Netflix Korea had an excellent year when it came to the success of their original K-Dramas and movies in 2021!
Netflix Original K-Dramas such as "Squid Game", "Hellbound", "The Silent Sea", and more, saw huge success in 2021. As a result, many K-Drama fans are eagerly awaiting the Netflix Original K-Dramas that will be released in 2022.
So, here is a list of all of the Netflix Original K-Dramas that will be released in 2022.
Note: This list doesn't include movies and reality/variety shows.
1. "All of Us Are Dead": January 28
Starring: Yoon ChanYoung, Park JiHoo, Cho YiHyun, Park Solomon, Yoo InSoo
Summary: It tells the story of those isolated in a high school where a zombie virus has been spread and those who are trying to save them.
Read more about the drama here.
Read the differences between the drama and its webtoon here.
2. "Juvenile Justice"
Starring: Kim HyeSoo, Kim MuYeol
Summary: It tells the story of a juvenile courthouse where a judge who hates juvenile delinquents is newly appointed to the Yeonhwa District Court.
Read more about the drama here.
You can read 3 facts about the drama that you might not have known here.
3. "The Sound of Magic"
Starring: Choi SungEun, Ji ChangWook, Hwang InYeop
Summary: It tells the story of Yun Ai who lost her dream of becoming a magician and is living in difficult circumstances. She meets a mysterious magician and gradually starts to want to realize her dream.
Read more about the drama here.
4. "Money Heist Korea: Joint Economic Area"
Netflix
Starring: Yoo JiTae, Jeon JongSeo, Park HaeSoo
Summary: "The Professor" recruits a group of 8 people to carry out an ambitious heist in the Korean Peninsula.
5. "Remarriage and Desires"
Netflix
Starring: Kim HeeSeon, Lee HyunWook, Jung Eugene, Park Hoon, Cha JiYeon
Summary: "Remarriage and Desires" tells the story of the realities of society. It explores how desire and ambition can create chaos in the realms of love and partnership. It is set at a matchmaking agency that caters to the top players of society.
6. "Glitch"
Netflix
Starring: Jeon YeoBeen, NaNa, Lee DongHwi
Summary: When an unidentifiable light makes Hong JiHyo's boyfriend disappear, she searches for him with the help of UFO club members and unravels a mystery.
7. "The Accidental Narco"
Netflix
Starring: Ha JungWoo, Hwang JungMin, Park HaeSoo, Jo WooJin, Yoo YeonSeok
Summary: This story is based in Suriname, South America, and tells the tale of a Korean drug king and a businessman who works undercover for the NIS.
8. "Somebody"
Netflix
Starring: Kim YoungKwang, Kang HaeLim, Kim YongJi, Kim SooYeon
Summary: Sum is the developer of a social media app called "Somebody" and her friend KiEun is a detective. They have a third friend named MokWon. Things get complicated when a murder case happens and "Somebody" is implicated. Enter YoonOh, an attractive man with a mysterious aura.
9. "The Fabulous"
Netflix
Starring: SHINeeโs Choi MinHo, Chae SooBin
Summary: A surrealistic romance that uniquely captures the daily lives of urban men and women in this era living as singletons and painfully empathizes with them.
Read more about the drama here.
10. "A Model Family"
Netflix
Starring: JungWoo, Park HeeSoon, Yoon JinSeo, Park JiYeon
Summary: DongHa becomes involved in a drug organization after falling upon sudden wealth to save his broken marriage and family from going penniless.
11. "Love to Hate You"
Netflix
Starring: Kim OkVin, Yoo Teo
Summary: It tells the story of a woman who would never lose to a man and a man who is paranoid when it comes to any woman. They go through the push and pull of a tug-and-war-like love.
12. "Black Knight"
Netflix
Starring: Kim WooBin, Esom, Kang YouSeok
Summary: In 2071, when extreme air pollution makes it impossible to live without an oxygen respirator, the series depicts what happens when a legendary courier with extraordinary fighting skills meets April, a refugee dreaming of becoming a courier, the only hope of refugees.
Read more about the drama here.
Which Netflix Original K-Drama are you looking forward to the most this year? Let us know in the comments!
