Netflix’s Ambitious 2025 Korean Content Lineup

Netflix has announced an exciting and ambitious lineup for Korean content in 2025, prominently featuring “Squid Game 3”. This new installment expands the franchise’s universe, introducing a talented cast that includes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, and Park Gyu-young, alongside returning favorites Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun.

Exploring Deeper Themes

Set to premiere on June 27, the series will delve deeper into Gi-hun’s choices amidst overwhelming despair, while also exploring the Front Man’s next strategic moves.

Kickstarting 2025 with Diverse Offerings

Netflix kicked off 2025 with the romantic series “When The Stars Gossip,” featuring Lee Min-ho as a space tourist who falls for Korean-American astronaut Kong Hyo Jin. The platform also welcomed back the dating reality show “Single’s Inferno” for its fourth season, followed by the medical drama “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,” starring Ju Ji-hoon as a brilliant trauma surgeon rebuilding a hospital team. These titles debuted in January.

Exciting Releases in Q1

The first quarter continues with “Bogotá: City of the Lost” (Feb. 4), showcasing Song Joong-ki’s journey through Colombia’s black market, and “Melo Movie” (Feb. 14), a romance featuring Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young about aspiring filmmakers. March will see the release of “The Potato Lab,” a whimsical romantic comedy starring Lee Sun-bin and Kang Tae-oh, while “When Life Gives You Tangerines” pairs IU and Park Bo-gum in a Jeju Island romance, releasing weekly starting March 7.

Thrilling Additions to Q1

The supernatural thriller “Revelations” also joins the Q1 lineup, featuring Ryu Jun-yeol as a pastor receiving divine messages to punish a kidnapper, alongside Shin Hyun-been as a detective haunted by her sister’s death. This film marks another collaboration between the creators of “Hellbound,” Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, with Alfonso Cuarón serving as executive producer.

Exciting Projects in Q2

The second quarter features “Resident Playbook,” a spin-off of “Hospital Playlist” focusing on ob-gyn residents, and “Heavenly Ever After,” where Kim Hye-ja and Son Suk-ku find love in the afterlife. The crime thriller “Mercy for None” marks So Ji-sub’s return to noir action, while “Tastefully Yours” stars Kang Ha-neul as a chaebol heir turned recipe hunter.

High-Stakes Thrillers and Returning Favorites

The high-stakes crime thriller “Karma” features Park Hae-soo as a man caught in a dangerous deal after witnessing a mysterious event, with Shin Min-a portraying a doctor confronting her childhood trauma. The star-studded second season of “Weak Hero Class 2” sees Park Ji-hoon reprising his role as Yeon Si-eun, now facing increased violence at his new school alongside newcomers Ryeo-un and Choi Min-yeong.

Expanding Unscripted Content

Unscripted content is also expanding with “Kian’s Bizarre B&B,” featuring YouTuber Kian84 and his unique guesthouse venture, and “The Devil’s Plan Season 2,” which brings together baduk (go) champion Lee Se-dol and “Beef” star Justin H. Min. The slate also includes the documentary “The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea‘s Tragedies,” continuing the impactful storytelling of “In the Name of God.”

Third Quarter Highlights

The third quarter will feature the apartment thriller “Wall to Wall” starring Kang Ha-neul, youth romance “Love Untangled” with Gong Myoung and Shin Eun-soo, the dating makeover series “Better Late Than Single,” and the contract killer drama “Mantis” featuring Yim Si-wan. Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang will face off in the action thriller “Trigger,” while Lee Ha-nee leads the period drama “Aema.” The friendship saga “You and Everything Else” stars Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun, complemented by the variety show “Crime Scene Zero.”

Year-End Releases

The year will conclude with Sul Kyung-gu’s 1970s hijacking thriller “Good News,” the supernatural romance “Genie, Make a Wish,” reuniting Kim Woo-bin and Suzy, and the domestic noir “As You Stood By” featuring Jeon So-nee and Lee You-mi. Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo will face apocalyptic floods in “The Great Flood,” while Lee Jun-ho gains cash-based superpowers in “Cashero.”

Diverse Content Offerings

The lineup also includes “Can This Love Be Translated?” starring Kim Seon-ho as a polyglot translator, the mystery thriller “The Price of Confession” pairing Jeon Do-yeon with Kim Go-eun, and two major unscripted expansions: “Physical: Asia” transforming into a multinational competition and “Culinary Class Wars Season 2,” building on its record-breaking first season success.

Innovative Animated and Period Content

Netflix’s first Korean animated film, “Lost in Starlight,” features Kim Tae-ri voicing an astronaut in a romance set between Mars and Earth, while the period mystery “Dear Hongrang” stars Lee Jae-wook and Cho Bo-ah in a gripping tale of missing persons and family secrets.