New Korean Dramas Arriving on Netflix in August 2026

Netflix is lining up a fresh slate of Korean dramas for August 2026, extending the streaming service's steady push to feed global demand for K-content. The month's schedule mixes a marquee romantic comedy, a hotly anticipated crime thriller and several ongoing weekly series still unspooling for international audiences.

The headline premiere is "Our Sticky Love," a 12-episode romantic comedy directed by Kim Jang Han and set to arrive on August 7. The series pairs Jung Hae In with Ha Young in a story built around amnesia and second chances: Ha Young plays a prosecutor who loses her memory, while Jung Hae In appears at her bedside as a boxing coach claiming to be her boyfriend. The cast also includes Heo Sung Tae, Kim Young Ok and Jeon Bae Soo.

The month could also bring "Mousetrap," a crime thriller from director Kim Hong Seon starring Ryu Jun Yeol and Sul Kyung Gu. Adapted from a popular webtoon, the series follows a reclusive writer whose identity and fortune are seized by a mysterious figure known only as "Rat," setting off a tense cat-and-mouse pursuit. A rumored August 18 debut has been reported, though Netflix has not yet confirmed the date.

Alongside the new titles, several weekly dramas continue their runs into August. JTBC's crime-comedy "The Apartment Job," starring Ji Sung and Ha Yoon Kyoung, is scheduled to conclude on August 16, telling the story of a former gangster who runs for a residents' association presidency and stumbles onto corruption. The fantasy-romance "Spooky in Love," featuring Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong, also carries over from its July launch with new weekend episodes.

The August preview, published by industry tracker What's on Netflix, is not a complete list, and additional titles could still be announced. Even so, the lineup underscores how central Korean storytelling has become to Netflix's global strategy, with romance, crime and fantasy all represented in a single month.

For international viewers, the mix reflects the breadth of the current K-drama boom, spanning breezy romantic comedy, gritty webtoon-based thrillers and genre-blending weekend hits designed to keep subscribers returning week after week.