Complete List Of Upcoming Netflix K-Dramas, Movies, And Variety Shows In 2021 & 2022
New K-Dramas Coming Out On Netflix In 2021-2022! Gong Yoo Returns To The Small Screen!
Netflix has become the world's leading streaming platform, and it offers many great drama series to enjoy.
Netflix is also actively moving towards localization by renting big studios in Korea and producing original series K-dramas, movies, and variety shows.
Let’s have a look at series that will be released on Netflix in the pipeline for the rest of 2021 and early 2022.
If you're looking for K-dramas that have already been released on Netflix in 2021, check out this blog.
DRAMAS
MY NAME
마이네임
Starring: Ahn Bo-hyun, Han So-hee
Release Date: October 15, 2021
Episodes: 8
Ahn Bo-hyun from Itaewon Class alongside Han So-hee from The World of the Married have confirmed their roles in the upcoming Netflix original K-drama My Name.
This is a story about a woman who becomes an undercover police officer in order to seek revenge for her father. She ends up being discovered and later falls in love.
This is directed by the director of Extracurricular. We expect a lot of intense fighting scenes, and can't wait to see another powerful woman portrayed on our screens.
HELLBOUND
지옥
Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Park Jung-min, Yang Ik-joon
Release Date: November 19, 2021
Episodes: 6
The drama will be directed by Train To Busan's Yeon Sang-ho, while Yoo Ah-in, renowned for his performance on #Alive, will play the protagonist.
The webtoon's artist Choi Kyu-seok and director Yeon Sang-ho, who are friends from college, have said to been working on the screenplay of both the webtoon and the drama together, while the original story dates back in 2002 to a short film by Yeon Sang-ho titled Hell (지옥).
The story shows people encountering a supernatural phenomenon where messengers from hell suddenly appear and sentence them to hell. With the release of the trailer, the scene where unknown monsters broke into the world and burned people to death also made people once again admire South Korea's excellent strength in film and television.
THE SILENT SEA
고요의 바다
Starring: Gong Yoo, Bae Doona, Lee Joon
Release Date: December 2021
Episodes: 8
The star power of this drama’s lineup is just jaw-dropping. Netflix has confirmed that their original drama The Silent Sea will star Gong Yoo, Bae Doona and Lee Joon.
It tells the story of a future where humankind has exhausted the Earth’s resources. Scientists are sent on a mission to the moon to investigate samples from an abandoned research station.
The theme of the K-drama is very interesting, and we are very excited to finally get Gong Yoo back to the small screen.
To make things better, we also get Bae Doona, who is currently starring in Stranger season 2 and the Kingdom series (also available on Netflix).
MONEY HEIST
종이의 집
Starring: Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Yun-jin, Park Hae-soo
Release Date: December 2021
Episodes: 12
Netflix Korea has reportedly leased two giant studios and one of the many shows they'll be shooting is the Korean remake of the globally popular Spanish TV series Money Heist (Le Casa De Papel).
The original story followed robbers entering the Royal Mint of Spain in an attempt to steal billions of euros.
Yoo Ji-tae is expected to play the professor while Korean-American actress Kim Yun-jin, well-known for her role in Lost, will play Raquel. Park Hae-soo, fresh off hit show Squid Game, will play Berlin.
It's quite exciting to anticipate how the different setting will paint a different picture from the original.
ALL OF US ARE DEAD
지금 우리 학교는
Starring: Park Ji-hoo, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Park Solomon, Yoo In-soo, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyung
Release Date: January 2022
Episodes: 12
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Adapted from a webtoon, All of Us Are Dead tells the story of a high school being ravaged by a zombie virus. These students work together to survive.
However, in a school with nowhere to escape, how will the relationship between the students develop? Who will live and who will die?
All of Us Are Dead is one of the Netflix original dramas that we are especially curious about. Are you looking forward to it?
SURINAME (working title)
수리남
Starring: Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Yeon-seok, Choo Ja-hyun, Park Hae-soo
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 6
After a lapse of 13 years, actor Ha Jung-Woo, who has mainly appeared in movies, is finally returning to the small screen in the new drama, Suriname, which makes fans quite excited.
The primary filming location of Suriname is the Dominican Republic, and the production team announced that it will invest 40 billion won into production.
The adaptation is based on the true story of the Korean who became the king of drugs in Suriname, South America.
JUVENILE JUSTICE
소년심판
Starring: Kim Hye-soo, Kim Moo-yeol, Lee Sung-min
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 10
Shim Eun-seok (played by Kim Hye-soo), who is not fond of young criminals, is assigned as a new elite judge of the juvenile department of a district court.
There, she works with Cha Tae-ju (played by Kim Moo-yeol), another judge who has a warm heart towards juvenile offenders.
The drama is expected to depict unseen sides of juvenile crimes, juvenile legislation, and the responsibilities of adults and society surrounding these troubled teens.
THE SOUND OF MAGIC
안나라수마나라
Starring: Ji Chang-wook, Hwang In-yeop, Choi Sung-eun
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 6
This is a drama based on the webtoon Annarasumanara. Ji Chang-wook was the drama's first pick for the magician role while Hwang In-yeop, recently rising star of True Beauty, was offered the role of a goodie two shoes student who always does what adults tell him to do.
Ji Chang-wook is back with another collaboration with Netflix after Lovestruck in the City.
Yun Ai is a high school girl who lives with her young sister alone because their father is always running away from creditors and their mother left them.
One day she chases a 10,000-won bill (worth less than 10USD) and ends up in an abandoned amusement park. There, she runs into a magician who is rumoured to be crazy. Then, the magician asks Ai a question.
GLITCH (working title)
글리치
Starring: Jeon Yeo-been, Nana, Lee Dong-hwi, Ryu Kyung-soo
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 10
This drama stars Jeon Yeo-been, who rose in popularity after Vincenzo and it is currently in preparation for shooting.
It tells the story of woman whose boyfriend mysteriously disappears due to an unknown light. She works to uncover the truth with a UFO club.
The topic seems very interesting, will you be tuning in?
MODEL FAMILY (working title)
모범가족
Starring: Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo, Park Ji-yeon
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 10
Netflix's Model Family tells the story of an ordinary family falling apart due to involvement with evil drug organization who must work together to become a "model family".
It was originally reported that So Ji-sub was going to star in it, but he has been replaced by Jung Woo, who became popular through Reply 1994.
MOVIES
YACHA (working title)
야차
Starring: Sol Kyung-gu, Park Hae-soo, Yang Dong-geun, Song Jae-rim
This movie, which was filmed in Taiwan, tells the story of a spy, code-named "Yacha", who goes up against a prosecutor from the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office who got demoted to Shenyang, China.
The filming was completed in 2019, and it is determined that will be broadcast exclusively on Netflix and not in theaters.
LOVE AND LEASHES
모럴센스
Starring: Seohyun, Lee Jun-young
Release Date: February 2022
This romantic movie tells a series of events caused by the heroine accidentally accepting the package of the male protagonist, revealing his sexual fetish. Currently, it is tentatively scheduled to be launched on Netflix worldwide in February 2022. Are you fans looking forward to it?
VARIETY SHOWS
PAIK'S SPIRIT
백스피릿
Starring: Baek Jong-won
Release Date: October 1, 2021
In addition to Korean dramas and movies, Korean variety shows also perform very well on Netflix. Baek Jong-won invites other big name celebrities in the entertainment industry to catch up, drink, and share stories.
NEW WORLD
신세계로부터
Starring: Lee Seung-gi, Eun Ji-won, Kai, Kim Hee-chul, Jo Bo-ah, Park Na-rae
Release Date: November 20, 2021
Based on the trailer, this is sure to be a funny, entertaining reality show. Set on a utopian island, six celebrities need to strategize and solve missions to earn virtual currency during their stay.
GLUTTON AND FURRY
먹보와 털보
Starring: Rain, Noh Hong-chul
On this variety show, Rain and Noh Hong-chul travel around Korean on motorcycles, eat delicious food, and relax. It seems like it'll be a very healing reality show.
SOLO HELL
솔로지옥
Starring: Lee Da-hee, Kyuhyun, Hong Jin-kyung
Release Date: December 2021
This dating reality show follows 10 single men and women, trapped on an island called "the hottest hell" in the world. Sounds spicy, right? We'll be looking forward to it!