If you thought 2025 brought the heat, 2026 said “hold my soju”. This year has been an absolute stacked lineup comebacks from your faves, genre-benders you didn’t know you needed and enough romance to keep the group chat busy until December. Here’s what’s got everyone talking right now.
Can This Love Be Translated?
The Hong sisters yes, the Hotel Del Luna and Alchemy of Souls legends are back and they brought Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung with them. Kim plays a polyglot interpreter who’s fluent in everything except love, while Go plays a chaotic, lonely world-famous actress who throws his whole system off. Shot across Japan, Italy, Canada and South Korea this globe-trotting romance has been sitting pretty in the global top 10 since it dropped in January. If you need a slow-burn with delulu-is-the-solulu energy, this is it.
A Shop for Killers: Season 2
Lee Dong-wook is back as everyone’s favourite shady uncle and season two picks up the mercenary chaos right where it left off. If season one had you gripping your pillow, buckle up. The trailer was recently, the wait is almost over. Disney + you better be ready!
Made in Korea: Season 2
Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung return for round two of this 1970s political thriller. Season one was the most-viewed Korean original premiere of 2025, so the pressure’s on but with this cast there is no worried. You can watch the first season on Disney+.
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The Remarried Empress
Rumoured to be Disney’s most expensive K-drama yet this royal fantasy epic stars Shin Min-a as an empress forced into a political game after her husband falls for someone else. Enter Lee Jong-suk as the emperor next door and things get deliciously messy. Filmed across Europe, dropping in the back half of the year.
Yumi’s Cells: Season 3
Kim Go-eun is back as Yumi now navigating her mid-30s. If you grew up with this franchise, this season hits different with proof that growth and heartbreak never really stop being relatable.
The verdict: 2026 isn’t playing when it comes to K-drama. Whether you’re here for the slow-burn romances, the corporate chaos, the vampires, or the ghost-hunting, there’s something for every kind of viewer this year. Grab your snacks, and thank us later
