Another year means looking ahead at all of the exciting new dramas coming our way in the new year. Per tradition, I look ahead at the beginning of the year at all of the rumored/confirmed upcoming kdramas and talk about them. This week it will be the Korean dramas and next week will be the cdramas. I don't think I am going to be talking about all of the other countries because there is not a lot of them that I know about. I might change my mind and do a special blogpost/podcast episode but for now we are only going to look at the upcoming Kdramas and Cdramas for 2025. Just like I did last year, I will be starting this post in February 2025 because I have already listed the January Kdramas that I plan to watch and that I am excited for in my December 2024 Wrap Up blogpost which you can read here (Spoiler Alert: there weren't that many Kdramas in January 2025 I was looking forward too and SOME HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE JANUARY LINEUP EVEN AFTER I WROTE THAT!)
LET'S GET STARTED!! HERE IS MY LIST OF SOME THE KDRAMAS I AM EXCITED FOR IN 2025!!
Just a quick note, I have no idea if all of these dramas will air in 2025. I will put them on this list because it is rumored, they will air in 2025. I will include premiere dates if I know them, but these are subject to change. I will also include posters/pictures if they have released posters/pictures already. We will see what happens. This list is in no particular order. This list might seem shorter than other years. I am sure there are some dramas that are being made or just have not been announced to be airing in 2025. There also was that news article that said that South Korea is just not making as many Kdramas as they used too so, we might be seeing the effect of that in 2025. We will have to see how 2025 goes. In any case, here are some of the 2025 Kdramas that I am excited for!
PREMIERE DATE: February 7, 2025
Any Kdrama that has zombies in it, SIGN ME UP! South Korea does zombies so well! Given the fact that I am still waiting for All of Us Are Dead Season 2 and Kingdom Season 3, I am hoping this Kdrama will tide me over. I am also curious about the cast especially Park Jeong Min and Kim Ji Soo who are playing our main lead couple. Another thing that draws me towards this drama are the screenwriters. One screenwriter was the screenwriter for A Shop for Killers and the other was the screenwriter for the Korean movie Parasite. I NEED THE FIRST TRAILER FOR THIS DRAMA!
PREMIERE DATE: February 14, 2025
This drama might not be for everyone. I know a lot of people will click play on it because Park Hyung Sik is in it. SBS released the first trailer of this drama during their awards ceremony that took place in December. It looks like it is going to be a political, corruption possibly revenge heavy drama. Heo Joon Ho is in this and in my opinion, such a good actor so, I am excited to see him go against Park Hyung Sik in this. The trailer looked intense. I am excited to see these two square off.
PREMIERE DATE: February 15, 2025
I am really unsure what this drama is supposed to be about but that is probably why I am intrigued by it. I will definitely be checking this out to see what it is if I get access to it. From the synopsis, this drama sounds like a romance drama BUT the tags and genre that MDL has for this drama is mystery, romance and investigation. So, I am inclined to believe that this is romance with murder mixed into it. WHICH YOU GUYS KNOW I AM HERE FOR! It is also a plus that Park Jin Young is in this. I am excited to see him back in dramaland in 2025 after getting out of the military. We will have to wait and see if we get access to this on a platform. The only thing I am cautious with is that supposedly this drama was shot a couple of years ago and is just coming out in 2025.
PREMIERE DATE: April, 2025
So, this drama caught my eye for 3 reasons. Kim Soo Hyun stars in it and I have not seen any of his dramas since 2020. I am still waiting for access to his drama One Ordinary Day because I heard it is amazing. This drama does apparently have 2 seasons, so, I might wait for both seasons to be released before watching it. Another reason is this is going to be a Disney + drama. Now in 2024, Disney + released a lot of my favorite dramas. The platform seems to be going the darker, crime route AND I AM HERE FOR IT! Now, one thing about this drama gives me pause and it is that there is a comedy genre attached to this so, I am going to have to see the first trailer before deciding to watch this or not. THE CAST THOUGH LOOKS GREAT FOR THIS DRAMA! The third reason is that this drama takes place around the IMF crisis which I don't know much about so, I am intrigued to learn more about it.
PREMIERE DATE: April, 2025
LITERALLY THE ONLY REASON I AM INTERESTED IN THIS IS THE CAST! The genres give me pause because it is a comedy, romance, drama so, I might skip this drama BUT THE CAST LOOKS FANTASTIC! First off, I have not seen a drama with Lee Da Hee in it for at least 2 years so, I am excited to see her in a drama cast again. To see her working alongside Lee Dong Wook, MAN THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF PRETTY ON THE SCREEN! I am really curious about their chemistry. Also, Kim Won Hae is in this cast and he has never steered me wrong. If he is in a cast, you know that drama is going to be good. So, I am definitely at least adding this to the list to check out as long as the trailer looks good to me.
PREMIERE DATE: May, 2025
Another drama that has comedy paired with mystery and law. I will have to see a trailer to determine if I am 100% going to watch this. There are three reasons why I am interested in this drama though. The screenwriter wrote both seasons of D.P. which were fantastic. The cast is another reason. I love the three leads for this drama. We know all three can do comedy very well. The last reason is this is a mystery/law drama with ghosts. SIGN ME UP! I love when we have Korean dramas that deal with ghosts. They usually have a good track record with me. I just need to see that first trailer to be sure.
PREMIERE DATE: June, 2025
I am sort of on the fence with this drama, but I am adding it to the list anyway. The premise of the drama sounds good to me. You got a group of ex-Olympians who join the police force. I like the cast of this drama, and I am looking forward to seeing them work together. The only thing I am a little hesitant about is it does have the tag of comedy attached to it. Sometimes that works for me with crime dramas and sometimes it doesn't. We will have to wait and see a trailer for me to 100% decide if I am going to watch this one.
PREMIERE DATE: July, 2025
SIGN ME UP IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS DRAMA! SBS released a trailer of this drama AND I AM HERE FOR IT! First off, MY BOY, Jang Dong Yoon is in this, and I have loved SO MANY OF HIS DRAMAS! I LOVE THAT HE IS DOING A DARK SERIAL KILLER DRAMA! The trailer for this drama looks dark, creepy and INTENSE! Everything about this drama SCREAMS ME! You have the son of serial killer who is now a cop who has to work with his serial killer mother to solve a present-day copycat crime. I just know Jang Dong Yoon is going to KILL this role.
PREMIERE DATE: June 27, 2025
I have not watched Squid Game Season 2 yet. I plan to this month BUT it was announced this past week that Squid Game Season 3 (the final season) is coming out some time in 2025. Supposedly it is June 27, 2025. Another rumor is that Season 3 takes place in the future by like 5 to 10 years which intrigues me. I think I will have more opinions about Season 3 once I watch Season 2. I liked Season 1 a lot when I first watched it so, I assume I am going to enjoy Season 2 and Season 3.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
The synopsis and cast are what caught my eye for this drama. This drama looks like it could have some high fantasy going on. The synopsis is about how the 12 zodiacs came down to the human world and took the form of humans to save it. Each of them has powers and they have to fight against the forces of evil to protect the human world. THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL! THE CAST IN THIS DRAMA IS STACKED!! Everyone is in this, and it looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. I love a good ensemble drama.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
All I am going to say is Lee Je Hoon with white hair. The first trailer and photos of Lee Je Hoon in this drama LOOK SO GOOD! He has white hair, and it suits him SO WELL! Lee Je Hoon is the reason why I am interested in this. He can do comedy but can also do serious very well. He is one of my favorite actors FOR SURE! I can't get a sense yet if this drama is going to be a comedy or have a more serious tone. I am inclined to think it will be serious, but I am not sure. MDL doesn't give a lot away. The synopsis just reads it follows a legendary negotiator and his team. That is about it. Just that and Lee Je Hoon being a silver fox in this drama.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
I am interested in this drama for two reasons. The cast is one reason. We got Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Go Eun as the two female leads. On top of that we got some fantastic male leads in this which include Park Hae Soo and Jin Seon Kyu. Even the support cast looks great. This drama sounds dark and possibly creepy. This sounds like it will be a women lead drama which I am HERE FOR! With these two actresses, teaming up in a dark thriller, I am excited to see their chemistry together. This is the drama where they switched leads which led to the delay in the drama so, that made me even more curious of what this drama is.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
The synopsis mentions the main female lead is a forensic investigator. I AM IN! Not much is known about this drama yet. Park Ju Hyun stars in it. We know she can do a dark mystery drama. We know she is a forensic investigator. According to the synopsis, her character suffers from antisocial personality disorder and supposedly she killed her father. Soompi says that she could be investigating a crime that points to her father being the murderer and she now has to hide her past and connection to him. Apparently, her father is a serial killer according to Soompi. Whatever the synopsis is, it is a dark crime thriller and it is on my list.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
Apparently, this drama has been completed for a while, at least a year. Not much is known about it though. The female lead is a surgeon according to the tags on MDL. We know it is a thriller crime drama. I am excited for the cast. We got a lot of heavy hitters that I know do well in dark, crime dramas.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
Three things instantly caught my attention with this drama. The first reason is obvious, we got a STACKED cast. DO and Ji Chang Wook teaming up for an action thriller. GIVE IT TO ME NOW! Lee Kwang Soo is a great addition to the cast as well. Another interesting this that caught my eye is that this is the drama that is supposedly the remake of the Korean Movie Fabricated City - WHICH IS A FANTASTIC KOREAN MOVIE! I highly recommend this movie if you can find it. I should search for it and see if it on a legal streaming site somewhere and rewatch it before this comes out. I have not seen the movie in a long time. Lastly, it is Disney _ which I already talked about how is turning into my go to for dark kdramas since 2024.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
I swear I have been hearing about this drama for at least a year, maybe 2 years now. Anything Kim Nam Gil is in; I will watch it. I can't really picture what the aesthetic of this drama will be. It has the tags like Disaster and suspense but then also Noir. So, we will have to wait and see how it looks. I WANT SUITS! That is my need for this drama. In any case, I will be checking this drama out. It is an action crime thriller about a cop going up against a gangster having to do with the selling of guns in South Korea.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
Disney + bringing another thriller to the table. I MEAN LOOK AT PARK EUN BIN IN THIS POSTER! The stills from this drama look intense. Definitely a role I have never seen Park Eun Bin do. She plays a genius doctor who works as a shadow doctor. A doctor who has an illegal operating room. That already sounds like the drama could be very intense between hiding from the law and performing these illegal operations.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
Kim You Jung is about to play an intense role. She apparently is playing a top actress who is a sociopath. According to the synopsis, on the outside, she seems nice and kind but she has an evil side. With this evil side, she punishes people and uses her evil side to get what she wants, to control people. THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN INTENSE CHARACTER. I am down for leads being evil or being gray, flawed characters. So, the description of her character caught my eye with this one.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
I WILL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT! Apparently, after almost 10 years, we are FINALLY getting Signal Season 2. Since I have waited almost 10 years for Season2, I am not holding my breath BUT if we do get a Season 2 in 2025, I WILL BE SO HAPPY! Lee Je Hoon already is coming back for Season 2. Unclear if all of the original cast is coming back. I HOPE THEY DO!
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
Speaking of seasons, Taxi Driver Season 3 is coming out in 2025. This has been confirmed. I LOVE the Taxi Driver series so; I am always down for another season of this kdrama series. I love that some of the cast is coming back. Unknown if all of the cast is coming back. I am just excited to see more of them and the good guys taking down the bad guys. I definitely recommend this series to people who like crime Kdramas. If you have not watched this series, you should check it out. Fair warning, it is DARK and BRUTAL, and you need all of the trigger warnings.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
I have 2 main reasons why I am excited for this drama. When this drama was announced, occult was attached to the drama in its description. I LOVE ghost Kdramas that take place in historical times. It is a plus for me if it is a dark, fantasy ghost Kdrama in a historical setting. The cast is also a reason why it caught my eye. Nam Joo Hyuk and Cho Seung Woo being in the cast intrigues me. I SWEAR CHO SEUNG WOO DOES NOT AGE! Now this drama might be delayed a bit because it is the set that had a fire break out on it in late December so, we will have to see what happens. The good thing is that no one was hurt, just some of the set was damaged.
PREMIERE DATE: 2025
LAST but certainly not least, Culinary Class Wars Season 2 apparently is coming out some time in 2025. Since Season 1 is one of my favorite things I watched in 2024. Of course, Season 2 is HIGH ON MY LIST! I am curious who will be on it. I am curious if they will change anything up in terms of challenges or judges or whatever. I JUST LOVE THAT WE ARE GETTING A SEASON 2!
THAT IS IT FOR MY LIST OF ANTICIPATED KDRAMAS FOR 2025!
I HAVE SO MANY KDRAMAS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2025 AND I AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE!
I am sure there are many kdramas that are coming out in 2025 that I didn't even mention.
What Kdramas are you excited for 2025?
Did you discover any Kdramas off my list that you are now excited for 2025?
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