November 2026 K-dramas are about to eat my entire month, and I’m not even pretending to resist. This lineup has an empress asking permission to remarry, a Silla prince growing into a king, a legal queen back with a firm of her own, and two detectives chasing one killer between Seoul and Tokyo.
I’ve listed all ten in premiere order so you can plan your month the way I’m planning mine. Dates follow the Korean schedule, so check your streamer for exact release times where you live.
1. The Remarried Empress
The Remarried Empress arrives on Disney+ (and Hulu in the US) on Wednesday, November 4, with the first four episodes dropping together. Two new episodes follow every Wednesday until the 10-episode run ends on November 25. Shin Min-ah, Lee Jong-suk, Ju Ji-hoon, and Lee Se-young lead this fantasy romance.
Empress Navier shares a calm, practical marriage with Emperor Sovieshu, who promised never to take a concubine. Then he falls for Rashta, a runaway slave, and asks for a divorce. Navier answers by asking permission to remarry, and the man she has in mind is Prince Heinrey of the Western Kingdom.
I’m starting here because I love that girl boss energy. The story comes from Alphatart’s hit web novel and its webtoon adaptation, and it marks Lee Jong-suk’s first drama since Law and the City in 2025. With only ten episodes, there is no time to waste.
2. One-of-a-Kind Romance
One-of-a-Kind Romance premieres on Monday, November 9 on TVING, with Viu carrying it across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa and ABEMA streaming it in Japan. The 12 episodes air on Mondays and Tuesdays, with Joy, Kim Hyun-jin, Shin Hyun-soo, and Kang Na-eon in the cast.
Gong Yu-il is an ordinary job seeker who unexpectedly becomes the manager of Tak Mu-i, a hugely popular actor still carrying the scars of a stalking incident. Mu-i happens to be a massive fan of a novel Yu-il wrote years ago, but he has no idea she is the author. Once he finds out, he actively approaches the writer he has long admired.
I’m here for that secret-authorship hook, which gives the romance a real reason to build. Joy returns to drama for the first time since Once Upon a Small Town in 2022, and the story comes from Dubu’s Naver webtoon. Kim Hyun-jin also stars in Francesca Next Door on Wavve starting November 6, so he is basically everywhere this month.
3. Happy Anding
Happy Anding premieres on Wednesday, November 11 on tvN at 10:50 p.m. KST, after a schedule change moved it from its original Friday-Saturday slot to Wednesdays and Thursdays. The run is 12 episodes, with Kang Hoon, Cho Hyun-chul, Kim Jung-jin, Lee Yi-dam, and Yoon Ga-yi in the cast.
Yes, the title is correct, and I promise you are reading it right. The Korean title translates to Passionate Goodbye.
Asura is a comedy trio that has spent a decade trying to make it. Kang Tae-gu leads the group, Kim Nam-il has to choose between the dream and his girlfriend of ten years, and Han Jun-seo handles the money but struggles to open up to people. Then they meet Go Eun-young, a devoted admirer who has kept the world at a distance, and suddenly they look at their careers differently.
This is my pick for anyone who wants laughs with a lump in the throat.
4. What a Boss Wants
What a Boss Wants premieres on Wednesday, November 11 on MBN at 10:20 p.m. KST, with Viki streaming it internationally. It runs 12 episodes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starring Sung Hoon and Oh Se-young alongside CNBLUE’s Lee Jung-shin as a warm-hearted doctor.
Kwon Do-hyuk is the CEO of Oh Yes Entertainment, a staunch rationalist who looks like he has it all but battles loneliness and insomnia every night. He becomes determined to find the woman whose voice he heard on an album, and he has no idea she is Lee Eun-chae, a job seeker by day who fronts an indie band as Soo by night. A three-month contract ties the two together anyway.
I’m a sucker for a secret-identity setup, and the contract angle gives this one extra bite. The drama is based on a web novel of the same name, and Oh Se-young returns after The Judge Returns earlier this year.
5. Sword & Silence
Sword & Silence premieres on Saturday, November 14 on KBS2 at 9:20 p.m. KST and airs on weekends. At 28 episodes, it is the longest commitment on this list, and the cast includes Lee Hyun-wook, Jang Hyuk, Park Sung-woong, and Kim Kang-woo.
Set in the late 7th century, the story follows Kim Beop-min (Lee Hyun-wook), the future King Munmu, as he tries to unify a fractured peninsula while Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and the Tang dynasty keep colliding. His father, Kim Chun-chu (Kim Kang-woo) handles the diplomacy and General Kim Yu-sin (Park Sung-woong) handles the battlefield. Jang Hyuk plays Yeon Gaesomun, the Goguryeo war hero who grows more autocratic as his power expands.
This is the heavyweight of the month for me, with roughly 40 years of history packed into those 28 episodes. Jang Hyuk is back for the first time since Family: The Unbreakable Bond in 2023, and Lee Hyun-wook steps into his first epic historical drama.
6. Crash 2: Fury Road
Crash 2: Road of Fury premieres on Monday, November 16 on ENA at 10 p.m. KST, and it streams on Disney+ and Genie TV. New episodes air on Mondays and Tuesdays, with Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, Heo Sung-tae, Lee Ho-chul, and Moon Hee all returning.
After two years away, the Namgang Police Station’s Traffic Crime Investigation team comes back as a regional investigative unit under the National Office of Investigation. Their job is hunting down increasingly sophisticated, large-scale traffic crimes across the country. Director Park Jun-woo returns from the first season, and NCT’s Jisung joins as Ji Dae-se, a rookie patrol officer who idolizes the team.
Jisung’s casting marks his first acting project since adulthood, after appearing as a child actor in Tree with Deep Roots. I’m expecting chases, chaos, and the kind of comedy that makes the action land harder.
7. Good Partner 2
Good Partner 2 premieres on Friday, November 20 on SBS at 9:50 p.m. KST, with Viki and Viu streaming it internationally. It runs 16 episodes on Fridays and Saturdays, starring Jang Na-ra, Kim Hye-yoon, Park Hae-jin, and P.O.
Cha Eun-kyung (Jang Na-ra) is back after leaving Daejung to found her own divorce firm, Law Firm Spring Again (Ribom in Korean). This time she teams up with Kang Hye-sung (Kim Hye-yoon), an experienced lawyer who takes divorce just as seriously. Park Hae-jin joins as Park Tae-su, Eun-kyung’s college classmate and the head of a rival firm.
Park Hae-jin returns to drama for the first time since The Killing Vote in 2023, and writer Choi Yu-na is back from season one. With 16 episodes, there is room for a lot of cases and a lot of feelings. I’m especially curious how Eun-kyung’s new partnership plays out now that she is the boss.
8. The Blue Road
The Blue Road lands on Netflix on Friday, November 20, after previewing its first three episodes at the Busan International Film Festival. The crime thriller runs 8 episodes and stars Son Suk-ku and Nagayama Eita.
A disfigured body turns up in Tokyo with a message written in blood in Korean. Soon a similar case appears in Korea, this time with the message in Japanese. The pattern points to a serial killer working across borders, so Seoul detective Kim Seok (Son Suk-ku) and Tokyo detective Inose (Nagayama Eita) start a joint investigation that stretches from Seoul to Tokyo.
D.P. director Han Jun-hee helms the series and co-writes it with Cho Yu-jin, adapting a manhwa by Keishi Edogawa and Kwon Ka-ya. Nagayama Eita is back on television for the first time since 2023, when he appeared in Don’t Use Time Travel for Love and Even If You Don’t Do It. I’m saving this one for a late-night binge.
9. The Substitute
The Substitute premieres on Monday, November 23 as a TVING original. Bae Hyun-sung, Cha Kang-yoon, and Park Yoon-ho lead the cast, with Uhm Ji-won, Park Hyuk-kwon, and Baek Ji-won in support.
Nam Jae-yeop looks like the perfect model student at the prestigious Jeonggyeong High School, with the looks, the money, and the grades, but it is all a facade. His classmate Kang Geon-tae is there on a low-income scholarship, works relentlessly, and always places first. When Jae-yeop makes a proxy exam proposal, the two of them and Joo Hee-dong (Park Yoon-ho) get dragged into a dangerous deal on CSAT day.
The Korean title, Daerisuneung, translates to Substitute College Entrance Exam, so you can probably guess where this is heading. It comes from Pyramid Game director Park So-yeon, who is bringing another high-stakes school thriller to TVING.
10. Nine to Six
Nine to Six closes the month on Wednesday, November 25 on SBS at 9 p.m. KST, with Prime Video streaming it internationally. It runs 12 episodes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starring Park Min-young, Yook Sung-jae, and Go Soo.
Kang Yi-ji is a deputy manager in the legal department at Chronic Motors, a pragmatic workaholic who sees romance as unnecessary. Then intern Han Seon-woo (Yook Sung-jae), a warm-hearted jewelry designer with a law school background, joins her team. Go Soo’s Park Hyun-tae, a division head newly dispatched to Chronic Motors Korea, completes a love triangle.
Park Min-young has recently starred in Siren’s Kiss, Confidence Queen, and Marry My Husband, so an office rom-com feels like a comfortable return to form. Go Soo is also returning to romance after 15 years. I think this is the perfect way to close out the month.
That is the month. Which of the November 2026 K-dramas are you starting first? I’m locking in The Remarried Empress on day one.
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