Welcome to our monthly roundup of new K-dramas. September is here, with its shorter days and evenings that invite you to relax. It’s time once again for cozying up on the couch with stories that keep us company after sunset.
This month’s K-drama catalog is packed with exciting titles: breathtaking thrillers, delicate romances, political intrigue, second chances, and stories of friendship. These are series designed to be the perfect companion for our quiet moments and to stir our emotions.
Here are the K-dramas coming out this month.
Queen Mantis
A breathtaking thriller where the line between justice and obsession becomes increasingly blurred. Packed with tension, plot twists, and an intense psychological game between a mother and son.
Twenty years ago, Jung Yi-Shin (Ko Hyun-Jung) was arrested and convicted as a ruthless serial killer, nicknamed “The Mantis.” Five men lost their lives at her hands, and her name has been a symbol of terror ever since.
Her son, Cha Soo-Yeol (Jang Dong-Yoon), grew up hating the mother he never forgave and is now a police officer determined to serve the law and leave his past behind.
But when a new murder shakes the city, suspicion falls on a copycat killer imitating The Mantis. The only way to catch him? Collaborate with Jung Yi-Shin—the very woman who marked his childhood with fear and resentment. Through intricate investigations, mind games, and buried secrets, mother and son are forced to confront their past, exploring just how thin the line between good and evil can be.
Release Date: September 5, 2025
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Psychological, Crime
Starring: Ko Hyun-Jung, Jang Dong-Yoon
Where to Watch: Netflix
My Youth
Sometimes the past has its own way of returning. My Youth tells a story of young love, second chances, and life-altering choices. A delicate yet intense drama where nostalgia and longing intertwine.
Sun Woo-Hae (Song Joong-Ki) was a beloved child actor whose bright light was extinguished by the greed of the adults around him. After turbulent years, he is finally living a quiet life, dedicating himself to writing and flowers. His peaceful existence, however, is turned upside down by the sudden arrival of Sung Je-Yeon (Chun Woo-Hee)—his first love, the one who supported him through the darkest moments of his youth.
Sung Je-Yeon, now a manager at a talent agency, once knew a comfortable life but had to face her family’s ruin, which transformed her into an ambitious and determined woman. Her return to Woo-Hae’s life is no coincidence: she wants to involve him in a television project, but their reunion reopens wounds and memories both thought they had forgotten.
Amidst flower shops, sweet memories, and hidden bitterness, the two confront the unresolved feelings of their past, their fears, and the possibilities the future might still hold. Slowly, the ten-year gap between them begins to close, revealing that sometimes, the heart never truly forgets what it loved.
Release Date: September 5, 2025
Genre: Romance, Drama, Slice of Life
Starring: Song Joong-Ki, Chun Woo-Hee
Where to Watch: Viki
Confidence Queen
Three extraordinary con artists. One audacious plan. A mission that blends vengeance with justice.
Yoon Yi-Rang (Park Min-Young) is a con artist with an IQ of 165. A brilliant mastermind, she has an unparalleled ability to think outside the box. With her unique charisma and an original approach to every situation, she leads the team of swindlers known as Confidence Man.
At her side is James (Park Hee-Soon), a veteran con artist who is shrewd and witty, capable of improvising with elegance and humor. Rounding out the trio is Myeong Gu-Ho (Joo Jong-Hyuk), the youngest member. Pure-hearted and with a contagious innocence, his sweetness balances the audacity of the other two.
Together, they devise complex and sophisticated heists, targeting those who live by greed. They steal from the wicked, but they don’t seek revenge. Their playground? The ruthless world of real estate and finance.
Each plan is a game of intelligence, courage, and spectacle, where the lines between vengeance and justice unexpectedly blur. With cunning and creativity, the team turns up the heat on the powerful, transforming deceit into a weapon for truth.
Release Date: September 6, 2025
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Park Min-Young, Park Hee-Soon, Joo Jong-Hyuk
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Tempest
A world-renowned diplomat. A mercenary with a dark past. An assassination attempt that threatens to destabilize the entire Korean peninsula. Espionage, politics, and passion collide in a race against time where the truth can cost you your life.
Moon-Joo (Jun Ji-Hyun), a talented diplomat and former ambassador to the United States, has built her career on her clear judgment and her ability to win the trust of the international community. Her life changes when she discovers that a political murder, tied to tensions between South and North Korea, is hiding a dense web of intrigue and power plays.
Operating in the same world is San-Ho (Gang Dong-Won), an elite mercenary with a past shrouded in mystery and an unknown nationality. Cold, precise, impenetrable—a man who seems to live only in the shadows. Unexpectedly, he becomes Moon-Joo’s most valuable ally in her investigation.
Together, they confront a world where truth and lies blur, where betrayal can hide behind every door, and where every step forward exposes them to ever-greater danger. Against a backdrop of geopolitical intrigue and hidden secrets, their mission becomes not only a fight for justice but also a journey that will test their trust, loyalty, and hearts.
Release Date: September 10, 2025
Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Jun Ji-Hyun, Gang Dong-Won
Where to Watch: Disney+
You and Everything Else
Friendship and rivalry. After years of drifting apart and reconnecting, they come face to face once again: a successful screenwriter and a producer, bound by an unresolved past and a future that could be changed forever.
On the surface, Ryu Eun-Joong (Kim Go-Eun) may seem like an ordinary woman, but her direct and authentic personality holds an irresistible charm for everyone she meets. Her perfect counterpart, and at the same time her shadow, is Cheon Sang-Yeon (Park Ji-Hyun): her childhood friend and lifelong rival.
They met in elementary school, when the brilliant and privileged Sang-Yeon represented everything Eun-Joong didn’t have… and couldn’t stop envying. And yet, a unique bond formed between them, one made of affection and jealousy, camaraderie and resentment.
Over the years, they lost touch and reconnected multiple times, chasing one another like two planets orbiting the same star. Now, at 42, Eun-Joong is a drama screenwriter, while Sang-Yeon is an established producer. Just when their lives seem destined to run on parallel tracks, Sang-Yeon suddenly reappears with a request that shakes their entire world. It’s a question that isn’t just about the present, but one that could forever alter their past and the future that awaits them.
Release Date: September 12, 2025
Genre: Romance, Slice of Life, Drama
Starring: Kim Go-Eun, Park Ji-Hyun
Where to Watch: Netflix
A Hundred Memories
The 1980s. Two young women share dreams and hardships while working as bus drivers. Their friendship seems unbreakable, until the arrival of one man puts their deepest bond to the test.
In 1980s Seoul, Go Yeong-Rye (Kim Da-Mi) works as a bus driver for the Cheona Transportation company. Despite suffering from motion sickness, she boards the No. 100 bus every day, determined to support her mother and family. She is honest, intelligent, and sensitive, but when she loses her temper, no one can stop her. Her dream? To one day attend university.
At her side is Seo Jong-Hee (Shin Ye-Eun), her best friend and colleague. Cheerful, full of charm, and with a powerful voice that makes her unmistakable, she wants nothing more than to escape a family marked by hardship.
The two girls share hopes, struggles, and smiles, until Han Jae-Pil (Heo Nam-Jun)—the son of a wealthy department store owner—bursts into their lives. He is handsome, charismatic, and seemingly perfect… but tormented by hidden wounds.
When Yeong-Rye begins to develop feelings for him, she realizes that Jae-Pil seems to be interested in Jong-Hee instead. Caught between friendship and first love, desires and jealousies, the two young women must face their toughest test yet: to protect their bond without losing themselves along the way.
Release Date: September 13, 2025
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Youth
Starring: Kim Da-Mi, Shin Ye-Eun, Heo Nam-Jun
Where to Watch: Viki
Shin’s Project
An ordinary man, a neighborhood chicken shop. Mr. Shin (Han Suk-Kyu) is hiding much more than meets the eye…
Mr. Shin (Han Suk-Kyu) runs a simple chicken shop, but there’s far more to him than his humble appearance suggests. Extroverted, generous, and always ready with a witty remark, he is the cornerstone of the neighborhood. When fights break out between neighbors, he arrives right on time, extinguishes the conflict, and restores peace with a single, sharp phrase.
He is the mediator everyone respects, the man who never hesitates to stand against injustice—a hero who takes it upon himself to help people in situations that seem impossible to overcome.
One day, however, his life takes an unexpected turn. Philip, a young, inflexible, by-the-book judge, is transferred not to a courthouse, but to Mr. Shin’s restaurant. They are joined by Si On, a delivery boy secretly working as an informant. Together, this unlikely trio begins to investigate, chase the truth, and find new paths to justice.
Everything seems to be going well, until one question becomes more and more pressing: Who really is Mr. Shin?
Release Date: September 15, 2025
Genre: Mystery, Comedy
Starring: Han Suk-Kyu
Where to Watch: TBD
To the Moon
Young friends discover that sometimes, to reach the top, you have to shoot… for the moon.
Jung Da-Hae (Lee Sun-Bin) is a young woman from a modest family who works as a contract employee on the marketing team at Marone Confectionery. Her life is a mix of unstable jobs, dreams of security, and the affection of her colleagues: Kang Eun-Sang (Ra Mi-Ran), who is obsessed with making money, and Kim Ji-Song (Jo A-Ram), who faces each day with a lighthearted and optimistic attitude.
Then, an idea comes along that changes everything: investing in cryptocurrency. Driven by courage and the support of her friends, Jung Da-Hae embarks on a bold journey to rewrite her own life.
Meanwhile, Ham Ji-Woo (Kim Young-Dae), a young and talented director of a big data team, enters her life, rediscovering dreams and hopes he thought were long lost.
To the Moon tells the story of those who fight every day to get ahead in an unjust and precarious world, showing how friendship, courage, and bold choices can push anyone to shoot for the moon.
Release Date: September 19, 2025
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Lee Sun-Bin, Ra Mi-Ran, Jo A-Ram, Kim Young-Dae
Where to Watch: TBD
Walking on Thin Ice
A housewife dragged into the drug world to save her ailing husband. On the run, she faces impossible choices that put everything on the line.
Eun-Soo (Lee Young-Ae) is an ordinary housewife whose world crumbles as she struggles to pay the medical bills for her seriously ill husband. When a chance encounter with Yi-Kyeong (Kim Young-Kwang)—an art teacher with a perfect facade but a secretly ruthless nature—drags her into a drug scheme, her life changes radically.
From that moment on, Eun-Soo and Yi-Kyeong are forced into a desperate escape, hunted by the veteran detective Tae-Gu (Park Yong-Woo). What begins as a quest for survival transforms into a spiral of crime and secrets, showing how an ordinary person can walk the fine line between the law and desperation.
Release Date: September 20, 2025
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Slice of Life
Starring: Lee Young-Ae, Kim Young-Kwang, Park Yong-Woo
Where to Watch: TBD
First Lady
A woman poised to become first lady is shattered by her husband’s demand for a divorce. Political intrigue, family secrets, and power games will put their bonds and their lives to the ultimate test.
Cha Su-Yeon (Eugene) has finally achieved her dream of becoming first lady: her husband, Hyun Min-Cheol (Ji Hyun-Woo), has been elected president of South Korea. But everything changes in an instant. With just 67 days until the presidential inauguration, Min-Cheol asks for a divorce, leaving Su-Yeon shocked and confused.
Min-Cheol, a former orphan and a self-made man who built his political career from scratch, harbors ambitions, secrets, and a ruthless determination.
Amidst relentless power games, political intrigues, and suffocating family conflicts, the lives of Su-Yeon, Min-Cheol, and his trusted secretary, Sin Hae-Rin, become intertwined, revealing the extent to which power can influence love and loyalty.
Release Date: September 24, 2025
Genre: Drama, Political, Family
Starring: Ji Hyun-Woo, Eugene
Where to Watch: TBD
The Murky Stream
The Joseon era. Intertwined destinies along the Gyeonggang River. Challenges, intrigue, corruption, and impossible moral choices in a world where justice is a luxury.
In lawless Joseon, the Gyeonggang—once a clear and vital river—has become a murky waterway, a mirror reflecting a corrupt society. Jang Si-Yul (Ro Woon), a man with a dark past trying to survive as a gangster; Choi Eun (Shin Ye-Eun), an intelligent and righteous woman who leads a merchant guild; and Jung Cheon (Park Seo-Ham), an idealist determined to become an honest official, find their destinies intertwined along the banks of this cursed river.
Amidst intrigue, corruption, and power struggles, each of them must face choices that test their morals and their will to survive. In a world where justice is rare, even the purest of hearts is at risk of being tainted.
Release Date: September 26, 2025
Genre: Historical, Action
Starring: Ro Woon, Shin Ye-Eun, Park Seo-Ham
Where to Watch: Disney+
Ms. Incognito
A bodyguard marries a wealthy, terminally ill man and assumes a new identity. For three months, she must navigate a world of deception, threats, and secrets, all while trying to survive without her cover being blown.
Im Young-Ran (Jeon Yeo-Bin), a young woman from a humble background, works as a bodyguard for the chairman of the powerful Gasung Group. Her life takes a radical turn when she agrees to a marriage of convenience with the chairman, who is now seriously ill and near death.
For three months, she must live under the false identity of Bu Se-Mi, a sweet and beloved kindergarten teacher, while trying to escape those targeting her husband’s massive inheritance.
Only Jeon Dong-Min (Jin Young), a single father and strawberry farmer, remains suspicious of the “perfect” teacher looking after his son.
Between teaching children, keeping secrets, and facing skepticism, Young-Ran will discover just how thin the line is between deception and affection, and how much life can change when you’re hiding behind another identity.
Release Date: September 29, 2025
Genre: Romance, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jeon Yeo-Bin, Jin Young
Where to Watch: TBD
