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Last month of 2025, and still plenty of new kdramas to watch! Find out which new Korean series will end the year on a high note. There are 10 so far (a new series can always be added at the last minute!) for this month of December 2025.
The price of confession
- In French: Le prix des aveux
- Release date: December 5 on Netflix, all 12 episodes at once
- Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun, Park Hae-soo, Jin Sun-gyu, Choi Young-joon, Nam Da-reum
The story of The price of confession ? Accused of killing her husband, a woman is offered a deal by a mysterious stranger. But to prove her innocence, she must commit murder.
Pro Bono
- Original air date: December 6 on Netflix
- Cast: Jeong Kyeong-ho, So Joo-yeon, Yoon Na-moo, Seo Hye-won, Kang Hyung-suk, Yoon Na-moo, Seo Hye-won and Kang Hyung-suk
Pro Bono follows Kang David (played by Jeong Kyeong-ho), a former judge obsessed with success, who sees his career turned upside down when he is relegated to the pro bono team of a large law firm, a neglected section that pays absolutely nothing.
Surely Tomorrow
- In French: Un jour, peut-être
- Air date: from December 6 on Prime Video
- Casting: Park Seo-joon, Won Ji-an, Lee-el, Lee Joo-young, Kang Gi-doong, Jo Min-kook, Kim Mi-kyung, Lee El...
In Surely Tomorrow, Lee Gyeong-do and Seo Ji-u loved each other twice: first at 20, then at 28. Two stories, two break-ups, but a bond that has never really been broken. Years later, fate brings them face to face again, in the cruellest of circumstances: Gyeong Do, now a celebrity journalist for Dongwoon Ilbo, uncovers an adultery scandal... in which Ji-U is the deceived wife.
First Man
- Broadcast date: from December 15 on MBC (awaiting an international broadcaster)
- Casting: Hahm Eun-jung, Oh Hyun-kyung, Yoon Sun-woo, Park Gun-il, Kim Min-seol, Lee Hyo-jung, Jung So-young, Jung Chan and Lee Jae-hwang
First Man is a 120-episode drama about 2 women whose lives are turned upside down in a dangerous game of substitution and desire. Hahm Eun-jung plays Oh Jang-mi, a woman of integrity who dreams of opening her own restaurant, and Ma Se-rin, the only capricious granddaughter of the Dream Group president. Two diametrically opposed personalities, two lives doomed to contradict each other and reveal deep wounds.
Villains
- Broadcast date: from December 18 on TVING (international broadcaster pending)
- Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Min-jung, Kwak Do-won, Lee Bum-soo, Kim Jae-yong, Kim Ji-won
Villains is a thriller recounting the violent confrontations between several corrupt characters, all desperate to get their hands on supernotes, false denominations so precise they defy detection.
Love Me
- Broadcast date: from December 19 on jTBC and Viki
- Casting: Seo Hyun-jin , Chang ryul, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Shi-woo, Yoon Se-ah, Jang Yool, Kim Da-hyun.
Inspired by a Swedish series, Love Me follows a family in which each member, marked by loneliness, meets someone who rekindles their desire to love or be loved again.
I DOL I
- Original air date: December 22 on Netflix
- Casting: Sooyoung, Kim Jae-young, Park Jung-woo, Kim Hyun-jin, Jung Jae-kwang, Kim Won-hae, Choi Hee-jin
In I DOL ISooyoung plays Maeng Se-na, a brilliant and renowned lawyer... but also a devoted fan of singer Do Ra-ik, played by Kim Jae-yeong. Everything changes when she finds herself having to defend her own bias, accused of a crime he firmly denies.
Made in Korea
- Broadcast date: from December 24 on Disney+.
- Casting: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung, Woo Do-hwan, Won Ji-an, Seo Eun-soo, Cho Yeo-jung, jung Sung-il
Made in Korea tells the story of the confrontation between Baek Ki Tae, played by Hyun Bin, a man consumed by his lust for money and influence, and Jang Geon-young, the prosecutor played by Jung Woo-sung, ready to sacrifice everything to stop him. Their confrontation takes place at a key moment in Korean history, marked by the political turbulence of the 1970s.
Ca$hero
- Air date: December 26 on Netflix, 8 episodes at once
- Cast: Lee Junho, Kim Hye-joon, Kim Byung-chul, Kim Hyang-gi, Kang Han-na, Lee Chae-min
Cashero tells the story of Kang Sang-ung, a community center worker who leads a simple life and dreams only of becoming a homeowner. Everything changes when he inherits superhuman power... with one totally unexpected condition: his strength depends on the exact amount of money he has on him. The more cash he has, the more powerful he becomes. But every time he uses his abilities, his wallet is emptied.
Awaiting trailer.
Bonus: Love Track
- Broadcast date: December 14 to 28 on KBS 2, short format
- Casting: Ong Seong-wu, Han Ji-hyeon, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Joon, Bae Yoon-kyung, Bang Hyo-rin, Kim Ah-young, Kim Hyang-gi, Jin Ho-eun, Kim Yoon-hye
Love Track offers a gallery of 10 love stories, 10 very different relationships, ranging from shy lovers to married couples, from friends ready to cross a boundary to family ties marked by tenderness.
So, which k-dramas tempt you for your watchlist this month?
