An amazing lineup of Korean dramas, romances, thrillers, and unscripted shows has been revealed by Netflix for 2025. The third season of Squid Game, which promises to broaden its universe and carry on the story of its fascinating characters, is the highly anticipated lineup’s main attraction.
In addition to returning actors Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun, Netflix has revealed an ambitious 2025 Korean content lineup highlighted by “Squid Game 3,” which broadens its universe with a cast that includes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, and Park Gyu-young.
The series, which premieres on June 27, explores the Front Man’s future plans while going deeper into Gi-hun’s decisions in the face of great misery.
Squid Game 3 Takes the Game to New Heights
Squid Game 3, which will debut on June 27, explores in further detail the fallout from Gi-hun’s decisions amid debilitating melancholy. Along with examining the Front Man’s future plans, the upcoming season will have a stellar cast in addition to returning favorites Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun. Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, and Park Gyu-young are among the new cast members, so viewers can anticipate more drama and suspense in this exciting continuation of the series.
With the romantic film “When The Stars Gossip,” which starred Lee Min-ho as a space tourist who develops feelings for Korean-American astronaut Kong Hyo Jin, the streamer began in 2025. The medical drama “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,” which starred Ju Ji-hoon as a brilliant trauma surgeon reassembling a hospital team, followed the return of the dating reality show “Single’s Inferno” for its historic fourth season. In January, the titles were bowed.
Romantic Beginning to the Year
When the Stars Gossip, a romantic series on Netflix that debuted in 2025, features Lee Min-ho as a space tourist who develops feelings for Korean-American astronaut Kong Hyo Jin. A year full of amazing stories is just getting started. The eagerly awaited fourth season of the dating reality show Single’s Inferno premiered in January as well. In The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Ju Ji-hoon plays a brilliant trauma surgeon who rebuilds a hospital team, giving fans another taste of medical drama.
Releases in February Offer a Variety of Themes
Netflix is releasing several much-awaited titles as the year enters its first quarter. Bogotá: City of the Lost (February 4), which tracks Song Joong-ki as he makes his way through Colombia’s black market, comes first. Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young play aspiring filmmakers pursuing their career goals in Melo Movie (February 14), another romance in the schedule.
In addition, Ryu Jun-yeol’s role as a pastor who gets divine messages to punish a kidnapper will captivate audiences in the supernatural thriller Revelations. Hellbound creators Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok collaborated on the series, while executive producer Alfonso Cuarón is involved.
“Bogotá: City of the Lost” (released February 4), which follows Song Joong-ki’s adventure through Colombia’s black market, and “Melo Movie” (released February 14), a romance starring Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young about film industry dreamers, are the next releases of the first quarter.
March Shows Keep Things Exciting
More amazing stories will be released in March, such as the whimsical romantic comedy The Potato Lab, which stars Lee Sun-bin and Kang Tae-oh. Beginning March 7, viewers of Jeju Island may look forward to new episodes of the romance series When Life Gives You Tangerines, which stars IU and Park Bo-gum.
“The Potato Lab,” a whimsical romantic comedy starring Lee Sun-bin and Kang Tae-oh, will be released in March. Meanwhile, “When Life Gives You Tangerines,” a Jeju Island romance starring IU and Park Bo-gum, will be released every week beginning March 7.
Thrillers and Star-Studded Dramas in Q2
Shin Hyun-been plays a detective troubled by her sister’s death, and Ryu Jun-yeol plays a preacher who hears divine messages to punish a kidnapper in the supernatural thriller “Revelations,” which enters the Q1 schedule. The movie is the next joint effort by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, the creators of “Hellbound,” with executive producer Alfonso Cuarón.
A spin-off from the popular series Hospital Playlist, Resident Playbook, which follows ob-gyn residents, promises even more excitement in the second quarter of 2025. Heavenly Ever After, which follows Kim Hye-ja and Son Suk-ku as they discover love in the afterlife, will offer a distinctive take on romance. Mercy for None, which stars So Ji-sub in a compelling noir action role, and Tastefully Yours, which stars Kang Ha-neul as a chaebol heir turned recipe hunter, are both anticipated by fans of crime thrillers.
Weak Hero Class 2, which carries on the violent school drama with Park Ji-hoon resuming his part as Yeon Si-eun, and Karma, in which Park Hae-soo plays a man caught in a dangerous deal, are two more high-stakes dramas.
“Heavenly Ever After,” in which Kim Hye-ja and Son Suk-ku find love in the afterlife, and “Resident Playbook,” a spin-off of “Hospital Playlist” that follows ob-gyn residents, are featured in the second quarter. So Ji-sub returns to noir action in the crime thriller “Mercy for None,” while Kang Ha-neul plays a chaebol heir who becomes a recipe hunter in “Tastefully Yours.”
In the suspenseful crime thriller “Karma,” Shin Min-a plays a doctor dealing with childhood trauma, while Park Hae-soo plays a man caught up in a dangerous deal after seeing a bizarre incident. The second season of “Weak Hero Class 2” has Park Ji-hoon reprising his role as Yeon Si-eun, who now has to deal with increased violence at his new school with Ryeo-un and Choi Min-yeong, two newbies.
Unscripted Shows and Documentaries
The 2025 unscripted slate is as thrilling. YouTuber Kian84’s eccentric guesthouse project will be featured on Kian’s Bizarre B&B, and Beef star Justin H. Min and baduk (go) champion Lee Se-dol will compete in a novel way on The Devil’s Plan Season 2. The powerful story of In the Name of God will be carried on in the documentary The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies, which delves deeply into the horrific events that have occurred in the nation.
Additional Excitement in the Third Quarter
A variety of exciting and touching stories will have Netflix content on the edge of their seats during the third quarter of 2025. Both Yim Si-wan’s contract killer drama Mantis and Kang Ha-neul’s apartment thriller Wall to Wall are worth seeing. For those looking for a more lighthearted choice, consider the young romance Love Untangled, which stars Gong Myoung and Shin Eun-soo.
Kang Ha-neul’s apartment thriller “Wall to Wall,” Gong Myoung and Shin Eun-soo’s youth romance “Love Untangled,” the dating makeover series “Better Late Than Single,” and Yim Si-wan’s contract killer drama “Mantis” are among the releases for the third quarter. In the period drama “Aema,” Lee Ha-nee plays the lead role, and Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang compete in the action thriller “Trigger.” Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun star in the friendship drama “You and Everything Else,” which is paired with the variety show “Crime Scene Zero.”
Sul Kyung-gu’s 1970s hijacking thriller “Good News,” the supernatural romance “Genie, Make a Wish,” which reunites Kim Woo-bin and Suzy, and the domestic noir “As You Stood By,” starring Jeon So-nee and Lee You-mi, round out the year. In “Cashero,” Lee Jun-ho acquires superpowers based on currency, while Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo experience cataclysmic floods in “The Great Flood.”
Aema, a period drama starring Lee Ha-nee, and Trigger, in which Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang go head-to-head in an action-packed storyline, are two more exciting dramas. Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun will star in the friendship drama You and Everything Else, and lovers of variety shows should anticipate Crime Scene Zero.
Year-End Excitations and Unscripted Growth
Genie, Make a Wish, a supernatural romance starring Kim Woo-bin and Suzy, and Sul Kyung-gu’s 1970s hijacking thriller Good News are just two of the anticipated releases that will take place before the year ends. Jeon So-nee and Lee You-mi feature in the exciting series As You Stood By, which will appeal to fans of domestic noir. While Lee Jun-ho will play a man with superpowers based on currency in Cashero, Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo will team together to confront cataclysmic floods in The Great Flood.
Physical: Asia, a multinational competition, and Culinary Class Wars Season 2, which builds on the popularity of its first season, are the two unscripted shows that will conclude the year.
Period Mystery and the First Korean Animated Film on Netflix
Kim Tae-ri plays an astronaut in a Mars-Earth romance in Lost in Starlight, Netflix’s first Korean animated film, which completes the 2025 lineup. In the meantime, Lee Jae-wook and Cho Bo-ah will play detectives in the period mystery Dear Hongrang as they solve a case involving missing people and family secrets.
As a top source of Korean entertainment in 2025, Netflix is solidifying its position with this intriguing selection of content.
The slate concludes with the mystery thriller “The Price of Confession,” which stars Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun, “Can This Love Be Translated?” starring Kim Seon-ho as a polyglot translator, and two significant unscripted expansions: “Physical: Asia,” which becomes a multinational competition, and “Culinary Class Wars Season 2,” which builds on its record-breaking first season success.
Kim Tae-ri voices an astronaut in the Mars-Earth romance in Netflix’s first Korean animated film, “Lost in Starlight,” while Lee Jae-wook and Cho Bo-ah star in the period mystery “Dear Hongrang,” which tells the story of missing people and family secrets.