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17 exciting new Netflix K-drama series in 2022 – after Squid Game and All of Us Are Dead comes Money Heist Korea, Thirty Nine starring Son Ye-jin and Black Knight with Kim Woo-bin

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Some of the biggest names in K-drama will be on screens in new shows this year. Photos: Netflix
Some of the biggest names in K-drama will be on screens in new shows this year. Photos: Netflix
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  • Itaewon Class director Kim Sung-youn is back with The Sound of Magic, while Netflix ties directors Yoon Jong-bin and Jung Ji-woo in for first series
  • From mockumentaries to steamy romances via UFOs and murder mysteries, the streaming giant is offering something for every fan of Korean-language shows

Netflix said last month that it would release more than 25 Korean-language original series and films in 2022, its most in single year yet.

Its latest Korean hit is All of Us Are Dead, which is Netflix’s most popular show right now. It was watched for 124.8 million hours over the last weekend of January, according to the company.
The Korean-language series Squid Game became Netflix’s most-watched show of all time last year. Netflix said that 95 per cent of the show’s viewership came from outside South Korea and that “many of these viewers went on to explore other Korean content”.
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Below are details provided by Netflix on 17 of the Korean-language shows launching this year, listed in alphabetical order by title.

1. The Accidental Narco

A still from The Accidental Narco. Photo: Netflix
A still from The Accidental Narco. Photo: Netflix

Based on real-life events, the story is about an ordinary entrepreneur who has no choice but to risk his life in joining the secret mission of government agents to capture a Korean drug lord. The show marks director Yoon Jong-bin’s first foray into series and first collaboration with Netflix. A star-studded cast including Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Park Hae-soo, Jo Woo-jin and Yoo Ye son-seok is on deck, along with mounting anticipation as The Accidental Narco is the first collaboration between Ha and Hwang.

2. A Model Family

What will happen when an ordinary man mixes with a drug cartel in A Modern Family? Photo: Netflix
What will happen when an ordinary man mixes with a drug cartel in A Modern Family? Photo: Netflix

A story about a man on the brink of bankruptcy and divorce stumbling upon a car loaded with cash. The incident has him crossing paths with the second in-command of a drug organisation. Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo and Park Ji-yeon lead this thrilling illustration of an ordinary family getting their hands on illegal drug money. The scene-stealing synergy between acclaimed actors Jung Woo, who plays the man discovering the cash, and Park Hee-soon, who plays the second-in-command of the drug cartel, is a must-watch ready to captivate the audience.