October brings a solid mix of high-concept romance, period espionage, medical thrillers, and late-month horror across Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, and major South Korean broadcast networks.
Here is the breakdown of confirmed and scheduled KDramas premiering in October 2026, including release dates, platforms, cast leads, and plot setups.
Your Personal Taxi — Netflix
- Premiere date: October 1, 2026
- Episodes: 8
- Streaming: Netflix
- Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
- Starring: Cha Tae-hyun, Lee Yeon-hee, Im Se-mi, Joo Jong-hyuk
Your Personal Taxi follows a seasoned taxi driver who navigates late-night Seoul, driving passengers from one destination to another.
Passengers can request songs that matter to them and share raw, unfiltered stories, turning each journey into an intimate look into their lives.
Between Steps (Monday, October 5 on ENA / Disney+)
- Premiere date: October 5, 2026
- Episodes: 12
- Korean network: ENA
- Streaming: Disney+
- Starring: Kim So-hyun, Choo Young-woo
- Genre: Youth / Romance
Between Steps is a 12-episode romantic drama following a former swimmer who lost his left leg and a woman who, after losing her way as a medical resident, finds a new path as a graduate student.
kiDnap GAME — Channel A
Premiere date: October 6, 2026
Episodes: 11
Network: Channel A, TVer
International production: South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong
Starring: Lee Joon-gi, Kentaro Sakaguchi
A multinational co-production detailing a high-stakes investigation across East Asia after simultaneous, identical kidnappings occur in Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
Merry Berry Love — Disney+
Premiere date: October 7, 2026
Episodes: 10
Streaming: Disney+
Starring: Ji Chang-wook, Mio Imada, Nam Yoon-su, Rinka Kumada
Merry Berry Love follows Lee Yubin, a successful Korean spatial designer who loses everything overnight and leaves for a small Japanese island.
There, he meets Shirahama Karin, a strawberry farmer determined to keep her farm going despite a mysterious illness.
Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia — SBS / Netflix
- Premiere date: October 9, 2026
- Network: SBS
- Streaming: Netflix internationally
- Genre: Medical Noir / Thriller
- Starring: Kim Ji-won, Lee Jung-eun, Son Hyun-joo, Kim Woo-seok
Kim Ji-won stars as Gye Su-jeong, an elite freelance surgeon who joins a prestigious university hospital through a placement agency.
Operating outside traditional hospital politics, she exposes corruption, systemic malpractice, and power struggles among the board.
Take Charge of My Heart — Netflix
- Premiere date: October 9, 2026
- Episodes: 12
- Streaming: Netflix
- Genre: High-Concept Rom-Com
- Starring: Kim Young-kwang, Chae Soo-bin, Cha Woo-min, Jung Jae-kwang
Take Charge of My Heart follows Baek Ho Rang, a third-generation chaebol heir whose artificial heart is running out of battery, and Na Bo Bae, a screenwriter who can recharge it.
100 Days of Deception — tvN / Netflix
- Premiere date: October 10, 2026
- Episodes: 16
- Network: tvN
- Genre: Historical Espionage / Romance
- Streaming: Netflix
- Starring: Kim Yoo-jung, Park Jin-young, Kim Hyun-joo, Jin Seon-kyu
Set in 1932 Gyeongseong during Japanese colonial rule. A master pickpocket and con artist is recruited by the independence movement to go undercover inside the Japanese Government-General as an interpreter trainee, sparking a high-risk game of secrets alongside an elite insider.
Make Me Tremble — TVING
- Premiere date: October 15, 2026
- Episodes: 10
- Genre: Psychological / Romance Comedy
- Streaming: TVING
- Starring: Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Jae-young
Make Me Tremble is a romantic comedy following marketing employee Yeon Su, raised in a conservative household, and Dokgo Dal, the CEO of an adult products company,
Their contrasting personalities and beliefs bring them together and eventually force both characters to rethink some of their assumptions.
Love in Disguise — tvN / Prime Video
- Premiere date: October 19, 2026
- Episodes: 12
- Network: tvN
- Genre: Romantic Comedy / Identity Swap
- Streaming: Prime Video in international markets
- Cast: Yim Si Wan, Seor In A, Kim Jung Hyun, Yeon Woo
Love in Disguise follows a conglomerate heir and his new secretary, a former special forces officer now working undercover.
Final Table — JTBC / Prime Video
- Premiere date: October 24, 2026
- Episodes: 12
- Network: JTBC
- Streaming: Prime Video
- Genre: Corporate Thriller / Culinary Competition
- Starring: Ahn Hyo-seop, Hong Hwa-yeon, Chang Ryul
Final Table is a dark corporate drama set behind the scenes of high-end fine dining acquisitions, where hostile takeover battles are decided through high-stakes private culinary showdowns.
Dead-End Job — Netflix
- Premiere date: October 30, 2026
- Episodes: 8
- Streaming: Netflix
- Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Mystery
- Starring: Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, Lee Hee-jun
A desperate young man takes a part-time job offering 50 times the standard wage through a secretive employment agency called Spyder Human Resource Center.
He later discovers each assignment involves handling supernatural, dangerous phenomena hidden within normal city buildings.
The Perfect Lie — MBC
- Premiere date: October 30, 2026
- Network: MBC
- Episodes:
- Genre: Thriller
- Starring: Seo Hyun-jin, Yoo Yeon-seok
The Perfect Lie follows two men and two women who, the day after their perfect first date, are swept in an unexpected direction amid a storm of truths and lies.
October 2026 K-Drama Release Calendar
Here is the schedule for KDramas coming in October 2026.
| Date | K-Drama | Network/Platform | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Your Personal Taxi | Netflix | Slice of life, music, drama |
| October 5 | Between Steps | ENA / Disney+ | Romance, youth |
| October 6 | kiDnap GAME | Channel A | Thriller, survival, action |
| October 7 | Merry Berry Love | Disney+ | Romantic comedy |
| October 9 | Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia | SBS / Netflix | Medical, thriller |
| October 9 | Take Charge of My Heart | Netflix | Romance, fantasy, comedy |
| October 10 | 100 Days of Deception | tvN / Netflix | Historical, romance, spy thriller |
| October 15 | Make Me Tremble | TVING | Romantic comedy |
| October 19 | Love in Disguise | tvN / Prime Video | Romance, action, comedy |
| October 24 | Final Table | JTBC / Prime Video | Food, romance, drama |
| October 30 | Dead-End Job | Netflix | Horror, mystery, fantasy |
| October 30 | The Perfect Lie | MBC | Psychological thriller, mystery |