🎬 New & Upcoming Korean Series (Summer 2025 OTT)
The Nice Guy
- Platform: Disney+ & Viki
- Premieres: July 18, 2025
- Genre/Stars: Romantic drama starring Lee Dong‑wook and Lee Sung‑kyun
Bitch x Rich – Season 2
- Platform: Netflix & Viki
- Episodes rolling from: July 3, 2025
- Genre/Plot: Elite-school psychological thriller with scandal, betrayal, and murder
S Line
- Platform: Wavve & DailyMotion (with subtitles)
- Episode 3 just released on: July 18, 2025
- Genre/Theme: Supernatural mystery with red lines marking past lovers
Law and the City
- Platform: JioHotstar
- Premieres: July 5, 2025
- Genre/Focus: Legal drama featuring associate attorneys navigating justice and camaraderie
Low Life
- Platform: JioHotstar
- Premieres: July 16, 2025
- Genre/Plot: Real-life inspired crime-family story with treasure-hunting elements
Trigger (Netflix Original)
- Platform: Netflix
- Premieres: July 25, 2025
- Genre/Stars: Action-thriller starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang about illegal weapon trade
📅 Later in 2025: Must-Watch Upcoming K-Dramas (Netflix & Beyond)
- Squid Game – Season 3: Final installment premiering on June 27, 2025 on Netflix
- Mercy for None: Action-thriller featuring So Ji‑sub airing earlier in 2025
- Dear Hongrang: Historical mystery-romance with Lee Jae‑wook
- When Life Gives You Tangerines: 1950s Jeju romance starring IU & Park Bo‑gum — streaming from March 7
- Melo Movie: Valentines’ Day rom-com debut on February 14
- Can This Love Be Translated?: Global love story with Kim Seon‑ho & Go Youn‑jung (Q4 release)
- Genie, Make a Wish: Fantasy rom-com starring Suzy and Kim Woo‑bin (Q4 release)
- Cashero: Quirky superhero drama about power through spending money
🔍 Quick Pick Guide
| 📌 Mood/Genre | ✔️ Shows to Check Out |
|---|---|
| Romance & Soft Dramas | The Nice Guy, When Life Gives You Tangerines |
| Thrillers / Mysteries | Trigger, S Line, Bitch x Rich 2 |
| Courtroom & Legal Drama | Law and the City |
| Crime & Real-World Stories | Low Life, Mercy for None |
| Fantasy/Rom-Com | Genie, Make a Wish, Can This Love Be Translated? |
| Big Finale Anticipation | Squid Game 3 |
