The year is winding down, but Korean dramas are not slowing, with several exciting K-dramas scheduled for release in December 2025. There is also a great lineup of K-dramas released in the past few months.
So, if you are looking for a good way to spend your free time this festive season, you’re in the right place.
Below, we have compiled a list of the top Korean dramas to watch in December 2025:
1. The Price of Confession
Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun, Park Hae-soo, Jin Seon-kyu, Choi Young-joon, Kim Sun-young, Nam Da-reum, Lee Sang-hee, Hong Hwa-Yeon, and Elyse Dinh.
The Price of Confession is one of the top must-watch Korean dramas this festive season. It is a crime thriller that premiered on Netflix on December 5, 2025.
The drama follows Ahn Yoon-soo ( Jeon Do-yeon), whose quiet life is thrown into turmoil when her husband is murdered and she becomes the prime suspect.
With evidence mounting against her, she is arrested and sent to prison, despite protesting her innocence.
While locked away, Yoon-soo encounters another prisoner, Mo-eun (Kim Go-eun), who offers her a bargain; she will confess to killing her husband, giving her freedom. However, in exchange, Yoon-soo must kill someone on her behalf.
2. Pro Bono
Cast: Jung Kyung-ho, Soo Joo-yeon, Seo Hye-won, Kang Hyung-syeok, Lee Yoo-young, Choi Dae-hoon, Sung Dong-il, Lee Mun-shik, Kim Jeong-yeong, and Kim Kap-soo.
Pro Bono is a Korean legal drama that premiered on tvN on December 6, 2025. It follows Kang David (Jung Kyung-ho), an ambitious judge and a legal influencer with thousands of social media followers.
However, after an unexpected event, he resigns from his job and decides to become a public-interest lawyer for a nonprofit organization.
In his new line of work, he meets and interacts with other public-interest lawyers, such as Park Kib-Bbeum (Soo Joo-yeon), a law enthusiast passionate about social justice and human rights.
3. Surely Tomorrow
Cast: Park Seo-joon, Won Ji-an, Lee El, Lee Joo-Young, Kang Ki-Doong, and Jo Min-Kook.
Surely Tomorrow is a romantic-comedy Korean drama that premiered on JTBC on December 6, 2025, and is also available on KST and Prime Video.
The K-drama follows Lee Gyeon-Do (Park Seo-Jun) and Seo Ji-Woo (Won Ji-An), two people who fell in love and dated twice in their 20s, before breaking up.
They reunite years later, when Lee Gyeon-Do, now a reporter, is working on an extramarital scandal involving Seo Ji-Woo’s husband.
4. Villains
Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Beom-Su, Lee Min-Jung, and Kim Jae-Yong.
Villains is one of the upcoming Korean Dramas scheduled for release in December 2025. It will premiere on TVING on December 18, and will also be available to stream internationally on HBO Max (Asia Pacific) and Disney+ Japan (Japan).
It is a high-stakes crime drama that explores the bloody confrontations among various villains as they hunt for “supernotes,” high-quality counterfeit bills.
5. Love Me
Cast: Seo Hyeon-jin, Yoo Jae-myung, Yun Se-ah, Lee Shi-woo, Chang Ryul, Kim Da-Hyun, and Lee Si-woo.
Love Me is another upcoming Korean drama scheduled to premiere on JBTC on December 19, 2025. It will also be available on several other platforms, including KST, TVING, U-Next, Viki, Viu, and Netflix.
The romantic melodrama that follows Seo Jun-Kyung (Seo Hyeon-jin), a wealthy, successful, and famous OB-GYN who suffers from loneliness while hiding deep emotional scars.
However, everything changes when Jung-Kyung meets Ju Do Hyun (Chang Ryul), her free-spirited neighbor who sees through her loneliness.
The duo starts to get closer, embarking on a journey of love and growth that transforms them in ways they never expected.
6. Made in Korea
Cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung, Woo Do-hwan, Seo Eun-su, Cho Yeo-jeong, Won Ji-an, Jung Sung-il, Roh Jae-won, and Park Yong-woo.
Made In Korea is an upcoming South Korean drama that is set to premiere on December 24, 2025, on Hulu and Disney+. It is a period political drama that is set in the 1970s.
It follows two individuals, Baek Ki-tae (Hyun-bin), a high-ranking KCIA agent with a secret double life operating a smuggling network, and Jang Geon-young (Jung Woo-sung), an uncompromising, principled prosecutor.
The two become embroiled in a bitter rivalry as Geon-young begins investigating Ki-tae’s smuggling network, seeking to expose corruption in the government and law enforcement agencies.
7. Cashero
Cast: Kim Hye-jun, Kim Hyang-gi, Lee Jun-ho, Kim Byeon-cheol, Kang Han-na, and Lee Chae-min.
Cashero is another top Korean drama you can watch in December 2025; it will premiere on Netflix on December 26.
It is a superhero drama that follows Kang Sang-woong (Lee Jun-ho), an ordinary civil servant who acquires special abilities that are dependent on how much cash he carries.
Soon, Kang Sang-woong is drawn into the world of hidden powers, where he teams up with other allies with superpowers, including his long-time girlfriend, as they face off against a mysterious group that is targeting superheroes.
8. The Manipulated
Cast: Ji Chang-wook, Do Kyung-soo, Lee Kwang-soo, Jo Yoon-so, Kim Jong-soo, Min Kyung-jin, Rich Ting, Yang Dong-geun, Jung Heon, and Lee Seo-hwan.
The Manipulated is an action-packed, crime-revenge thriller that premiered on Disney+ in November 2025. It tells the story of Park Tae-jung (Ji Chang-wook), an ordinary man whose life unravels when he is accused of a crime he did not commit and imprisoned.
Tae-jung then sets out on a high-stakes pursuit of truth and revenge when he discovers that a powerful individual orchestrated his troubles.
9. Last Summer
Cast: Lae Jae-wook, Choi Sung-eun, Kim Gun-woo, Jang Hyukpjin, Jeon Su-jo, Ahn Dong-goo, Ahn Chang-hwan, Kwon Ah-Reum, Choi Byung-mo, Kang Seung-hyun, Jeong He-tae, and Jung Yi-Rang.
Last Summer is a story of twin brothers, Do Ha and Do Yeong (both played by Lee Jae-wook), who were separated as little children after their parents’ divorce. Do-Ha lives in the United States with his father, while De-Yeong lives in South Korea.
Each summer, Do-Ha visits South Korea, where he spends time with Do-yeong and their friend, Song Ha-Kyeong (Choi Sung Eun). The k-drama explores the friendship and romance among twin brothers and their friend, set against a summer of love and self-discovery.
10. Undercover High School
Cast: Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Min-ju, Kim Shin-rock, Park Jin-woo, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Young-ah, Lee Seo-hwan, Jo Bok-rae, Park Se-hyun, Yoon Ga-yi, Lee Min-ji, Lee Hyun-so, Oh Yong, and Shin Joon-hang.
Undercover High School is another Korean drama you can watch in December 2025. It is available on several platforms, including Viki, Kocowa, Viu, and Amazon Prime Video.
The K-drama follows NIS agent Jung Hae-seong (Seo Kang-joon), who is tasked with locating Emperor Gojong’s missing gold and goes undercover as a high school student. At the school, he meets Oh Soo-ah (Jin Ki-joo), his homeroom teacher and childhood friend.
As the story unfolds, romance blossoms between the two former childhood friends, all amid espionage and high school antics.
11. Dear X
Cast: Kim Yoo-Jung, Kim Young-dae, Kim Do-hoon, Kim Yi-kyeong, Kim Ji-yeong, Kim Ji-hoon, Bae Soo-bin, Kim Yu-mi, Gi So-yoo, Lee Seo-an, Shin Moon-sung, and Lee Yeol-eum.
If you love psychological thrillers, Dear X is the K-drama to watch this festive season. The TV show premiered on November 6, 2025, on various platforms, including TVING (South Korea), HBO Max (Asia), Disney+ (Japan), and Viki (internationally).
The drama follows Baek Ah-jin (Kim You-jung), a beautiful, talented actress abused as a child, who has an antisocial personality disorder. She wears a mask to hide her inner cruelty, which she uses to rise to fame and success, while destroying anyone who stands in her way.
Her stepbrother, Yoon Joon-seo, has always stood by her and protected her, but he starts to question his loyalty as her behavior grows more extreme.
12. As You Stood By
Cast: Jeon So-nee, Lee Yo-mi, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Moo-saeng, Lee Ho-jung, and Kim Mi-kyung.
As You Stod By is another top Korean drama to watch this December, which is available on Netflix. It follows two women, Hui-su (Lee Yoo-mi), who is trapped in an abusive marriage, and Eun-soo (Jeon So-nee), her friend, who also carries deep-seated childhood trauma.
To save Hui-su from her situation, the two women plot to kill her violent husband. However, complications arise when another person learns of their intentions, further complicating their already dangerous plan.
13. Taxi Driver
Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Pyo Ye-jin, Kim Eui-sung, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Esom, Shin Jae-ha, Cha Ji-yeon, Yong Seung-mok, and Park Jong-hwan.
Taxi Driver is one of the hottest Korean dramas you can watch this December. Season 3, which premiered in November 2025, is available on Netflix, Viu, and Viki, with earlier seasons available on platforms like Kocowa, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, and OnDemand Korea.
The K-drama follows Kim Do-gi, a former special forces soldier who works as a driver for the Rainbow Taxi company. Far from being an ordinary taxi company, it is a secret vigilante group that helps victims of injustice get revenge.
However, the group’s vigilantism draws the attention of Kang Ha-na, a persistent prosecutor who starts investigating their activities.
14. Dynamite Kiss
Cast: Ahn Eun-jin, Kang Ki-yong, Kim Mu-Jun, Woo Da-Vi, Jung Ga-hee, Park Jin-woo, Park Jung-yeon, Shin Joo-Hyup, Jung Soo-young, Choi Ja-woon, Park Ji-a, and Oh Jung-hwan.
Dynamite Kiss is a romantic comedy Korean drama that is available to watch on SBS TV, KST, and Netflix.
It follows Go Da-rim (Ahn Eun-jin), a single woman who pretends to be a married mother to get a job. However, things become complicated when she starts having unexpected feelings for her boss, Kong Ji-hyeok (Jang Ki-yon).
15. Don’t Call Me Ma’am
Cast: Kim Hee-seon, Han Hye-jin, Jin Seo-yeon, Yoon Park, Heo Joon-seok, Jang In-sub, Kim Young-ah, Han Ji-hye, Go Won-Hee, and Moon Yoo-kang.
Don’t Call Me Ma’am is a K-drama that premiered on TV Chosun in November 2025. It is also available on other platforms, including Netflix, Kocowa, and Prime Video.
The K-drama follows three female friends in their forties as they navigate personal struggles and the pressures of daily life. Cho Na Jeong is a former TV host turned housewife and mother, who is trying to revive her career.
Koo Ju Yeong is a successful career woman struggling to conceive with a distant husband, while Lee Il-ri is a successful fashion editor with the dream of getting married.