New K-drama releases are here to enhance the celebration of the fall season. While October screams for a scary adventure, these K-dramas span a variety of genres including romance, thriller, drama, fantasy, and yes, horror. So get your spiced pumpkin lattes and popcorn ready because these K-dramas will keep you glued to your screens all month long.
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K-drama to release in October 2024
Scroll through the list below to find your first K-drama watch of October 2024!
spice up our love
Main cast: Lee Sang-yi, Han Ji-hyun
Release date: 3 October
This spin-off series of No Gain No Love is a particularly exciting K-drama for fans fed up with the original series ending this month. The series will focus on the second leads, Lee Sand Yi and Han Ji Hyun. In No Gain No Love, Han plays Nam Ja-yeon, a writer of erotic online novels, while Lee plays a corporate heiress. In this event series, the actors will bring to life the characters from one of the exciting stories of the name.
family by choice
Main cast: Hwang In-yup, Jang Chae-yeon, Bae Hyun-sung
Release date: 9 October
In this heartwarming drama, Kim San-ha, Yoon Joo-won, and Kang Hae-joon are close friends who are raised by San Ha and Joo Won’s father. As they grow up they eventually separate and reunite after a decade. A lot has changed, including the fact that both San-ha and Hae-joon have developed feelings for Joo Won.
Dongjae, good or bastard
Main cast:Lee Joon-hyuk, Park Sung-woong
Release date: 10 October
In this spin-off series of The Stranger, Lee Joon-hyuk will reprise his role as Prosecutor Seo Dongjae, who works at the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office. The story revolves around his difficult journey ahead after his image is tarnished by corruption allegations in the past. He deals with a major case involving the murder of a high school girl and as he investigates, he finds himself torn between his pursuit of justice and his own ambitions.
Doubt
Main cast: Han Suk-kyu, Chae Woo-bin
Release date: 11 October
In this K-drama thriller, Han Suk-kyu will play a leading criminal profiler in Korea. His character, Jang Tae-su, is a working single father who, while investigating a case, uncovers his daughter’s involvement which shakes him to his core.
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Main cast: Kim Tae-ri, Shin Ye-eun, Ra Mi-ran, Jang Eun-chae
Release date: 12 October
The show is set in the 50’s era, it is the story of a poor girl, Jeongnyeon, who is blessed with singing talent and dreams of being a part of a traditional women’s theater company.
a virtuous business
Main cast: Kim So-yeon, Yeon Woo-jin
Release date: 12 October
In this drama set in rural Korea in the early 1990s, when talking about sex was considered taboo, four friends team up to form the Bangpan Sisters. They start a small business selling adult products directly to customers’ homes.
love in the big city
Main cast: Nam Yoon-soo
Release date: 21st October
It is based on the widely acclaimed novel of the same name by K-drama author Park-Sang Young. It features four different stories of a gay man living with a heterosexual woman. Each story is directed by a different director consisting of Hur Jin-ho, Hong Ji-young, Son Tae-gyum and Kim Se-in.
hellbound season 2
Main cast: Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Sung-cheol
Release date: 25 October
This Netflix series is the perfect watch for spooky season. However, original star Yoo Ah-in will not reprise his role due to his legal issues and his role has been recast with Kim Sung-cheol. Kim will play charismatic cult leader Jang Ji-su, who met his end in season one when he was sent to hell, but will be brought back to life in the new episodes.
