Disney+ unveiled a star-studded confirmed K-drama series lineup for its South Korean slate for 2025. Here’s what you need to know.
After a successful 2024 with shows like the acclaimed ‘The Judge from Hell’, ‘Gangnam B-side’, and ‘A Shop For Killers’, Disney+ continues this favourable momentum into 2025 with more original Korean series offerings available exclusively on its OTT platform.
On November 21, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific announced the 2025 South Korean content slate on the second day of its Disney Content Showcase APAC 2024.
The global mass media and entertainment conglomerate also made exclusive announcements during the presentation, revealing for the first time the upcoming Korean series ‘The Murky Stream’ starring Rowoon and Shin Ye-eun; ‘The Manipulated’ starring Ji Chang-wook and Doh Kyung-soo; ‘Tempest’ starring Jun Gianna (Jun Ji-hyun), Gang Dong-won and John Cho, and ‘Made In Korea’ starring Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung.
There was also a confirmation from The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific that ‘Moving’ Season Two is in development, following the company’s successful collaboration with ‘Moving’ and ‘Light Shop’ creator Kangfull. First launched in 2023, ‘Moving’ eventually became a smash global hit on Disney+, ranking as the number one local original title globally on Disney+ last year, with over 10 industry awards so far.
Not feeling excited yet? Disney+ 2025 South Korean content slate will also see K-dramas starring acclaimed A-list actors like Kim Soo-Hyun and Kim Hye-Soo. Key leading actors from ‘Light Shop’, ‘Unmasked’, ‘Hyper Knife’, ‘Knock-Off’, ‘Nine Puzzles’, and ‘Low Life’ appeared in a series of press conferences held at the Disney Content Showcase APAC 2024.
Below is a list of all the Disney+ confirmed Korean K-drama series for 2025
Light Shop
Set to premiere December 4 on Disney+, this upcoming story from ‘Moving’ creator Kangfull sees six strangers trapped in a void between life and death with no memory of how they got there.
Starring: Ju Ji-hoon, Park Bo-young
Unmasked
A team of investigative journalists who have made a name for themselves by exposing some of society’s worst crimes get stuck into their latest story – a 20-year-old cold case involving a famous actor who disappeared without a trace.
Starring: Kim Hye-soo, Jung Sung-il, Joo Jong-hyuk
Hyper Knife
A tortured neurosurgeon Seok (Park Eun-bin), used to operating on the bleeding-edge of her field, finds herself cast aside by her mentor (Sul Kyung-gu). Seok continues to carry out back-alley operations until her mentor comes back into her life again.
Starring: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu
Knock-Off
‘Knock-Off’ follows a broke man who turns to the shadowy world of counterfeiting in an attempt to rebuild his life. This Disney+ K-drama for 2025 stars korean star Kim Soo-Hyun of ‘Queen of Tears’ fame.
Starring: Kim Soo-hyun, Cho Bo-ah
Nine Puzzles
This upcoming limited series about a criminal profiler with a troubled past who gets pulled into an eerily familiar game with a serial killer.
Starring: Kim Da-mi, Son Suk-ku
Low Life
‘Low Life’ follows an uncle and nephew duo who rush to salvage a recently discovered priceless treasure before other treasure hunters arrive. Desperate to change their lives, the two will do whatever it takes to win.
Starring: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yang Se-jong, Lim Soo-jung
Disney+ South Korean 2025 series titles revealed for the first time
The Murky Stream
This upcoming historical (sageuk) drama is directed by Choo Changmin, the mind behind Masquerade, and is written by All Of Us Are Dead’s Cheon Sungil.
Starring: Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun
The Manipulated
Wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime, mild-mannered Taejung (Ji Chang-wook) discovers that a mysterious figure named Yohan (Doh Kyung-soo) orchestrated his downfall. Fueled by vengeance, Taejung sets out to make Yohan pay.
Starring: Ji Chang-wook and Doh Kyung-soo
Tempest
Featuring an impressive combination of top Korean and Hollywood talent, this series tells the unmissable story of an international special agent and a brilliant career diplomat who joined forces to uncover the truth behind an attack that threatens the future stability of the Korean peninsula.
Starring: Jun Gianna (Jun Ji-hyun), Gang Dong-won, John Cho, Michael Gaston, Spencer Garrett, Jacob Bertrand, Alicia Hannah Kim, and Christopher Gorham.
Made In Korea
This ‘70s-set drama is about a man consumed by a desire for wealth and power, and a stalwart prosecutor who stands in his way. Constantly at loggerheads, the pair gets involved in an era-defining incident that will forever change their futures.
Starring: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung
(All images credit: The Walt Disney Company)
The information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.
