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(From top, clockwise) Gong Yoo and Son Ye-jin in 'Tantara'; Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae in 'The WONDERfools'; Jisoo in 'Boyfriend on Demand'; and Ji Chang-wook and Song Hye-kyo in 'The Scandal.' Photos courtesy of Netflix

(From top, clockwise) Gong Yoo and Son Ye-jin in 'Tantara'; Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae in 'The WONDERfools'; Ji Chang-wook and Song Hye-kyo in 'The Scandal'; and Jisoo in 'Boyfriend on Demand.' Photos courtesy of Netflix

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Big stars lead Netflix's 2026 K-content lineup

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176897705127420260121 (1).jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="(From top, clockwise) Gong Yoo and Son Ye-jin in &#x27;Tantara&#x27;; Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae in &#x27;The WONDERfools&#x27;; Jisoo in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand&#x27;; and Ji Chang-wook and Song Hye-kyo in &#x27;The Scandal.&#x27; Photos courtesy of Netflix"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From top, clockwise) Gong Yoo and Song Hye-kyo in &#x27;Tantara&#x27;; Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae in &#x27;The WONDERfools&#x27;; Ji Chang-wook and Son Ye-jin in &#x27;The Scandal&#x27;; and Jisoo in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand.&#x27; Photos courtesy of Netflix </span></span></span></div><p>Netflix unveiled Wednesday its 2026 slate of South Korean content, featuring a diverse lineup of 33 titles ranging from scripted dramas to reality programs, headlined by some of the biggest stars of the Korean Wave.</p><p>Following<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/1/8/netflix-unveils-lineup-of-korean-titles-for-2026-1605"><strong> an initial reveal </strong></a>of its lineup under the “What Next?” tagline, the streaming giant has now dropped a more expanded list of upcoming K-content.</p><p>&quot;Spanning romance, laughter, thrills, emotional depth, and genre-defying imagination, this year&#x27;s Korean slate promises the joy of discovery across series, films, and unscripted titles,&quot; the streaming giant said.</p><p>&quot;Together, these stories deepen Netflix’s long-standing partnership with Korea’s creative industry while delivering unforgettable stories to audiences around the world,&quot; it added.</p><p>The lineup includes the romance dramas &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/1/15/kim-seon-ho-go-youn-jung-talk-characters-chemistry-in-cross-border-rom-com-2025"><strong>Can This Love Be Translated?</strong></a>&quot; and &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/1/7/kim-hye-yoon-lomon-team-up-for-fantasy-rom-com-on-netflix-1606"><strong>No Tail to Tell</strong></a>,&quot; the office comedy &quot;Undercover Miss Hong&quot; starring Park Shin-hye, and the fifth season of the dating show &quot;Single&#x27;s Inferno&quot; — all of which have either already been released or are currently ongoing.</p><p>On February 13, audiences can look forward to &quot;The Art of Sarah,&quot; a mystery thriller series starring Shin Hye-sun and Lee Jun-hyuk as an enigmatic fashion brand executive and a detective, respectively.</p><p>February will also see the return of the mystery game series &quot;Agents of Mystery,&quot; with returning cast members Lee Yong-jin, John Park, Lee Hyeri, Kim Do-hoon, aespa&#x27;s Karina, along with newcomer Gabee of &quot;Street Woman Fighter&quot; fame.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976166829Boyfriend on Demand - Jisoo.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Jisoo in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jisoo in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976180631Boyfriend on Demand - Seo Inguk.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Seo In-guk in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Seo In-guk in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand&#x27;</span></span></span></div><p>Also set to premiere in the first quarter are &quot;Boyfriend On Demand,&quot; a highly anticipated romantic comedy starring Blackpink mega-star Jisoo and Seo In-guk, and &quot;Ready or Not: Texas,&quot; an unscripted series featuring actor Lee Seo-jin and produced by renowned producer Na Yeong-seok.</p><p>&quot;Pavane,&quot; a film in which three emotionally closed-off individuals — played by Ko A-sung, Byun Yo-han and Moon Sang-min — become &quot;a ray of light for one another,&quot; is also set to release in the first quarter.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SECOND QUARTER</strong></div><p>In the second quarter, Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi will reunite for the second season of the boxing drama &quot;Bloodhounds,&quot; joined by Jung Ji-hoon (better known as singer Rain) in a villainous role.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976328537Bloodhounds - Woo Dohwan.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Woo Do-hwan in &#x27;Bloodhounds 2&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Woo Do-hwan in &#x27;Bloodhounds 2&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976385136Bloodhounds - Lee Sangyi (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Lee Sang-yi in &#x27;Bloodhounds 2&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Lee Sang-yi in &#x27;Bloodhounds 2&#x27;</span></span></span></div><p>Other series set to arrive in this period include &quot;If Wishes Could Kill,&quot; about a group of high school students who suddenly find themselves fated to die, cursed by a mysterious wish-granting app; &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/6/4/choi-min-sik-choi-hyun-wook-star-in-netflix-series-notes-from-the-last-row-1212"><strong>Notes from the Last Row</strong></a>,&quot; in which Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook portray a literature professor who becomes obsessed with his genius student; and the rom-com &quot;Sold Out On You,&quot; starring Ahn Hyo-seop and Chae Won-bin.</p><p>The slate also features &quot;Teach You a Lesson,&quot; following a government task force created to restore teachers’ authority in an era of struggling schools and unruly students; &quot;The WONDERfools,&quot; starring Park Eun-bin and Cha Eun-woo, about a group of awkward townies who gain superpowers; and &quot;We Are All Trying Here&quot; (Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Youn-jung and Oh Jung-se), which tells the story of &quot;a man struggling with jealousy and envy [who] strives to find peace of mind.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976528639The WONDERfools.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae in &#x27;The WONDERfools&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae in &#x27;The WONDERfools&#x27;</span></span></span></div><p>The action-comedy film &quot;Husbands in Action,&quot; in which a woman&#x27;s ex-husband and current husband team up to rescue her from a dangerous criminal group, is also set to drop in the second quarter. Its powerhouse cast includes Jin Sun-kyu, Gong Myoung, Kim Ji-suk, Yoon Kyung-ho, Kang Hanna, Lee Da-hee and Jeon So-min.</p><p>In reality programming, the second quarter will bring the return of the dating show &quot;Better Late Than Single&quot; for its second season, as well as the premiere of &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/9/7/byeon-woo-seok-lee-kwang-soo-join-yu-jae-seok-s-netflix-reality-show-1232"><strong>Jae-seok&#x27;s B&amp;B Rules!</strong></a>&quot;, in which top TV personality Yu Jae-seok runs a bed and breakfast alongside Lee Kwang-soo, Byeon Woo-seok, and Ji Ye-eun.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>THIRD QUARTER</strong></div><p>In the third quarter, the streamer&#x27;s lineup includes &quot;Mousetrap,&quot; a thriller starring Ryu Jun-yeol and Sul Kyung-gu about a reclusive novelist who forms an unlikely alliance with a loan shark who once pursued him; and &quot;Our Sticky Love,&quot; a rom-com in which Jung Hae-in teams up with &quot;The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call&quot; actress Ha Young, telling the story of an amnesiac prosecutor and a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend.</p><p>&quot;The East Palace,&quot; marking heartthrob Nam Joo-hyuk’s return to the small screen following his military service, is also set to premiere in the third quarter. He portrays a man who can traverse the world of ghosts, starring alongside Roh Yoon-seo and Cho Seung-woo.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976651457East Palace - Nam Joohyuk.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Nam Joo-hyuk in &#x27;The East Palace&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Nam Joo-hyuk in &#x27;The East Palace&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976675398The Scandal - Son Yejin.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Son Ye-jin in &#x27;The Scandal&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Son Ye-jin in &#x27;The Scandal&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976708840The Scandal - Ji Changwook.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Ji Chang-wook in &#x27;The Scandal&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ji Chang-wook in &#x27;The Scandal&#x27;</span></span></span></div><p>Meanwhile, Son Ye-jin and Ji Chang-wook will headline &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/3/27/son-ye-jin-ji-chang-wook-nana-team-up-for-upcoming-k-drama-1200"><strong>The Scandal</strong></a>,&quot; which depicts a love game between a woman and a man regarded as the greatest playboy of the Joseon era.</p><p>The action-comedy film &quot;Mission: Cross&quot; is also returning with a sequel, with Hwang Jung-min and Yum Jung-ah reprising their roles. This time, their characters must stop a shadowy organization from smuggling Korea&#x27;s cultural heritage artifacts.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976735480Take A Hike.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Day6&#x27;s Dowoon, Lee Chae-min, Car, the garden and Allday Project&#x27;s Tarzzan in &#x27;Take A Hike!&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Day6&#x27;s Dowoon, Lee Chae-min, Car, the garden and Allday Project&#x27;s Tarzzan in &#x27;Take A Hike!&#x27;</span></span></span></div><p>The third quarter will also bring the second season of &quot;Kian&#x27;s Bizarre B&amp;B,&quot; in which webtoon artist-turned-TV personality Kian84 runs a bed and breakfast, as well as &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/1/15/lee-chae-min-day6-s-dowoon-among-stars-of-new-netflix-reality-show-1830"><strong>Take A Hike!</strong></a>&quot;, featuring Lee Chae-min, Day6’s Dowoon, Allday Project’s Tarzzan and Car, the garden as they journey across snow-capped mountains in Korea.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FOURTH QUARTER</strong></div><p>The fourth-quarter lineup includes the mystery-horror series &quot;Dead-End Job,&quot; which follows a man who discovers a peculiar employment agency offering seemingly perfect part-time jobs, only to find himself thrown in a workplace of unimaginable horrors. It stars Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, and Lee Hee-jun.</p><p>Son Suk-ku and Japanese actor Eita Nagayama star in a project with the working title &quot;Road,&quot; following two detectives investigating a string of gruesome cross-border murders. Meanwhile, Kim Young-kwang and Chae Soo-bin lead the rom-com &quot;Take Charge of My Heart,&quot; about a man with an artificial heart and a woman with the unusual power to recharge him.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768976780970Tantara - Gong Yoo, Song Hyekyo.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Gong Yoo and Song Hye-kyo in &#x27;Tantara&#x27;"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Gong Yoo and Song Hye-kyo in &#x27;Tantara&#x27;</span></span></span></div><p>Top actors Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo star in &quot;Tantara,&quot; which takes viewers into the Korean entertainment industry of the 1960s and 1980s, alongside Kim Seol-hyun, Cha Seung-won, and Lee Hanee.</p><p>Veteran actors Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong also topbill the film &quot;Possible Love,&quot; following the intertwined lives of two married couples leading completely different lives.</p><p>The fourth quarter also features the third season of the hit cooking show &quot;Culinary Class Wars,&quot; turning into a team-based showdown, as well as the ultimate brain challenge in &quot;The Devil&#x27;s Plan.&quot;</p>

<p>Netflix unveiled its 2026 slate of South Korean content, featuring a diverse lineup of 33 titles ranging from scripted dramas to reality programs, headlined by some of the biggest stars of the Korean Wave.</p>

Netflix unveiled its 2026 slate of South Korean content, featuring a diverse lineup of 33 titles ranging from scripted dramas to reality programs, headlined by some of the biggest stars of the Korean Wave.