Spring is Finally Here: 11 New K-dramas Out in April 2026!

With so many high-profile K-dramas coming out in the next few months, The Korea Herald describes this period as “a competitive spring window for K-content.” It’s easy to see why: March saw the release of ENA’s Climax and tvN’s Mad Concrete Dreams, while April will witness the return of Netflix’s Bloodhounds and TVING’s Yumi’s Cells as well as the arrival of MBC’s eagerly awaited Perfect Crown and JTBC’s We Are All Trying Here. So, what K-dramas coming out in April 2026 are you watching next?

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• Release date: April 3rd, 2026
• Network: Netflix
• Episodes: 7
• Main cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, and Rain
• Where have I seen these people before? Since the first season of Bloodhounds, Woo Do-hwan led Netflix’s Mr Plankton and joined the cast of Disney+’s Made in Korea, while Lee Sang-yi was seen in tvN’s No Gain, No Love and JTBC’s Good Boy (he also had a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in Netflix’s Boyfriend on Demand). This is Rain’s first television project since Disney+’s Red Swan in 2024.
• Writer & Director: Jason Kim
• Adapted from Jeong Chan’s webtoon of the same name

According to Netflix, the second season is set three years after the events of the first. The official synopsis reads:

Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi return as Gun-woo and Woo-jin, a pair of fighters hardened by the battles they’ve fought together. Having taken down the loan sharks, Gun-woo is more motivated than ever to pursue his dream of becoming a boxing champion — with Woo-jin now fully in his corner as his coach and chosen family. But the duo face a menacing new foe who fights for money and power above all else: Baek-jeong (Jung Ji-hoon a.k.a. Rain). Once again, Gun-woo and Woo-jin must fight to protect everything they hold dear.

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• Release date: April 10th, 2026
• Network: MBC (internationally, you can watch it on Disney+)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Steve Noh, and Gong Seung-yeoh
• Where have I seen these people before? The marvellous IU was last seen in Netflix’s extraordinary When Life Gives You Tangerines, while Byeon Woo-seok last led tvN’s hit Lovely Runner. You might remember Steve Noh in AppleTV+’s Pachinko or, more recently, in Netflix’s Genie, Make a Wish. Gong Seung-yeoh led Channel A’s My Lovely Journey last Summer.
• Writer: Yoo Ji-won
• Director: Park Joon-hwa (from tvN’s Alchemy of Souls) and Bae Hee-young

In Perfect Crown, present-day South Korea is ruled by a constitutional monarchy. Seong Hee-ju (IU) is the second daughter of Castle Group, one of Korea’s biggest conglomerates. Despite her wealth, she’s often scorned by her peers due to the stigma of her illegitimate birth. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and incredibly persistent, so when her status as a commoner becomes a hindrance to her future goals, she sets her mind to joining the royal family. That’s when she meets Prince Yian (Byeon Woo-seok), the second son of the King. He lives a sorrowful and isolated existence, but his relationship with Hee-ju is bound to change that.

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• Release date: April 13th, 2026
• Network: TVING (depending on your region, you can watch it on Disney+, HBO Max, and Viki)
• Episodes: 8
• Main cast: Kim Go-eun and Kim Jae-won
• Where have I seen these people before? Since Yumi’s Cells 2, the remarkable Kim Go-eun has led tvN’s Little Women, Netflix’s You and Everything Else and The Price of Confession. Kim Jae-won had a supporting role in Netflix’s You and Everything Else and, more recently, in The Art of Sarah.
• Writers: Song Jae-jung (who also co-wrote the previous seasons of Yumi’s Cells, and also wrote tvN’s Memories of the Alhambra) and Kim Kyung-ran (who also co-wrote the previous seasons of Yumi’s Cells)
• Director: Lee Sang-yeob (from JTBC’s My Youth)
• Adapted from Lee Dong-geon’s webtoon of the same name

Now in her mid-30s, Yu-mi (Kim Go-eun) has achieved her dream of becoming a renowned romance novelist. But… what now? Without another passionate goal to work towards, Yu-mi’s days become monotonous. That’s when she meets Shin Soon-rok (Kim Jae-won), an editor in his 20s, whose pragmatic personality couldn’t be more different from Yu-mi’s cheerful and idealistic nature. When these Yu-mi and Soon-rok unexpectedly cross paths, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other.

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• Release date: April 17th, 2026
• Network: Coupang Play (internationally, you can watch it on Prime Video)
• Episodes: 14
• Main cast: Kim Hyang-gi, Cha Hak-yeon, Kim Jae-hyun, DEMIAN, and Kim Dong-kyu
• Where have I seen these people before? Kim Hyang-gi has just led Netflix’s Cashero, while Cha Hak-yeon had a very busy 2025: he had a supporting role in Netflix’s You and Everything Else and TBS’s Love Is for the Dogs, and he was part of the main cast of MBC’s Oh My Ghost Clients and TVING’s The Killer Next Door. Kim Jae-hyun’s last television project was the first three seasons of NTV’s Love You as the World Ends, while DEMIAN had a guest role in Wavve’s LOVE.exe last year. This is Kim Dong-kyu’s first K-drama since Naver TV’s Dating Class in 2019.
• Writer: Lee Min-joo
• Directors: Lee Tae-gon (from ENA’s True to Love) and Kim Jun-hyung

Yeo Eui-ju (Kim Hyang-gi) seems to be your average high schooler who struggles with her overbearing mother and does her best not to attract attention at school. What most people don’t know is that Eui-ju is an incredibly creative 19-year-old who writes R-rated BL novels about her handsome male teachers at night. She has always believed that romantic love is better enjoyed in the realm of her imagination, but that changes when she develops a huge crush on her brilliant — and dashing — math teacher, Ga U-su (Cha Hak-yeon).

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• Release date: April 17th, 2026
• Network: Wavve (we’re still waiting to hear about international distribution)
• Episodes: 8
• Main cast: Seo Ji-hye, Go Soo, and Kim Jae-kyung
• Where have I seen these people before? Seo Ji-hye was part of the main cast of tvN’s Nice to Not Meet You last year, while Go Soo last led tvN’s Parole Examiner Lee in 2024. This is Kim Jae-kyung’s first television project (in Korea) since SBS’s Again My Life in 2022 (well, I hope you also remember her as the legendary Veronica Park in SBS’s The Secret Life of My Secretary!).
• Writer & Director: Lim Gun-joong

Myo-jin (Seo Ji-hye) has spent the last 15 years planning revenge after she lost her parents in a questionable accident. When she’s about to put her plan into action, she becomes the victim of a car accident herself and loses all her memories. Now determined to get her memories back, Myo-jin will inevitably learn certain hidden truths that will forever change her life.

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• Release date: April 18th, 2026
• Network: JTBC (internationally, you can watch it on Netflix)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Youn-jung, Oh Jung-se, Kang Mal-geum, and Park Hae-joon
• Where have I seen these people before? The multi-talented Koo Kyo-hwan was last seen in Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey while Go Youn-jung has just led the long-awaited Can This Love Be Translated?. Busy bee Oh Jung-se has recently starred in JTBC’s Good Boy, Disney+’s Tempest, and ENA/Genie TV’s Climax. Kang Mal-geum had a supporting role in JTBC’s Surely Tomorrow, while Park Hae-joon had four big projects last year: Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines, tvN’s Love, Take Two, Netflix’s Aema, and Disney+’s Tempest.
• Writer: Park Hae-young (from tvN’s My Mister and JTBC’s My Liberation Notes — I know, right? >.<)
• Director: Cha Young-hoon (from JTBC’s Welcome to Samdal-ri)

Hwang Dong-man (Koo Kyo-hwan) is an aspiring film director. He’s the only member from the prestigious “The Eight,” a group of successful filmmakers, who hasn’t debuted yet. He often feels that he’s the only one who is a failure — a lonely loser living in a world of winners. As he struggles with his jealousy and envy, Dong-man tries to find peace of mind alongside a group of people who are also trying to find their own sense of serenity.

Dong-man embarks on this journey alongside his older brother, Jin-man (Park Hae-joon), who used to be a poet. Then, Park Gyeong-se (Oh Jung-se), a fellow film director whose last movie bombed at the box office, is married to Gobak Film CEO Ko Hye-jin (Kang Mal-geum), who is always patient enough to listen to Dong-man’s long-winded conversations. Finally, Byeon Eun-a (Go Youn-jung) is a film producer known for her ruthless script reviews.

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• Release date: April 20th, 2026
• Network: ENA/Genie TV (internationally, you can watch it on Viki)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, and Kwak Sun-young
• Where have I seen these people before? Park Hae-soo was last seen in Netflix’s The Price of Confession and Karma, which also starred Lee Hee-joon. Kwak Sun-young had a couple of guest roles in MBC’s Mary Kills People and tvN’s Resident Playbook, but her last leading role was in ENA’s Crash in 2024.
• Writer: Lee Ji-hyun (from OCN’s A Superior Day)
• Director: Park Joon-woo (from ENA’s Crash)

When former ace detective Kang Tae-ju (Park Hae-soo) is demoted and sent back to his hometown of Gangseong, he sees in the Gangseong serial murder case an opportunity to restore his reputation. To investigate this series of crimes, he’s forced into an unlikely partnership with prosecutor Cha Si-young (Lee Hee-joon), his bitter rival from school days.

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• Release date: April 22nd, 2026
• Network: SBS (internationally, you can watch it on Netflix)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin, and Kim Bum
• Where have I seen these people before? Well, I believe every single person around the world knows Ahn Hyo-seop after the massive success of Netflix’s K-pop Demon Hunters (he voices Jinu!). K-drama fans surely remember him in Netflix’s A Time Called You, SBS’s Business Proposal or Dr Romantic. Chae Won-bin was last seen in KBS2’s Who Is She! and MBC’s Doubt, while you probably remember Kim Bum in tvN’s Tale of the Nine-Tailed or Ghost Doctor.
• Writer: Jin Seung-hee
• Director: An Jong-yeon (from Disney+’s Seoul Busters)

Matthew Lee (Ahn Hyo-seop) is a farmer juggling multiple jobs, while Dam Ye-jin (Chae Won-bin) is a popular home shopping host known for her endless streak of sell-out successes. Matthew and Ye-jin have always dedicated themselves to their craft despite his traumas and her chronic insomnia. When fate brings them together again and again, their unexpected relationship prompts them both to find the healing they’d been looking for.

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• Release date: April 24th, 2026
• Network: Netflix
• Episodes: 8
• Main cast: Jeon So-young, Kang Mi-na, Baek Sun-ho, Hyun Woo-seok, and Lee Hyo-je
• Where have I seen these people before? The extraordinary Jeon So-young was an absolute scene-stealer alongside Nam Da-reum in JTBC’s My Youth last year. Kang Mi-na had supporting roles in Disney+’s Twelve and JTBC’s Welcome to Samdal-ri, while Baek Sun-ho was seen in KBS2’s Kick Kick Kick Kick and tvN’s Dong Jae, the Good or the Bastard. Hyun Woo-seok’s last K-drama was SBS’s Cheer Up in 2022, while Lee Hyo-je had guest roles in SBS’s Taxi Driver 3 and Netflix’s Narco-Saints.
• Writer: Park Jung-seop (who wrote 2023’s Dr Cheon and the Lost Talisman)
• Director: Park Youn-seo (who worked on Netflix’s Kingdom 2 and Disney+’s Moving)

The official Netflix synopsis explains that “If Wishes Could Kill follows a group of high schoolers who suddenly find themselves fated to die, cursed by a mysterious wish-granting app called GIRIGO. Desperate to escape their grim destinies, they must race against time and the deadly curse.“

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• Release date: April 25th, 2026
• Network: tvN (depending on your region, you can watch it on HBO Max and Viki)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Shin Hae-sun, Gong Myung, Kim Jae-wook, and Hong Hwa-yeon
• Where have I seen these people before? Superstar Shin Hae-sun has just finished Netflix’s The Art of Sarah, but you might also remember her from ENA/Genie TV’s Dear Hyeri, JTBC’s Welcome to Samdal-ri, or tvN’s Mr Queen. Gong Myung had a busy 2025 with Netflix’s Mercy for None, tvN’s Second Shot at Love, and TVING’s Way Back Love. Kim Jae-wook was last seen in Netflix’s Dear Hongrang, and he was an absolute scene-stealer in Melo Movie. Hong Hwa-yeon had a supporting role in Netflix’s The Price of Confession, ENA/Genie TV’s Tastefully Yours, and was part of the main cast of SBS’s Buried Hearts.
• Created by: Yang Hee-seung (who wrote JTBC’s A Hundred Memories)
• Writer: Kim Soo-yeon (who co-wrote tvN’s Crash Course in Romance)
• Director: Lee So-hyun (from tvN’s My Dearest Nemesis)

Gi-jun (Gong Myung) was once the ace of the internal audit team, but his manager, In-a (Shin Hae-sun), has reassigned him to handle minor office scandals instead. When he receives an anonymous tip that In-a is involved in an inappropriate relationship at work, he sees it as the opportunity he needs to get rid of her. However, as he starts to investigate, Gi-jun starts seeing In-a in a completely different light.

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• Release date: April 29th, 2026
• Network: Disney+
• Episodes: 10
• Main cast: Park Bo-young, Kim Sung-cheol, Lee Hyun-wook, Kim Hee-won, Moon Jeong-hee, and Lee Kwang-soo
• Where have I seen these people before? Our lovely Park Bo-young was last seen in tvN’s Our Unwritten Seoul (in a powerhouse of a double role, no less!) while Kim Sung-cheol led Netflix’s Hellbound 2 before having a small supporting role in Boyfriend on Demand. Lee Hyun-wook also had a cameo in Boyfriend on Demand, but you might remember him in tvN’s The Queen Who Crowns or TVING’s Shark 2: The Storm last year. I’m sure you remember Kim Hee-won in Disney+’s Moving or JTBC’s Behind Your Touch. Moon Jeong-hee currently has a supporting role in JTBC’s The Practical Guide to Love, but her last leading role was in Netflix’s The 8 Show. Lee Kwang-soo has been ridiculously busy in the last year with tvN’s The Divorce Insurance, Netflix’s Karma, and Disney+’s The Manipulated.
• Writer: Hwang Jo-yoon (his last K-drama was DramaX’s Rich Man, but he also wrote features such as Won Shin-yun’s Memoir of a Murderer or Kim Sung-hoon’s Confidential Assignment)
• Director: Kim Sung-hoon (from MBC’s Chief Detective 1958)

The Hollywood Reporter describes Gold Land as a series that follows “Heeju (Park Bo-young), a woman from a small town whose life appears to be getting on track after she begins dating a pilot and lands a respectable job at a nearby airport. Her world collapses, though, when she is pulled into a smuggling operation and winds up fleeing dangerous pursuers with a trove of gold bars.“

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