2023 Dramas - New

South Korean remake of the original Taiwanese drama :)

office drama, woman is exec. at ad. agency, dir. of Eulachacha Waikiki, jtbc drama Sat/Sun after "Youngest Son of Conglomerate", early 2023 - Jan.?

season2 - production postponed due to pandemic, Actor: SJK, Lee Joon Gi, Shin Se Kyung (Run On), tvN drama, assume it’ll be on Netflix?, filming started Aug. '22, sch. for 1st half of 2023

Romcom in space station, gyno dr. is a space tourist ML & meets astronaut FL, blockbuster budget, sci-if genre, same writer as “Pasta” & “Jealousy Incarnate”, dir. of "Encounter, IOTNBO, Lovestruck in the City", Actors: Gong Hyojin (WTCB), Lee Minho (yuck), KeyEast prod. company, tvN drama, sch. for 2023 or later

neuroscientist & detective team up to solve cases, Actors: Jung Yong Hwa, Cha Tae Hyun, Kwak Sun Young (Hospital Playlist - army sister), maybe early Jan. 2023 on M/Tu after "Curtain Call", KBS drama, 1st half of 2023

mystery thriller, about elite women?, Actors: Lee Chung Ah (LMK's ex-gf in BTIMFL), Park Gyu Young (2nd FL - IOTNBO), Kang Min Hyuk (CNBlue), Netflix drama

man who's a victim of organ hunters becomes connected to organ donor recipient, interesting premise, prod. by Studio Dragon, Actor: Jung Hae In (possible), Ryu Jun Yeol (R'88), dir. is from Japan, filming starts Nov. '21 also possible to be on Netflix, scheduled for Dec. 2022 release, Disney+

season 3, Actor: Ahn Hyo Seop & Lee Sung Kyung (returning), SBS drama, possible summer 2022 air date, 1st half of 2023

SBS drama, M/Tu in early Jan. 2023 after "Trolley", boarding house in Joseon period - boarders are hiding their own secrets, Actors: Shin Ye Eun & Kang Hoon (Meow, Secret Boy), Ryeoun (18 Again twin son), dir. from "Queen: Love & War", 1st half of 2023

about people's hopes & despairs as world ends due to an asteroid, based on a Japanese novel, dir. of "Extracurricular" & "My Name", wr. of "Secret Affair", Actors: Ahn Eun Jin (HP), Yoo Ah In, Seo Ye Hwa (best friend in Backstreet Rookie), dir. of "Extracurricular", wr. of SLA, on Netflix

rich guy cares about justice, meets woman who changes his life, Actor: Park Seo Joon, director of "Hot Stove League" & "IOTNBO", writer of "Dr. Romantic" series, tvN drama, Netflix? sch. for 2023

youth melodrama, young man in the corrupt '80-90s avenges his parents' wrongful death (?), Actor: Jang Dong Yoon, Seol In Ah (2nd FL - "A Business Proposal"), Choo Young Woo ("You Make Me Dance"), director from "Mr. Queen", writer of historical dramas "Jumong" & "Damo", KBS2 drama, filming Sept. 22 - Apr. '23, 1st half of 2023

per Twitter (1/15/21): postponed due to Covid-19, potentially indefinitely 

Actor: Koo Ja Sung, 2 women who lead different lives work together to keep justice & truth alive, dir. from “Love w/ Flwas” & writer of “Who Are You”, sch. for 2021, "A Story" prod. company

2 women from different backgrounds take on justice for the world, one is a PR lady that works to elect the other as mayor of Seoul, Actors: Kim Hee Ae (Secret Love Affair), Koo Ja Sung (Was it Love), dir. of "My First First Love", "My Sassy Girl",  filming Dec. '21 - May '22, SBS drama, on Netflix

Netflix drama, maybe - about indep. movement during Japanese occupation, 1920s, action-melo drama, to film in 2022, aka "Thief: The Sound of the Sword", "Bandit: The Sound of Knife", Actor: Kim Nam Gil ("Fiery Priest"), Lee Yoo Young (drama sp. "You Drive Me Crazy"), Yoo Jae Myung (IC bad guy), Lee Hyun Wook (Search)

tvN drama, 10 eps., set in Japanese colonial era, all cast returning except FL (Kim So Yeon from Penthouse is tentative FL), sch. for 1st half of 2022, 2023 or later

*Kim Eun Sook (Goblin, TKEM) w/pd - Shin Woo Chul (Melting Me Softly) Ahn Gil Ho (RoY) - new drama "The Woman on a White Horse", revenge drama & school bullying, Actress: Song Hye Kyo ("Encounter"), Lee Do Hyun ("18 Again"), Park Sung Hoon ("Joseon Exorcist"), same prod. company as TKEM (Hwa&Dam) & Studio Dragon, will be pre-produced, multiple seasons, 1st season - 8 eps., sch. to start filming in 2nd half of 2021, tvN drama, casting conf.  

crime action drama, OTT platform - Disney+ drama, Actor: Ji Chang Wook, Wi Ha Joon (18 Again baseball player), Im Se Mi ("True Beauty" eldest sister), Bibi (singer)

hero drama, heyday of villain characters, Actors: Kwan Do Won (Goo Pil is Missing w/Yoon Doo Joon), Lee Seung Gi, dir. of "Sisyphus", filming Dec '21 - Apr '22 start May '22, broadcast not final, OTT

romcom, FL is fmr. athlete who goes back to school, meets instructor ML, wr. of "Once Again", dir. of "Oh My Ghostess", "H.S. King of Savvy", Actors: Jung Kyung Ho (HP), Jeon Do Yeon (FL in "Lost"), tvN drama, sch. for Feb. 2023?, 1st half of 2023, W/Th

h.s. teacher goes on outings on Saturdays, wavve drama, Actress: Lee Na Young (Won Bin's wife)

tvN drama, dir. for "Sh**ting Stars", Actors: Kim Dong Wook (Coffee Prince), Yoon Park, winner of Studio Dragon's script contest, filming to start 2nd half of 2022, broadcast in 2023

farming background?, jtbc drama, Actors: Lee Min Ki (BTIMFL), Han Ji Min (One Spring Night), Suho (EXO), to air in 2023

jtbc drama, Actors: Lee Junho (MR's fav), Yoona, to air 1st half of 2023

jtbc drama, about a divorce attorney who helps people, based on a webtoon, filming ends Oct-Nov. '22, 1st half of 2023

7 people are in jail at same time & want to escape, same dir. and wr. as "The Penthouse", Actors: 3 from Penthouse, Lee Joon (idol/actor), Hwang Jung Eum (FL in Mystic Pop-up Bar), Lee Yoo Bi (Joseon Ex.), SBS drama, sch. to film from Sept. '22 to July '23

revenge drama, fighting against money traders who are in collusion with law enforcement, Actors: Lee Sun Kyun / Gun (Coffee Prince), Moon Chae Won, Kang Yoo Seok (Growing Season), Park Hoon (Remarriage & Desires), SBS drama, sch. for 1st half of 2023

based on a novel, mothers fight each other over SNS, Actor: Lee El (butterfly god lady in Goblin), ENA drama

crime thriller, detective chasing a swindler, Coupang Play drama, Actor: Jang Geun Seok (ML in "You're Beautiful"), filming begins Sept. '22

based on a webtoon, girl remembers all of her past lives and tries to reconnect with people from them, Actors: Shin Hye Sun (Mr. Queen), Ahn Bo Hyun (yay), dir. of "Love Alarm", tvN drama, sch. for 2023

bad mom's son loses his memory and becomes like a child?, comedy?, JTBC drama, Actors: Ra Mi Ran (R'88), Lee Do Hyun (18 Again), Ahn Eun Jin (HP), Yoo In Soo (bully in "All of Us Are Dead"), filming Sept. '22 - Mar. '23, to air in 1st half of 2023

covers a boy & girl over 4 seasons, Actors: Park Bo Gum, IU, dir. of "Signal" & "Misaeng: Incomplete Life", and wr. of "When the Camellia Blooms", sch. for 2nd half of 2023 or 1st half 2024

based on a webtoon, taxi driver unknowingly picks up a killer, to air 2nd half of 2023

antihero theme - kid can identify bad guys, ML might have accidentally killed someone, detective chases him, based on a webtoon< Netflix drama, Actor: Choi Woo Shik (Parasite)

supernatural thriller by wr. of "Kingdom", lady possessed by demons, guy investigating deaths of 5 divine spirits, Actor: Kim Tae Ri (2521), SBS drama, filming Oct. '22 - Apr. '23. sch. for 1st half of 2023

revenge thriller, woman regains her memory and realizes her perfect life is at risk, Actress: Lee Ji Ah (Penthouse), Park Ki Woong (Rookie Historian), SBS drama or tvN?, sch. for 2023 (maybe Mar. 2023 Sat/Sun)

police drama - detectives respond to incidents along the Han River, Disney+, Actor: Shin Hyun Seung ("Be My Boyfriend"), Lee Sang Yi (Once Again), ARC Media prod., filming started Aug. '22, to air OTT, sch. for 2023

high school romance drama, kid donates his kidney to his friend, then he & friend compete for relationship w/his 1st love, Actors: Sehun (EXO), Jo Joon Young (Dear.M), TVING drama, to air in 2023

based on a web novel, priest from another world that fights demons awakes in an idol's body, Actors: Kim Min Gyu (Q:L&W), Go Bo Gyeol (step-sis in "Cinderella & 4 Kn."), Lee Jang Woo ("Homemade Love Story"), tvN drama, broadcast in 1st half of 2023

healing drama about psych ward, based on true story & real life experiences of nurse, Actors: Park Bo Young (Strong Woman), Yeon Woo Jin (Introverted Boss), Jang Dong Yoon (Tale of Nokdu), Netflix drama

historical romance, Actors: Nam Goongmin, Ahn Eun Jin (HP), MBC drama

police academy student becomes a vigilante & kills criminals, Actor: Nam Joo Hyuk, Disney+ drama

thriller, romance between killer of criminals & detective pursuing her, Actor: Bae Doona

sequel, OCN drama, Actor: Lee Si Eon (R '97), sch. for 2nd half of 2023

romantic melodrama, man & woman are exhausted but begin to understand each other, Actors: Park Young Kwang, Lee Sung Kyung (Sh**ting Stars), ARC Media prod., to air 1st half of 2023

Season 2, sch. to start filming end of Oct. ‘22, Actors: Kim Se Jeong, OCN drama, to air 1st half of 2022

historical law drama, revenge plot, Actors: Woo Do Hwan (TKEM), Cha Hak Yeon ("N" from VIXX), MBC drama, sch. for 2023

the story of a man who begins a new life with death, based on a webtoon, JTBC  drama, Actor: Kang Ha Neul, dir. from "18 Again" , to air in 2023

mystery drama, BHS can hear other people's minds but has amnesia, tvN drama, Actors: Jung Woo (R'94), Bae Hyun Sung (Dear.M), Lee Ki Woo (softy actor in "Sh**ting Stars"), sch. for 2023

sequel of the film, based on a webtoon, TVING drama, Actors: Kim Min Seok (BTIMFL), Lee Hyun Wook (Search, She Will Never Know), cameo only - Wi Ha Joon (18 Again), sch. for 1st half of 2023

season 2, SBS drama, Actor: Lee Je Hoon, sch. for 1st half of 2023

spin-off/sequel, same wr. as original, dir. of "Work Now, Drink Later", Actors: (bleh!!!), Lee Yoo Mi (All of Us Are Dead), Ong Seung Wu (WannaOne), Byeon Woo Seok (Record of Youth), filming sch. July '22 - Apr. '23

Fantasy exorcism drama based on Jeju folktales, Sat/Sun. on tvN? OCN, Actors: Seo Ye Ji, Kim Nam Gil (Fiery Priest), Cha Eun Woo (Astro), Lee Da Hee, Sung Joon, sch. Jan. 7, 2022, 1st half of 2022, F/Sat delayed due to script changes (maybe after "Bad and Crazy"), filming to start Oct. '21, sch. for 2023, https://www.kpopmap.com/8-thriller-dramas-from-ocn-that-you-will-have-to-watch-in-2020/ 

black comedy thriller, lady does internet broadcast w/mask & gets caught up in an incident, based on a webtoon, Actors: supporting - Nana, Ahn Jae Hong (R'88 older brother),was sch. to film Feb. - Aug. '22, Netflix drama

*Disney+ drama w/Actor: Jung Yong Hwa (CNBlue), Lee Yi Kyung (Royal Secret Inspector), Out of the Blue - based on a web novel, romcom about a guy's love diary?,  lead actor in melodramas meets girl who thinks she's living in a drama?

rom-com, fairy shoots himself w/his own arrow & falls in love, girl's relationship is disrupted by this mistake, fairy owns a restaurant, Actor: Jang Dong Yoon ("Tale of Nokdu"), Nana, Park Ki Woong (Rookie Historian), fiming in 2nd half of 2021, no broadcast info. yet