Eight New K-dramas to Catch This April

April brings eight new K-dramas to bite into – the highest monthly number we have seen on Indian streaming this year – filling us with renewed vigour for complex plotting, swoon-worthy romances, badass women and inexplicable cravings for soju and snacks. Heroine-driven stories are normal for K-dramas, but this month sees Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Viki Rakuten leaning heavily into women with secrets and sass. While you continue to enjoy last month’s The Glory (part 2) and Jeon Do-yeon’s stylish action film Kill Boksoon, here are some new dramas to add to your watchlist. 

Dr. Romantic (Season 3) 

Where: Disney+ Hotstar 

When: April 28

Dr. Romantic began in 2016 with Boo Yong-joo (Han Suk-kyu), the best surgeon in Korea, suddenly disappearing after the death of a patient and reappearing at Doldam Hospital as Kim Sa-bu. Years later, Kim has amassed a team of new doctors at the hospital, mentored them and established heartwarming relationships between them. With season 3, we will continue to see Boo work his magic as his team of passionate young doctors as they deliver comfort and healing to those that come seeking their help.

Queenmaker 

Where: Netflix 

When: April 14

Queenmaker dives headfirst into the dirty, deceitful games of politics. Hwang Do-hee (Kim Hee-ae) is a brilliant strategist for a powerful business conglomerate. However, a tragic incident causes a shift in her moral compass, pushing her to convince civil rights activist Oh Kyung-sook (Moon So-ri) to stand for Seoul’s mayoral election even though it spells downfall of her ex-employers. The trailer shows Hwang and Oh working together to become a formidable force. 

Family: The Unbreakable Bond 

Where: Disney+ Hotstar 

When: April 17

Take a little bit of The Flower of Evil and a little bit of Reply 1988 and you get Family: The Unbreakable Bond. Kwon Do-hoon (Bloody Heart’s Jang Hyuk) is an undercover agent and is frequently late to family events. His wife, Kang Yu-ra (Jang Na-ra), supports him dearly and is the picture of a selfless wife, but harbours her own secrets. This domestic bliss is upended when people from their past threaten to put the quirky family’s happiness at risk. The series marks the third collaboration between Jang Hyuk and Jang Na-ra. The duo previously starred opposite one another in You Are My Destiny and Successful Story of a Bright Girl.

Doctor Cha 

Where: Netflix 

When: April 15 

Despite harbouring the dream of practising as a doctor, Cha Jung-sook (Our Blues’ Uhm Jung-wa) has toiled away as a housewife to the stern surgeon, Seo In-ho (Kim Byung-chul) for two decades. But an unexpected crisis leads her to realise that she wants to stop living her life for others and decides to return to the hospital as a medical resident. Through her new duties, Cha discovers a whole new way of life. 

Bora! Deborah 

Where: Amazon Prime Video (in select regions)

When: April 12

This romantic-comedy is set in the world of publishing – fans of Romance is a Bonus Book and When the Weather is Fine rejoice! Yoo In-na (known for her role in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) stars as the titular Deborah, a best-selling author and certified love guru, with much insight into dating women. However, behind the confident sheen of Deborah hides Yeon Bo-ra, a young woman struggling in her own romantic life. 

Good Bad Mother 

Where: Netflix 

When: April 26 

Young-soon (Ra Mi-ran) is a single mother who raised her son, Kang-ho (Lee Do-hyun of The Glory fame), to become a prosecutor. But she suddenly finds herself thrust back into her maternal duties when an accident makes Kang-ho regress into a child-like mental state. The mother-son duo’s difficult relationship comes to the fore when the two are forced to live together on the pig farm where Kang-ho was raised.  

Queen of the Mask 

Where: Viki Rakuten 

When: April 24 

Four women get entangled in a war of desire, jealousy and crime. Leading the pack is Do Jae-yi (Kim Sun-a), a human rights lawyer who secretly cleans up the dirty deeds of a local mayor. Meanwhile, Joo Yoo-Jung (Shin Eun-Jung) is the chairwoman of an arts foundation and Yoon Hae-Mi (Yoo-Sun) is the hustler who started from the bottom and made her way to being the vice president of a hotel. Their lives are turned upside down when their fourth friend, Go Yoon-ah (Oh Yoon-ah), once involved in a murder investigation, returns to Korea to face them. 

Joseon Attorney: A Morality

Where: Viki Rakuten 

When: March 31

Meet Kang Han-soo (Woo Do-hwan), Hanyang's (present-day Seoul) top attorney. Devious, playful and an expert at smelling out trouble (and creating some), Kang is a charming hero. But under his sunny disposition, he hides what fuels him most: Revenge. Starring opposite him is Twenty Five Twenty One’s Bona, playing Lee Yeon-joo, a princess in disguise.