2 K-Dramas and 1 Korean Movie Coming to Netflix This October
October is the official spooky season, but Netflix has a few upcoming K-dramas for fans who want to deviate from horror, scare tactics, and the supernatural. K-drama fans have had plenty of binge-worthy K-dramas in 2022, with Little Women, The Sound of Magic, and the highly coveted Alchemy of Souls. For October, there are select few K-dramas to keep an eye on from Netflix, from extraterrestrials, a historical queen, and a movie.
’20th Century Girl’ follows the love and friendship of a high schooler
During Netflix’s 2021 Tudum event, the platform announced another original Korean movie in the works. 20th Century Girl is now ready for global fans and tells the coming-of-age story of a girl’s first love. The October Netflix movie follows 17-year-old Bo-ra (Kim You-jung) in 1999.
She is good at Taekwondo, has a bright and fun personality, and is part of the broadcasting club. Her best friend, Yeon-doo (Roh Yoon-seo), has a crush on another student named Hyun-jin (Park Jung-woo). But as Yeon-doo travels abroad to get surgery, she asks her best friend to find out more about her crush. Along the way, Bo-ra gets close to Hyun-jin and Woon-ho (Byeon Woo-seok), a member of the broadcasting club.
20th Century Girl is available on Netflix.
‘The Queen’s Umbrella’ is one of the October K-dramas from Netflix about a Queen and hard-to-handle princes
The 16-episode historical K-drama, The Queen’s Umbrella, is a must-watch coming to Netflix in October. Set in the Joseon era, Juvenile Justice actor Kim Hye-soo stars as Queen Im Hwa-ryeong in a story about the educational system of the top 1%. The K-drama focuses on a mother and Queen’s ambition to turn her five troublesome sons into the most respectable princes.
Queen Im Hwa-ryeong does everything possible to prove her mother-in-law wrong and teach her sons to be proper, educated, and future rulers. But it proves difficult as her sons refuse to conform to their mother’s teachings. According to Soompi, actor Kim explains, “Although the time period in the drama is fictional, [Hwa Ryung] is the busiest queen, busiest mother, and the most fierce and active woman of that generation.”
The Queen’s Umbrella will air on Netflix on Oct. 15 and air weekly episodes on Saturday and Sunday.
‘Glitch’ has a young woman learn the truth about the world and extraterrestrials
Since the Netflix Tudum Korea event in 2021, fans have been looking forward to many K-dramas and Glitch, which are now ready to premiere in October. The K-drama stars Vincenzo actor Jeon Yeo-been as Hong Ji-hyo. She comes from a well-off family with plenty of opportunities, a steady job, and a long-term relationship. While she is no longer in love, Ji-hyo, and her boyfriend discuss marriage.
Her life changes when her boyfriend disappears in a flash of bright light. Unable to convince anyone of his disappearance, she seeks the help of UFO enthusiasts to solve the mystery. Along the way, she meets Heo Bo-ra, played by Nana, a failed Twitch gamer and member of the UFO community.
Glitch will premiere on Netflix on Oct. 7 and have 10 episodes.
