August 2024 set a high bar for K-Dramas with hits like Love Next Door, but September 2024 is set to feature the highly anticipated The Judge From Hell starring Park Shin-hye. Curious about what K-dramas will be gracing your screens this September? From fantasy romances and historical dramas to black comedies, here’s a roundup of the top K-drama titles to look out for in September 2024.
Seoul Busters
Episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Dong-wook, Park Ji-hwan, Seo Hyun-woo, Park Se-wan, Lee Seung-woo
Director and Screenwriter: Lee Young-chul, Lee Gwang-jae
How to watch: Premieres September 11 exclusively on Disney+
“Seoul Busters” follows Dongbang Yoo-bin (Kim Dong-wook), the leader of an elite violent crimes team who is reassigned to head the country’s lowest-ranked team. Joining him are Park Ji-hwan, Seo Hyun-woo, Park Se-wan, and Lee Seung-woo, who form Yoo-bin’s new team of misfits. As he helps them become better crime fighters, their jovial and fun-loving personalities begin to rub off on him.
K-Dramas – The Judge From Hell
Episodes: 14
Cast: Park Shin-hye, Kim Jae-yeong
Director and Screenwriter: Jo I-su, Park Jin-pyo
How to watch: Premieres September 21 on SBS and Disney+
“The Judge From Hell” stars Park Shin-hye as Kang Bit-na, a controversial judge known for giving light sentences to heinous criminals. Secretly possessed by a demon, her mission is to lead ten evil people to hell through her job as a judge. However, her mission becomes complicated when she crosses paths with detective Han Da-on (Kim Jae-yeong), a gifted man with a painful past.
K-Dramas – To My Haeri
Episodes: 12
Cast: Shin Hae-sun, Lee Jin-uk
Director: Heo Seok-won, Jung Ji-hyun
How to watch: Premieres September 23 on ENA
“To My Haeri” follows Joo Eun-ho (Shin Hae-sun), a successful female announcer in Korea. When her sister goes missing, she develops dissociative identity disorder and breaks up with her longtime lover Jung Hyeon-o (Lee Jin-uk) to focus on her family. The series explores whether Eun-ho can find her sister and take care of her family amidst her personal struggles.
Gyeongseong Creature Season Two
Episodes: 7
Cast: Han So-hee, Park Seo-joon
Director and Screenwriter: Jung Dong-yoon, Kang Eun-kyung
How to watch: Premieres September 27 exclusively on Netflix
The second season of “Gyeongseong Creature” shifts from its World War Two setting to 2024. Ho-jae (Park Seo-joon), who resembles season one’s Jang Tae-sang, meets Yoon Chae-ok (Han So-hee). This season will explore the fate and unfinished story between the two characters.
K-Dramas – What Comes After Love
Episodes: 6
Cast: Lee Se-young, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Hong Jong-hyun
Director: Moon Hyun-sung
How to watch: Premieres September 27 on Coupang Play
“What Comes After Love” tells the story of Hong (Lee Se-young), a bright student studying in Japan who meets the charming Jungo (Kentaro Sakaguchi). Their relationship faces challenges and ends, but they reunite in Korea five years later. The series is an adaptation of the 2005 novel “Things That Come After Love” by Hitonari Tsuji and Kong Ji Young.
Are you excited about any of these upcoming K-dramas?