[UPDATED] NEW K-DRAMAS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN OCTOBER 2022

NEW K-DRAMAS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN OCTOBER 2022 SCHEDULE

October is bringing a variety of K-dramas! From science fiction, to romance, thriller and more K-drama fans will be able to choose and enjoy yet another wave of interesting and fun dramas! Are you ready? Let's see which hot dramas will October bring!

OCTOBER 3: CHEER UP

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Youth, Mystery

Cast: Han Ji Hyun, Bae In Hyuk, Lee Eun Saem, Kim Hyun Jin

Episodes: 16

Airing Period: From October 3, 2022 to November 22, 2022

Network: SBS, Viu

Synopsis: The bright and diligent Hae Yi, a student at Yeonhee University, joins the cheering squad Teyia that has existed for 50 years. She only joins the club for money, but while participating, she starts experiencing the joy of campus life and meets various people that will change her life and perspective.

OCTOBER 5: LOVE THAT WILL FREEZE TO DEATH / LOVE IS FOR SUCKERS

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Cast: Lee Da Hee, Choi Si Won, Joo Soo Hyang, Park Yeon Woo

Episodes: 16

Airing Period: From October 5, 2022 to November 24, 2022

Network: ENA, Viki, Seezn

Synopsis: The drama is about the romance between 20-year-old best friends in their 30s, who unexpectedly meet in a reality dating show as its productions director and cast member, and being experiencing romantic feelings for each other.

OCTOBER 5: BAD PROSECUTOR

Genre: Law, Crime

Cast: Doh Kyung Soo, Lee Se Hee, Ha Joon, Joo Bo Young

Episodes: 12

Airing Period: From October 5, 2022 to November 10, 2022

Network: KBS2, Wavve

Synopsis: The story is about a prosecutor named Jin Jung who is armed with bad manners and delinquency. He relies sometimes on expedient action and trickery. He will stand on the side of the weak and fight against the wicked for justice.

OCTOBER 7: GLITCH

Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Mystery

Cast: Jeon Yeo Been, Nana, Lee Dong Hwi, Ryu Kyung Soo

Episodes: 10

Airing Period: From October 7, 2022 to TBA

Network: Netflix

Synopsis: One night, after a mysterious flash of light was cast over him, Ji Hyo's boyfriend suddenly disappears. As she searches for him, she tries to uncover the truth behind a mysterious secret with the help of a community of UFO watchers, including Bo Ra.

OCTOBER 10: BRIDE OF THE TYPHOON / VENGEANCE OF THE BRIDE

Genre: Melodrama, Revenge

Cast: Park Ha Na, Kang Ji Sub, Song Chang Min, Park Yoon Jae, Oh Seung Ah

Episodes: 100

Airing Period: From October 10, 2022 to TBA

Network: KBS2

Synopsis: Seo-Yeon runs an online cosmetic business and works in a make-up salon, too. She discovers that Kang Baek-San is behind a tragedy that had befallen her parents. Thus, to seek revenge, she marries his son Kang Tae-Poong. 

This revenge family drama has garnered a lot of hype as Park Ha Na and Oh Seung Ah are the members of a now-disbanded K-pop girl group, Rainbow.

OCTOBER 11: THE WITCH'S GAME

Genre: Romance, Motherhood, Revenge

Cast: Jang Seo Hee, Oh Chang Seok, Kim Kyu Seon, Han Ji Wan, Lee Jung Gil, Yoon Mi Ra

Episodes: 120

Airing Period: From October 11, 2022 to TBA

Network: MBC

Synopsis: This MBC revenge drama is about motherhood, ambition and good winning over evil. It follows two mothers and their quest to fight against all odds and emerge victorious over an evil spirit who sacrificed their daughters.

OCTOBER 14: YONDER / BEYOND THE MEMORY

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Shin Ha Kyun, Han Ji Min, Jung Jin Young, Lee Jung Eun

Episodes: 6

Airing Period: From October 14, 2022 to TBA

Network: TVING, Paramount+

Synopsis: The story of a man who lives in agony, unable to forget his wife who died of cancer. One day, he receives an unknown email and chooses to abandon his body to go live with his wife in a world where one can live forever without death. A different world called Yonder.

OCTOBER 15: THE QUEEN'S UMBRELLA

Genre: Historical, Black Comedy

Cast: Kim Hye Soo, Kim Hae Sook, Choi Won Young, Kim Eui Sung

Episodes: 16

Airing Period: From October 15, 2022 to December 4, 2022

Network: tvN, Netflix

Synopsis: The drama follows queen Hwa Ryung, the wife of a great king and the long-suffering mother of five troublemaking sons who cause nothing but headaches for the royal family and are about to be turned into crown princes.

OCTOBER 19: MAY I HELP YOU / ONE HUNDRED WON BUTLER

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Cast: Lee Hye Ri, Lee Jun Young, Song Deok Ho, Han Dong Hee

Episodes: 16

Airing Period: From October 19, 2022 to December 8, 2022

Network: MBC, Wavve

Synopsis: The story of Butler Kim, who runds errands that being at a cost of 100 won per job, and a funeral director Baek Dong Joo, who grants the wishes of the dead, as they operate an errand-running business called Ildangbaek.

OCTOBER 28: BARGAIN

Genre: Disaster, Thriller

Cast: Jin Seon Kyu, Jeon Jong Seo, Jang Ryul

Episodes: 6

Airing Period: From October 28, 2022 to TBA

Network: TVING

Synopsis: It depicts humanity's struggles for survival after a major earthquake hits a building where bargaining for various reasons takes place. It is based on the 2015 South Korean film "Bargain" by Lee Chung Yeon.

OCTOBER 31: CURTAIN CALL

Genre: Family, Drama

Cast: Go Doo Shim, Kang Ha Neul, Ha Ji Won, Sung Dong Il

Episodes: 16

Airing Period: From October 31, 2022 to December 20, 2022

Network: KBS2

Synopsis: Geum Soon is a woman from North Korea who establishes a hotel chain in South Korea and doesn't have much time left to live. Jae Heon is an unknown theatre actor who acts as her grandson in order to fulfill her wish. 

OCTOBER TBA: SHADOW DETECTIVE

Genre: -

Cast: Lee Seong Min, Jin Guwill, Gyeong Su Jin, Lee Hak Ju

Episodes: -

Airing Period: TBA

Network: Star Original, Disney+

Synopsis: This Star Original is a true crime thriller which has all the elements of drama and suspense. The story follows detective Kim Taekrok and his tryst with the law. Kim gets accused of murder and is blackmailed to re-open his every case and reinvestigate them.