Upcoming Korean Movies & K-Dramas in October 2026

Drama · Comedy · Korean

Drama · Korean

SONG San lives on a rural ranch, spending her days helping her father, Ki-yeol, tend to the sheep, and playing freely in nature. Although her life appears idyllic from the outside, she carries a quiet emptiness inside. She feels that her mother, Sun-hee, gives most of her attention to her older brother, SONG Pul, who has a disability. As her longing for her parents' undivided love grows stronger, San overhears her father considering whether to send Pul to a group home. From that moment on, she begins to devise a small, secret plan.

Drama · Korean

When the ostensibly unblemished prosecutor Kim Seokgyu is nominated for Minister of Justice, the opposition party raises questions about the 1994 "Migeum Arson-Murder Case." They allege that he conducted a coercive investigation against the illiterate suspect Hong Sunhwa and sought the death penalty; however, the crisis passes when a letter left by her comes to light. Yet, after belatedly reading her plea for her innocence to be conveyed to her son Eunsu, Seokgyu begins to reinvestigate the closed case. A prosecutor who once sought justice only within documents and courtroom walls confronts the truths he had overlooked through the voices of those involved.

Comedy · Korean

A messy, uproarious, thoroughly chaotic family comes rushing in. With an Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription review looming, the House of Lord Ongpyeong, Gwangpyeong Kim Clan—a name that’s a tongue-twister in itself— is presided over by Yong-byeong, the 46th-generation head of this distinguished family. When nothing seems to go his way, he visits a shaman and, upon hearing that "the ancestors are furious," decides to hold a shamanic ritual. Meanwhile, Bong-deok, the 47th-generation heir, has failed the civil service exam seven times. Crushed by responsibilities he never wanted and convinced that his ancestors have ruined his life, he decides to exorcise them altogether.

Thriller · Horror · Korean

Three years after escaping an abusive relationship, Suyeon retreats to her father's rural mansion to rebuild her life, writing horror fiction by day. When her caring boyfriend Shinji arrives for the holidays, a strange cut from a rusted razor sets something in motion. Something that wears his face but isn't him anymore. Isolated, with nowhere to run, they can no longer tell nightmare from reality as something begins to hunt them down.

Drama · Korean

Writer Hye-joo is trying her hand at a detective novel for the first time, but things aren’t going as she'd hoped. One day she receives a call from the mother of her ex-husband Tae-jae and sets out, beginning an unfamiliar journey. What follows is a series of encounters, some with people from Hye-joo's past and others arising from relationships in her present. These encounters may have little to do with her original purpose, taking her far off course. On a day she is supposed to meet her boyfriend, for instance, she never sees him and instead finds herself spending time with his son Yul-i and his friend Jong-i.

Drama · Korean

Eunwoo, Seungwoo, and Yunyoung met at a support group for survivors of suicide loss. Having each experienced the loss of someone close to them, they often spend time together. They visit the Hantan River together, where Seungwoo's late father's ashes were scattered, and help Yunyoung move into her first place of her own. It was those they lost who brought the three of them together.

Documentary · Korean

Scene 1: Cannelle, a human rights lawyer based in Berlin, is pursuing a case on war crimes in Yemen at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). Scene 2: In Sardinia, Italy, STOP RWM activists continue their campaign against the illegal expansion of the German arms manufacturer RWM on the island and its arms exports. Scene 3: Jamal, a former civil servant in Yemen, arrives with his family in Jeju after fleeing the Houthi rebels. Linking Europe, the Middle East, and Korea, these three scenes, which evoke the opening of a large-scale political thriller, arouse both tension and curiosity. At their intersection lies the (forgotten) war in Yemen.

Drama · Korean

Su-a arrives in Yangsan to visit her grandmother, but she is not home. The old lady is not someone with many places to go - just the bathhouse or the Buddhist temple.

Drama · Korean

Eunyul possesses a special ability to glimpse what lies ahead for her - but only when she sits on a certain bench on her home island of Geoje. Carrying Robert Walser's The Walk, a gift from an ex-lover, Eunyul returns to her hometown. There, she meets her senior Minjeong and Minjeong's partner Jigeun, someone who remains a painful memory for Eunyul. A stranger also travels through. And in these encounters, she comes face to face with herself.

Drama · Music · Korean

I love dancing K-POP with my best friend in our club. Though I am the tallest, the spotlight is mine at the center. But things are about to change- my best friend might become my ex-best friend; She's dating my secret crush! People say my mom and dad are a little unusual, but to me, they're just an ordinary family. The neighbor lady seems suspicious-she once filmed SNS videos with her daughter, and now she wants my mom to join instead. I have to stop this somehow. Maybe I should talk to her daughter first...

Drama · Romance · Korean

On a train, a novelist meets Tae-ju, a young woman who resembles the protagonist of her novel in progress. Tae-ju runs away from damaging rumors to a seaside town. There, she meets Man-hyuk, a street magician, and feels drawn to him—only to hear unsettling rumors about him. Unsure of what to believe, Tae-ju visits a fortune-teller mentioned as being remarkably accurate.

Drama · Fantasy · Korean

Hyeonji, an assistant producer for a YouTube channel, and Jihyeon , a struggling actor, continue living together while grappling with anxieties about the present and the future. When Hyeonji's father dies suddenly and Jihyeon's mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, they find themselves overwhelmed.

Drama · Fantasy · Korean

Ep 1. Jung-ho and So-yeon, a cohabiting couple in their 40s, previously agreed not to have children. However, Jung-ho demands a child, using his mother as an excuse. So-yeon, an unknown actress, feels deeply betrayed, and in that moment, her body turns transparent before his eyes. Ep 2. Pursued by a mysterious floating knife, In-cheol lives with his son, Jin-woo, following a business failure and divorce. Jin-woo abandons his dreams and breaks up with his girlfriend. After they argue and blame each other, Jin-woo leaves home. The knife chasing In-cheol finally locates their house. Ep 3. A year later, Jung-ho struggles with his failing restaurant afloat, while Jin-woo wanders without a home. Jin-woo earns, borrows, and even extracts money from Jung-ho. As they clash, Jung-ho finds it increasingly impossible to understand who Jin-woo truly is.

Drama · Korean

Film critic Dogyeong belatedly learns of an old friend's death. As it happens, this comes not long after the demolition of an old theater in Gangwon Province. Somehow, the two events do not feel all that different to her. As her work as a critic takes her from place to place, Dogyeong searches for her late friend’s short film and visits theaters and screening spaces where it might once have been shown.

Drama · Korean

Na-yeon, a nurse who works night shifts, can sleep during the day. But there are days when she cannot.

Mystery · Sci-Fi · Fantasy · Korean

Yeok, a middle-aged teacher raising a son and a daughter alone, witnesses students fall to their deaths from the rooftop of the school where she works. Discovering that her daughter Hyejeong was also present at the scene, she presses her for answers, but Hyejeong only repeats the same words: 'There was a bird in the sky.' As the strange, unexplained deaths continue, Yeok, together with a reporter covering the case and a streamer who runs a birding channel, head towards the birds’ habitat.

Drama · Korean

Taeyoung and Jumi, a married couple who have closed down their shop, are at a loss. Then, like a miracle, new life arrives. The road through pregnancy, childbirth, childrearing, and caregiving proves far more grueling and arduous than expected. Overwhelmed by extreme physical and mental exhaustion, the couple fumbles, falters, stumbles, and slips again and again. And yet, their child is pure, absolute joy.

Animation · Korean

Jin-hwa, a screenwriter in her mid-thirties, still cannot escape what happened 25 years ago. In her childhood, she was slapped by her gym teacher for no reason, and she has since been plagued by tinnitus and hallucinations.

Animation · Comedy · Korean

Cho, a Korean immigrant in Paris, lives in a studio apartment that is suddenly invaded by Gregory, a pigeon born in Paris, who in sists on living with her. A heated argument unfolds about residency, permits, birth, and rights, and neither of them backs down. Or wins.

Documentary · Animation · Korean

"I wanted to make an action film. An action film featuring a woman." Yeonjeong talks about her dream before a huge wave, and immediately she is throwing herself around the mat at a jiu-jitsu gym. To understand action means to understand the body, which is why she learns surfing as well as martial arts.

Animation · Fantasy · Adventure · Korean

Falling from cutting-edge 3D games into a forgotten pixel RPG, an exiled guardian of the gaming world must secretly guide an innocent hero to the ending, uncover the conspiracy out to destroy him and the game itself.

Documentary · Korean

Drama · Korean

With her brother, Sanghee visits her mother on Jeju Island. It’s been 10 years. Her mother's restaurant has become a hit. Her stepfather is making a film about a "grass tomb". His daughter has just started painting. Previously unknown facts, needless advice and cheap compliments are passed back and forth. On the morning of her departure, the other family members watch one of Sanghee's films.

Thriller · Drama · Sci-Fi · Korean

A bus full of children mysteriously vanishes. When an altered version of a grieving mother's son returns years later, she must grapple with the technologically revised reality she has created.

Drama · Korean

In the 1940s, Soon-ok and Jeong-eem dream of leaving home to chase music and freedom. But a sudden tragedy in the community shatters innocence, forcing Soon-ok into an unexpected marriage. Jeong-eem disappears under mysterious circumstances, leaving Soon-ok burdened with guilt and unanswered questions. Decades later, the elderly Soon-ok reunites with Jeong-eem, who remembers nothing of their past.

Music · Documentary · Korean

Horror · Thriller · Korean

In an era of economic despair and record-high unemployment, where becoming a YouTuber is the ultimate dream job, the popular YouTube crew 'Killing Time' collapses overnight after an unforeseen accident claims a team member's life during a live broadcast. Desperate for a successful comeback, the members plot to return with far more extreme and sensational content. However, just as success seems within reach, mysterious figures appear and propose the 'real' Killing Time.

Drama · Romance · Music · Korean

After losing her beloved cousin and longtime manager, Indian star Alisha steps away from the spotlight and travels to Jeju Island to fulfill a promise they once made together. There, she unexpectedly crosses paths with Ha Sun-woo, a former K-pop idol and singer-songwriter who has retreated to Jeju after his own career and confidence were shaken by the past. What begins as a chaotic misunderstanding gradually turns into an unexpected connection. Over the course of a week, Alisha and Sun-woo explore Jeju’s breathtaking landscapes, share music, laughter, and quiet moments, and slowly begin to open up about the wounds they have kept hidden from the world.

Animation · Horror · Mystery · Korean

Gongneum, driven to the brink of death by school violence, awakens from a three-year coma. Following Yeosunji, a shaman who claims to know about her memories and her family's whereabouts, she heads to Ahopsan Forest. There she encounters the bullies, including their ringleader Kim Gayoung, and confronts memories of her forgotten past. Inspired by the real Ahopsan Forest in Busan, the dense bamboo grove becomes a space suspended between reality and the otherworld, where spirits of those who died unnatural deaths wander and "parasitic spirits" — restless souls that inhabit other bodies—begin to consume the forest.

Music · Documentary · Korean

Like shining stars, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s fourth world tour 'ACT : TOMORROW' unfolds as a dazzling journey toward the tomorrow they promised together. From its beautiful storytelling to the stunning production and powerful live performances that captivated MOA around the world, experience the immersive energy of TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s spectacular world tour on the big screen!

Music · Korean

The heat of cheering for HYBE artists unfolds in cinemas! Sing along with your favorite HYBE Artists in 3D! A one-of-a-kind game-like cheering screening is coming, where fans can chant fan cheers and wave their light sticks while watching the music videos of BTS, SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, &TEAM, BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, ILLIT, KATSEYE, aoen, CORTIS, and SANTOS BRAVOS on the big screen. Join this unforgettable celebration filled with diverse music, passionate fan energy, and a dazzling wave of Light Sticks!

Music · Korean

This cinema presentation brings BTS’s Buenos Aires concert to the big screen, marking the group’s first performance in Argentina and its first live viewing broadcast from South America. Audiences can experience the explosive atmosphere of a packed stadium in a 195-minute event, with some territories receiving a time-shifted screening.

Documentary · Music · Korean

They're back! BTS gathers in LA to record their album "Arirang" in this documentary offering unprecedented access to the band as they enter a new era.

Comedy · Korean

Ms. Maeng, a small-town teacher, unexpectedly joins the team responsible for creating South Korea’s most important exam: the College Scholastic Ability Test. She thought it would be all about academic prestige and scholarly debate but instead finds herself locked away under spy-level security, her phone confiscated and surrounded by office politics. Can this unlikely underdog turn test stress into test success, or just test everyone's patience?

Drama · Music · Korean

The story of Jinhwa, an indie musician at a crossroads of life, agonizing between ideals and reality as he meets seven close people around him for seven days.

Action · Western · Comedy · Korean

In a small rural town, Joo Se-jong sells bootleg alcohol with his two younger brothers. Thing is, someone has died after drinking their liquor, so they must take back the hooch they’ve brewed and sent to the town of Hwaseong, before another person perishes from it. While on a mission to retrieve their deadly booze, they come across two dangerous and homicidal cultists who are terrorizing the villagers. Now, they must also fight for their survival and go up against the murderous duo.

Drama · Music · Korean

Chun-hee is left alone in the world after the sudden death of her husband. Faced with her own illness, she puts her life in order, but she intends to keep the appointment she made with her husband for an assisted suicide.

Documentary · Korean

Edhi Alice: TAKE begins from the perspective of Alice, a gaffer pushed out of the field, as she confronts her own body, and transitions into the journey of another protagonist, Edhi, who discovers a new sense of embodiment. The narrative of transition expands beyond a personal life story to encompass relationships, bodily experiences, and the sense of space, becoming a cinematic transformation.

Music · Korean

The Latin American leg of BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ reaches the big screen through a delayed presentation of the São Paulo concert. It brings the scale and excitement of BTS’s stadium performance into the cinema, offering fans a communal live-viewing experience shaped by the energy of a packed Brazilian venue.