung-woo) is a successful prosecutor who suffers from awkwardness and lack of empathy after having surgery. Together with police lieutenant Yeo-jin (Bae Doona), he solves a crime, but there’s poison in the water.
- Kingdom (2019) This nail-biting horror series tells the story of ancient Joseon Dynasty Prince Lee Chang (Ju Ji-hoon), whose country is plagued by zombies.
- The Crowned Clown (2019) An embattled and paranoid Joseon Dynasty king puts a lookalike clown on the throne to imitate him, fearing his own death at the hands of his detractors.
Laugh, cry, sigh, scream, shout or whatever you feel like with these funny, intense, romantic and suspenseful Korean dramas.
Dec 16, 2022 · From 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' to 'All Of Us Are Dead,' and 'Twenty-Five Twenty-One' to 'Business Proposal,' these are the best K-dramas that were released on Netflix this year.
