Get ready for a month full of great K-dramas! This November, we’ll get to enjoy more than a dozen new K-dramas of all genres and lengths!
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Here’s everything you need to know about these new K-dramas coming out in November 2024:
- Release date: November 4th, 2024
- Network: ENA (internationally, you can catch it on Viki)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Kim Se-jeong, Lee Jong-won, Shin Do-hyun, and Baek Sung-chul
- Where have I seen these people before? Kim Se-jeon worked with Director Park in SBS’s Business Proposal. You might have seen Lee Jong-won in MBN’s summer romcom, Bad-Memory Eraser. Shin Do-hyun’s last main role was in the web series Adult Kids and Baek Sung-chul led Kakao TV’s Once Upon a Small Town.
- Writer: Lee Jung-shin (this is his first screenwriter credit)
- Director: Park Seon-ho (from SBS’s Business Proposal)
Chae Yong-ju (Kim Se-jeong) used to be a member of the military special forces but she’s now a salesperson for a liquor company. Even though she’s an exceptional and dedicated seller, her branch is about to close. She comes up with a plan to sell a brand-new beer made by Yun Min-ju (Lee Jong-won), a brewmaster who lives a peaceful life in the countryside fully dedicated to his craft. However, his calm life is about to change when Yong-ju gets involved in his business.
- Release date: November 5th, 2024
- Network: KBS2
- Episodes: 5
This year’s drama special is composed of five stories:
- The Soles Are Hot (dir. Lee Jin-a), a family drama.
- History of Us (dir. Lee Ga-ram), a historical drama;
- Find Handsome! (dir. Son Seok-jin), an idol drama;
- When You Turn the Corner (dir. Lee Hae-woo), a romantic family drama;
- Youngbok, Sachiko (dir. Park Dan-bi), a Korean War drama.
Left: Official poster for KBS Drama Special 2024 (Credit: KBS)
- Release date: November 6th, 2024
- Network: KBS2 (internationally, you can catch it on Viki)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Lee Min-ki, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, and Jeon Bae-soo
- Where have I seen these people before? Lee Min-ki has just led the successful Crash on ENA. Meanwhile, Han Ji-hyun made a marvellous couple with Lee Sang-yi in tvN’s No Gain, No Love/Spice Up Our Love. Lee Yi-kyung was part of the main cast of tvN’s hit Marry My Husband this year and Jeon Bae-soo has just finished a supporting role in ENA/Genie TV’s Dear Hyeri.
- Writer: Hwang Ye-jin (from SBS’s Secret Mother)
- Director: Jo Rok-hwan (from tvN’s Voice 2)
After losing his girlfriend in a strange incident, Cha Jeong-woo (Lee Min-ki) abandons emergency medicine and becomes a plastic surgeon. Even though he’s cold and cynical, he’s a highly skilled professional, which brings him a lot of fame and success. Once an incident threatens his career, he volunteers to support crime victims. That’s when he meets the warmhearted Lee Min-hyung (Han Ji-hyun), who is a passionate, fearless detective. Together, they unearth the truth behind the most complicated cases.
- Release date: November 6th, 2024
- Network: Disney+
- Episodes: 8
- Main cast: Jo Woo-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Ha Yoon-kyung, and BIBI
- Where have I seen these people before? Jo Woo-jin was part of the main cast of Netflix’s Narco-Saints and tvN’s Happiness. And who doesn’t know Ji Chang-wook? His last work was TVING’s fairly controversial Queen Woo but you might have watched him last in jTBC’s Welcome to Samdal-ri. Ha Yoon-kyung’s last main role was in tvN’s See You in My 19th Life, while BIBI worked in Disney+’s The Worst of Evil (with Ji Chang-wook!).
- Writer: Jo Won-gyu (from tvN’s Argon) and Park Noo-ri
- Director: Park Noo-ri (this is her first drama; she wrote and directed 2019’s Money)
When a series of disappearances happen in Gangnam, demoted detective Kang Dong-woo (Jo Woo-jin) is assigned to the case alongside Min Seo-jin (Ha Yoon-kyung), a young prosecutor who is keen to prove her worth. Meanwhile, Jae-hee (BIBI) works for a famous bar in the district and she has crucial evidence related to the case. After she also goes missing, infamous outlaw Yoon Gil-ho (Ji Chang-wook) joins the search to find her.
- Release date: November 8th, 2024
- Network: Netflix
- Episodes: 10
- Main cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee You-mi, Oh Jung-se, and Kim Hae-sook
- Where have I seen these people before? Last year, you might have seen Woo Do-hwan in Netflix’s Bloodhounds or MBC’s Joseon Attorney: A Morality. Lee You-mi led jTBC’s Strong Girl Namsoon (but most people will remember her in Netflix’s Squid Game). Meanwhile, (the incredible) Oh Jung-se was in SBS’s Revenant and Netflix’s Sweet Home 2 and 3. (The also incredible) Kim Hae-sook was in the first season of Netflix’s Gyeongseong Creature and SBS’s My Demon.
- Writer: Jo Young (from tvN’s It’s Okay to Not Be Okay)
- Director: Hong Jong-chan (from tvN’s Link: Eat, Love, Kill)
Hae-jo (Woo Do-hwan) grew up without knowing who his biological father is. When he receives news that turns his life upside down, he decides to look for him. Meanwhile, Jae-mi (Lee You-mi) is a young woman who is about to get married to Eo Heung (Oh Jung-se), whose family owns a big food company. His family is against their marriage but accepts her when Eo Heung tells them she’s pregnant. However, Jae-mi soon finds out that she suffers from premature menopause, which hinders her plan of having a family. She feels like the unluckiest woman in the world โ and that’s when she meets Hae-jo, who asks her to join him on his journey.
- Release date: November 8th, 2024
- Network: SBS (internationally, you can catch it on Disney+)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Kim Nam-gil, Kim Sung-hyun, Lee Ha-nee, and BIBI
- Where have I seen these people before? In the first season, obviously! But if you haven’t caught up yet, Kim Nam-gil led Netflix’s Song of the Bandits last year. The wonderful Kim Sung-hyun was recently in Disney+’s Moving and Netflix’s D.P. while Lee Ha-nee was in MBC’s Knight Flower earlier this year. BIBI must be super busy this month as this is her second show (after Gangnam B-Side, above).
- Writer: Park Jae-bum (from tvN’s Vincenzo โ and the first season of The Fiery Priest, of course)
- Director: Park Bo-ram (from SBS’s Through the Darkness)
Kim Nam-gil returns as the hot-tempered, righteous Catholic priest, Kim Hae-il. This time, he gets involved in a drug case that takes him to Busan, alongside his old friends Prosecutor Park Kyung-sun (Lee Ha-nee), Detective Gu Dae-young (Kim Sung-kyun) โ and, a new addition to the team, Detective Gu Ja-young (BIBI).
- Release date: November 10th
- Network: Cinema Heaven
- Episodes: 8
- Main cast: Kim Woo-seok, Kang Na-eon, and Choi Geon
- Where have I seen these people before? Kim Woo-seok led U+ Mobile TV’s Night Has Come last year while Kang Na-eon led TVING’s Pyramid Game earlier this year. This is Choi Geon’s first screen credit.
At school, Kim Ji-eun (Kang Na-eon) is an outsider. When she becomes the manager of โInsider Time,โ an anonymous community app, and learns the deepest, darkest secrets of her entire school, she ends up involved with the popular kids. Her new social status leads to a secret romance.
- Release date: November 11th, 2024
- Network: MBC
- Episodes: 120
- Main cast: Shim Yi-young, Song Chang-eui, and Choi Jung-yoon
- Where have I seen these people before? Shim Yi-young was part of the supporting cast of SBS’s The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection. Song Chang-eui’s last leading role was in MBC’s Hide and Seek and Choi Jung-yoon’s last appearance on TV was in SBS’s Amor Fati.
- Director: Kim Heung-dong (from MBC’s Everybody Say Kungdari)
Seon-ju (Shim Yi-young) is an interior designer who has dedicated her life to her husband’s success. After he betrays her, she divorces him immediately and starts building a new life for herself.
- Release date: November 16th, 2024
- Network: Channel A (internationally, you can catch it on Netflix)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Lee Yi-kyung, Jo Soo-min, Koo Jun-hoe, and Ji Yo-soo
- Where have I seen these people before? Lee Yi-kyung is another actor who might be really busy this month as he’ll also be starring in Face Me (above). Earlier this year, Jo Soo-min starred in Lifetime Original Under the Gun. Koo Jun-hoe had a supporting role in tvN’s Twinkling Watermelon and Ji Yi-soo starred in MBN’s Sponsor a couple of years ago.
- Writer: Lina, Kang Young-hwa
- Director: Hwang Kyung-seong
A humorous family drama about Bong Chul-hee (Lee Yi-kyung), a bachelor from a remote island who dreams of getting married, and Jung Ha-na (Jo Soo-min), a civil servant who wants to avoid marriage at all costs. It’s Chul-hee’s young niece and nephew who might bring these two opposites together.
- Release date: November 18th, 2024
- Network: tvN (internationally, you can catch it on Viki)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Go Soo, Kwon Yu-ri, Baek Ji-won, and Lee Hak-joo
- Where have I seen these people before? Go Soo’s last leading role was in OCN’s Missing: The Other Side (1 and 2), while Kwon Yu-ri’s was in ENA’s Good Job. Another busy actor is Baek Ji-won, who also has a supporting role in Kick Kick Kick Kick and The Fiery Priest 2 this month. She also had a guest role in Channel A’s Cinderella at 2 AM and SBS’s Connection recently. Lee Hak-joo’s last leading role was in MBC’s My Dearest.
- Writer: Park Chi-hyeong (this is his first screenwriter credit)
- Director: Yoon Sang-ho (from KBS2’s Curtain Call)
Lee Han-shin (Go Soo) is a fearless, clever parole examiner who does whatever it takes to serve justice. He also helps Choi Hwa-ran (Baek Ji-won), a legendary money lender, get her money back when needed. When they cross paths with An Seo-yun (Kwon Yu-ri), a skilled and passionate detective, and Ji Myeong-seok (Lee Hak-joo), an arrogant chaebol, things get tricky.
- Release date: November 22nd, 2024
- Network: MBC (internationally, you can catch it on Netflix)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Yoo Yeon-seok, Chae Soo-bin, Heo Nam-jun, and Jang Gyu-ri
- Where have I seen these people before? Don’t we all love Yoo Yeon-seok? His last leading role was in tvN’s A Bloody Lucky Day last year (and he had a guest role in SBS’s Dr. Romantic 3 too!). The lovely Chae Soo-bin was last seen in Netflix’s The Fabulous and Heo Nam-jun has just finished ENA/Genie TV’s Your Honour. Jang Gyu-ri was part of the main cast of tvN’s The Player 2: Master of Swindlers.
- Writer: Kim Ji-woon (from tvN’s Melancholia)
- Director: Park Sang-woo (from MBC’s The Forbidden Marriage)
- Adapted from Geon Eomul Nyeo’s web novel of the same title
Baek Sa-eun (Yoo Yeon-seok) is the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. He comes from a prestigious political family and his background lives up to their renown, having been an anchorman, war correspondent, and hostage negotiator before entering the family business. He’s married to Hong Hui-ju (Chae Soo-bin), a mute sign language interpreter whose father owns a newspaper. Their arranged marriage seems to be a happy one to outsiders but that’s only a facade. In fact, they don’t communicate with each other at all. Things change when Hui-ju is kidnapped.
- Release date: November 23rd, 2024
- Network: tvN (internationally, you can catch it on Viki)
- Episodes: 12
- Main cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Ye-won, and Lee Si-woo
- Where have I seen these people before? Ju Ji-hoon led Disney+’s Blood Free earlier this year while Jung Yu-mi’s last leading role was in Netflix’s The School Nurse Flies. You might’ve seen Kim Ye-won in Disney+’s Call It Love and Lee Si-woo in KBS2’s Perfect Family.
- Writer: Im Ye-jin (from KBS2’s The Tale of Nokdu)
- Director: Park Joon-hwa (from tvN’s Alchemy of Souls)
Even though Seok Ji-won (Ji Ji-hoon) and Yoon Ji-won (Jung Yu-mi) share the same birth date, hometown, and first name, their families have been enemies for generations. So they grew up as rivals until Seok Ji-won moved to a different town. Years later, he returns to his hometown to become the chairman of Dokmok High School, where Yoon Ji-won now teaches P.E. As fate brings these two “mortal enemies” together, their old, competitive selves resurface.
- Release date: November 29th, 2024
- Network: Netflix
- Episodes: 8
- Main cast: Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo
- Where have I seen these people before? The resourceful Seo Hyun-jin’s latest leading roles were in SBS’s Why Her? and tvN’s You Are My Spring. Meanwhile, is there anyone who doesn’t know whon Gong Yoo is? His latest roles include Netflix’s The Silent Sea, a guest role in Netflix’s Squid Game and, of course, tvN’s Goblin.
- Writer: Park Eun-young (from KBS2’s Hwarang)
- Director: Kim Kyu-tae (from tvN’s Our Blues)
- Adapted from Kim Ryeo-ryeong’s novel of the same name
Noh In-ji (Seo Hyun-jin) works at NM (New Marriage), a secretive marriage service that provides contract marriages to the rich. She is assigned to Han Jeong-won (Gong Yoo), a man who hired NM’s services to save his previous relationship. Things get more complicated when a mysterious trunk shows up, bringing the real nature of NM to light.
- Release date: November 29th, 2024
- Network: Coupang Play
- Episodes: TBC
- Main cast: Bae Doo-na, Ryu Seung-beom, Baek Yoon-shik, Lomon, and Lee Su-hyun
- Where have I seen these people before? I mean, Bae Doo-na? What about Netflix’s Kingdom? tvN’s Stranger? You probably remember Ryu Seung-beom in Disney+’s Moving and Baek Yoon-shik in SBS’s Vagabond. Lomon was last seen in U+ Mobile TV’s Branding in Seongsu and Family Matters marks Lee Su-hyun’s acting debut.
- Writer: Kim Jung-min (from jTBC’s Hush)
- Directors: Kim Gok and Kim Sun (this is their first K-drama, they’re known for features such as 2021’s On The Line)
When a group of people with supernatural abilities is threatened by ruthless criminals, they decide to stick together and pretend to be family. Their “family” life not only strengthens the bond between them but also helps them come up with all sorts of creative methods to defeat their opponents.
- Release date: November 30th, 2024
- Network: jTBC (internationally, you can catch it on Netflix)
- Episodes: 16
- Main cast: Im Ji-yeon and Choo Young-woo
- Where have I seen these people before? Last year, Im Ji-yeon led SBS’s The Killing Vote while Choo Young-woo led KBS2’s Oasis.
- Writer: Park Ji-sook (from MBC’s The Spring Day of My Life)
- Director: Jin Hyeok (from jTBC’s Sisyphus: The Myth)
Back in the Joseon period, Ok Tae-young (Im Ji-yeon) works as a legal expert, beloved by her community. She’s generous, intelligent, and kind, always helping the people around her. However, she lives under a fake name and background, a secret she’s been hiding for quite some time. One day, she meets Cheon Seung-hwi (Choo Yeong-woo), a storyteller who falls head over heels in love with her. He decides to stop travelling the country to stand by her.
- Release date: TBC
- Network: KBS2
- Episodes: TBC
- Main cast: Ji Jin-hee, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Baek Ji-won
- Where have I seen these people before? Ji Jin-hee has just finished jTBC’s Romance in the House while you might’ve recently seen Lee Kyu-hyung in Disney+’s Uncle Samsik. Baek Ji-won had a supporting role in Netflix’s Goodbye Earth.
- Writer: Jeong Su-hyeon and Nam Eun-kyung
- Director: Goo Sung-joon (from KBS2’s Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol)
Ji Jin-hee plays a beloved actor who loses everything. He then decides to establish a new content production company alongside a popular entertainment producer. We’re still waiting for more details to be released to the public.
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Which K-dramas are you watching in November? Let me know in the comments! And make sure to check our list of J-dramas coming out in November too!
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