In April 2023, Netflix announced it would be investing another $2.5 billion in the Korean entertainment industry over the next four years. While this investment spans film, unscripted series, and scripted TV, the massively popular K-drama format is at the center of Netflix’s strategy.
Fast-forward to 2025, and we’re starting to see the results of that continued investment. The next slew of K-dramas coming to Netflix have among them one of the most expensive K-dramas of all time, a long-awaited spinoff of a popular drama, and a show that has a fair amount to do with potatoes (Chicken Nugget, eat your heart out). Without further ado, here are the five most promising upcoming Korean dramas, some of which have already started dropping weekly, to watch and anticipate on Netflix this spring.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Release date: March 7 to March 28
Episode count: 16 episodes
Recommended for fans of: Reply 1988, Pachinko,
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