October brings a diverse slate of new K-dramas, from sports-to-science drama Between Steps and medical noir remake Doctor X: Mafia in White to fantasy romance Take Charge of My Heart and resistance-era thriller 100 Days of Deception. Viewers can also expect workplace rom-com Make Me Tingle, chaebol murder mystery Love in Disguise, cooking competition Final Table and horror series Dead-End Job.
As autumn approaches, it's time to start getting cosy at the end of day, and the October K-drama slate is here to take care of that. Show like Take Charge of My Heart and Love In Disguise, for all the cutesy moments. But wait, not a romantic drama enthusiast? There's just as many, if not more mysteries and thrillers in the pipeline: check The Perfect Lie and Dead End Job, with their thrillers and paranormal storyline. Below, we list all the shows to look forward to this month.
Park Min-Jae (Choo Young-Woo, The Tale of Lady Ok) was once a promising swimmer, but his sporting career comes to an abrupt end after an illness leaves him without his right leg. Looking for a new direction, he turns towards robotics and eventually joins a PhD programme, where he crosses paths with Im Yoo-Jin (Kim So-Hyun, Love Alarm), a clothing and textiles student whose own plans for graduate school are derailed by an unexpected incident at university.
Release date: October 5, 2026
Where to watch: JioHotstar
Kim Ji-won (Queen of Tears) is finally back on screen in a medical noir a Gye Soo-Jeong, a brilliant surgeon doesn't play by hospital politics. She joins Guseo University Hospital through a doctor placement agency and quickly clashes with hospital director Bu Seung-Kwon (Son Hyun-Joo, The Good Detective). This is a Korean remake of the hit Japanese show of the same name that ran for seven seasons.
Release date: October 9, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
Baek Ho-Rang (Kim Young-Kwang, The Secret Life of My Secretary) has the dream life as a chaebol heir, but his survival depends on an artificial heart that is slowly losing its power. His circumstances change when he encounters Na Bo-Bae (Chae Soo-Bin, I'm Not a Robot), a drama writer who developed mysterious electrical abilities after being struck by lightning as a child. Turns out, only Bo-bae's ability can keep him alive now.
Release date: October 9, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
Set in 1930s Gyeongseong during the Japanese occupation of Korea, the period thriller follows Lee Ga-Gyeong (Kim Yoo-Jung, Love in the Moonlight), a gifted pickpocket who dreams of earning enough money to escape Korea. Her chance arrives when an independence organisation recruits her to infiltrate the Government-General of Choseon by posing as an interpreter trainee and help assassinate Japanese official.
Release date: October 9, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
Byeon Hyeok-jun (Lee Jae-wook, Alchemy of Souls) is struggling financially when he spots an offer from the mysterious Spyder Human Resource Center, an employment agency promising part-time jobs that pay 50 times the usual hourly wage. Soon, he discovers that the seemingly perfect jobs come with paranormal phenomena at the workplaces he is sent to.
Release date: October 9, 2024
Where to watch: Netflix
Marketer Gong Yeon-Su (Nam Ji-Hyun, Suspicious Partner) grew up in a conservative family where dating and relationships are governed by traditional expectations. Her worldview is challenged when she starts working under Dokgo Dal (Kim Jae-Young, Love in Contract), the open-minded CEO of a sex-toy startup.
Release date: October 15, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
When a murder takes place within Taegang Group, its heir Yoon Yi-Joon (Im Si-Wan, Run On) becomes one of the prime suspects. Determined to divert suspicion and protect himself, Yi-Joon hires a new personal secretary. What he doesn't know is that the person he has brought into his inner circle is not a man, but Kang Jae-Hee (Seol In-Ah, Business Proposal), a detective and former special forces member investigating the murder.
Release date: October 19, 2026
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
The culinary world takes centre stage as chefs from around the globe arrive for The Table: K-Chef 2026, a competition designed to find Korea's finest chef. Among them is Kang Han (Ahn Hyo-Seop, Business Proposal), an internationally acclaimed chef representing the restaurant Familia. He is joined by Choi Song-Yi (Hong Hwa-Yeon, Running Mate), Familia's floor manager and the daughter of the restaurant's late founder.
Release date: October 24, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix