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It's Okay to Not Be Okay

An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an antisocial children's book writer and a selfless psych ward caretaker when they cross paths.

Boys Over Flowers

Working-class girl Geum Jan-di winds up at an exclusive prep academy and teams up with the popular boys of F4, who literally rule the school.

Mr. Queen

Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon

Baek Mi-kyoung · 2017

Born with supernatural strength, Bong-soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.

The Penthouse

Kim Soon-ok · 2020

A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Kim Eun-sook, Lee Eung-bok · 2016

In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.

Flower of Evil

Yoo Jung-hee, Kim Cheol-kyu · 2020

Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.

If Wishes Could Kill

Park Joong-seop, Park Yoon-seo · 2026

A mysterious app promises wishes — then starts a countdown to death. As a group of teens becomes entangled, they must break the deadly chain to survive.

All of Us Are Dead

Chun Sung-il, JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su · 2022

A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.

Bloodhounds

Jason Kim · 2023

Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.

Coffee Prince

2007

Han Kyul gives his family's café a new spin, hiring only good-looking men to work there -- plus an androgynous-looking girl he mistakes for a man.

Descendants of the Sun

Baek Sang-Hoon, Lee Eung-bok · 2016

After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.

Signal

W: Two Worlds Apart

Song Jae-jung · 2016

After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

Yu Je-won, Shin Ha-eun · 2021

A big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way.

Twinkling Watermelon

Jin Soo-wan, Son Jeong-hyeon · 2023

A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.

When the Phone Rings

Kim Ji-woon · 2024

A rising politician and his mute wife's tense marriage begins to unravel after a call from a kidnapper turns their lives upside down.

Hotel Del Luna

Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran · 2019

When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.

Night Has Come

After their midterm, the 10th graders of Yoo II go on a school retreat and arrive at a secluded retreat center located in the deep mountains. Then, a mysterious app is installed on the students' phones, and the deadly Mafia game begins. Not knowing what awaits them ahead, the students vote, not too seriously, for Heo Yul. However, when midnight strikes, Heo Yul kills himself, plunging everyone into a deep sleep along with the message "Night has come" on their phones. The next day, another friend is found dead, leaving students in confusion, but soon they realize the "Mafia Game" has become real.

Our Unwritten Seoul

2025

Twin sisters, whose similarities end with their looks, swap identities amid personal struggles — embarking on a journey to rediscover love and life.

Revenge of Others

2022

A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed her brother's death. A "hero," who avenges bullied students, appears at Yongtan High. Chan-mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother and starts looking for this hero.

Rookie Cops

Lee Ha-na · 2022

Wi Seung Hyun joins the Korean national Police University to follow in his father's footsteps but runs into hurdles as he gets involved with a woman named Go Eun Gang.

Little Women

Three sisters, who only have each other and never enough money, get entangled in a conspiracy involving the rich and powerful.

King the Land

Chun Sung-il · 2023

Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who's known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.

Welcome to Samdal-ri

Kwon Hye-ju · 2023

After suffering a fall from grace, a photographer returns to her hometown and bumps into her childhood friend — rekindling an unfinished romance.

Summer Strike

Lee Yoon-jung · 2022

After getting dumped by her boyfriend and losing her mother in an accident, Yeo-reum decides to move to a small village to do nothing.

Doctor Slump

Oh Hyun-jong, Paek Sun-woo · 2024

Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.

While You Were Sleeping

2017

Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin sharing dreams and connecting in mysterious ways.

Itaewon Class

Cho Kwang-jin · 2020

In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.

The Atypical Family

Kang Eun-kyung · 2024

Once blessed with unique superpowers, a family loses their abilities due to modern day problems — until a mysterious woman changes everything.

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

Jang Tae-yoo · 2025

After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.

Queen of Tears

Park Ji-eun, Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won · 2024

The queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis—until love miraculously begins to bloom again.

Extraordinary You

Kim Dong-rae, Moon Joo-hee · 2019

When a high-school girl finds that she is merely a character from a comic book whose destiny is decided by the writer, she decides to change the plot to suit her desires and find the love of her life.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Moon Ji-won, Yoo In-sik · 2022

With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.

Celebrity

Kim Cheol-kyu, Kim Yi-young · 2023

Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.