The 15 Best Korean Dramas on Hulu Right Now | Marie Claire

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By Quinci LeGardye

last updated 21 March 2025

Fans new to the world of K-dramas and Korean reality shows often turn to Netflix or Viki to find their next obsession. But longtime fans who are familiar with both of those apps' offerings—or anyone wanting to try out another streamer—will be happy to know that great K-dramas are hiding in plain sight on other platforms. Following the success of Korean TV shows on Netflix, like Squid Game and The Glory, other U.S. streamers are slowly building catalogs of Asian content, with some even producing their own original international shows.

Hulu is quickly becoming a streamer to watch for Korean dramas, from classic Hallyu favorites to new original shows produced by Disney+ Korea. To help you sift through what to stream next, we rounded up the best K-dramas currently streaming on Hulu, ranging from intense thrillers to tear-jerking romances, and hilarious rom-coms. (As for other streamers, we've also got you covered for the all-time best K-dramas on Netflix, best K-dramas on Viki, best Korean dramas on Prime Video, and best K-dramas on Tubi.)

'A Shop for Killers' (2024– )

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This action-packed thriller centers on the mysterious relationship between college student Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun) and Jeong Jin-man (Lee Dong-wook), her reclusive uncle who raised her. When Ji-an returns home after learning of Jin-man's death, the teen is ambushed by a team of skilled assassins determined to get into the secluded compound where she was raised. As Ji-an uncovers Jin-man's many secrets, including the assassins' connection to his mysterious job, she has to use the survival skills her uncle taught her to survive.

'Big Mouth' (2022)

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For his post-enlistment comeback, Korean star Lee Jong-suk led this crime thriller as Park Chang-ho, a cocky, incompetent lawyer who's known as "Big Mouth," because he talks a big game but can't back it up. After losing a huge case, he's hired for a corrupt one that gets him in trouble with powerful kingpin Gong Ji-hoon (Yang Kyung-won). He's then framed as the notorious and genius con artist "Big Mouse" and sent to prison. The rest of the series follows Chang-ho and his wife Go Mi-ho (Girls Generation's Im Yoon-a) as they seek to prove his innocence, and the anti-hero aims to bring down the corrupt systems inside and outside the prison.

'Chief Detective 1958' (2024)

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This prequel to Korea's classic TV show Chief Inspector follows the beloved character Park Yeong-han at the start of his action-packed career. Back in the '50s, Park (played in the prequel by Lee Je-Hoon) was an underdog detective in the small town of Hwangchun who was recruited to work in the big city. The new historical comedy-thriller follows Park as he upgrades from catching cow thieves to city gangsters, with the help of colleagues like "Mad Dog" Kim Sang-sun (Lee Dong-hwi) and genius Seo Ho-jeong (Yoon Hyun-soo).

'Connect' (2022)

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Jung Hae-in and Go Kyung-pyo star in this horror drama from director Takashi Miike, which may be rough for the faint of heart (and stomach). Dong-soo (Jung) is a "Connect," an immortal human whose body can repair itself when harmed. So, when he's attacked by organ harvesters, he can fight his way out—even as he's on the operating table. In the scuffle, Dong-soo is only able to recover one of his eyes, and the other is transplanted into serial killer Jin-seob (Go). The two are then connected, as painful visions of Jin-seob's killings land Dong-soo in trouble with Officer Choi (Kim Roe-ha).

'Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born' (2024)

Kim Tae-ri as Jeong Nyeon in the k-drama 'Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born.'

This acclaimed historical K-drama, starring Kim Tae-ri and directed by The Red Sleeve's Jung Ji-in, is set in the aftermath of the Korean War in 1950s Seoul. It follows the titular Yoon Jeong-nyeon (Kim Tae-ri), who grew up in the port city of Mokpo with nothing but a talented singing voice. When she discovers and immerses herself in the world of "gukgeuk," a traditional form of Korean opera performed by women, she catches the eye of Mun Ok-gyeong (Jung Eun-chae), a famed actress in the Maeran theater troupe. Together, they travel to Seoul, beginning Jeong-nyeon's rise to stardom.

'The Judge from Hell' (2024)

Park Shin-hye as a judge in black robes in a court room in the k-drama 'The Judge From Hell'

Hallyu star Park Shin-hye is the ultimate anti-heroine in this supernatural melodrama about a literal demon judge. Justitia is originally a judge in the underworld, who ensures that unrepentant killers are banished to Gehenna, or Murderer’s Hell. After she wrongfully sentences mortal judge Kang Bit-na to eternal punishment, Justitia is sent to Earth with an impossible task: Kill 10 murderers who feel no remorse within a year—while possessing the body of Kang Bit-na. Her goal is made more difficult by Han Da-on (Kim Jae-young), a steadfast detective who begins to both suspect and fall for her.

'Kiss Sixth Sense' (2022)

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Crash Landing on You's Seo Ji-hye stars in this fantasy workplace rom-com (and webtoon adaptation) as Hong Ye-sul, an account executive with the magical ability to see the future when she kisses someone. One day, when Ye-sul accidentally plants lips with her team chief Cha Min-hoo (Yoon Kye-sang), she sees a vision of herself in bed with him. As she's reeling from the idea of falling in love with her asshole boss, her ex-boyfriend Lee Pil-yo (Kim Ji-suk) shows up to work on a new project together and confesses that he wants her back.

'Legend of the Blue Sea' (2016)

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This fantasy romance K-drama follows two incarnations of a love story between a mermaid and her human paramour. In the Joseon-era storyline, mermaid Se-hwa (Jun Ji-hyun) saves the son of a nobleman Kim Dam-ryeong (Lee Min-ho) from drowning. Their love eventually meets a tragic face, which plays out as a parallel storyline to their modern reincarnations, con-man Heo Joon-jae (Lee) and mermaid Shim Cheong (Jun), who follows Heo to Seoul despite him not knowing that she's a merperson. Will Shim Cheong and Joon-jae meet the same fate as their ancestors?

'Light Shop' (2024)

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Writer Kang Full followed up his record-breaking hit Moving with this horror drama centered on a mysterious light shop run by an enigmatic owner named Won-young (Trauma Code's Ju Ji-hoon). Some of the light shop's patrons are living, some are dead. As the series goes on, six strangers struggling to process trauma are drawn towards the shop, as the show weaves several eerie subplots into one central mystery. Some of the show's stacked cast includes Melo Movie's Park Bo-young, Twinkling Watermelon's Shin Eun-soo, Pachinko's Kim Min-ah, My Sweet Mobster's Um Tae-goo, and Parasite's Lee Jung-eun.

'Moving' (2023– )

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Moving, which has broken records as the most expensive Korean drama series to date, is a must-watch for superhero fans. The innovative series follows a group of super-powered parents with ordinary jobs (played by Zo In-sung, Han Hyo-joo, Ryu Seung-ryong, and Kim Sung-kyun), who have passed their abilities down to their high-school-aged children (Go Youn-jung, Lee Jung-ha, and Kim Do-hoon). While much of the currently airing show has unraveled the backstories of each of the characters, and the shady government operatives who may have had a hand in creating them, the present-day storyline also includes the arrival of Frank (Ryu Seung-bum), a vicious Korean-born American spy operative who begins hunting them down.

'Revenant' (2023)

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Twenty-Five Twenty-One's Kim Tae-ri stars in this chilling supernatural-horror drama from the writer of Kingdom. Gu San-yeong (Kim) is a hard-working part-timer who traverses Seoul as an anonymous delivery person and driver. After the death of her father, an occult researcher, San-yeong is possessed by an evil spirit who enters souls and feeds on their anger. Soon, people around her begin dying by suicide under sudden and mysterious circumstances. As San-yeong deals with the turmoil, occult professor Yeom Hae-sang (It's Okay to Not Be Okay's Oh Jung-se) tries to help her destroy the spirit, which has been wreaking havoc for decades, once and for all.

'Revenge of Others' (2022)

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This intense youth drama starts as a student falls to his death at school. The victim's sister, Ok Chan-mi (Shin Ye-eun), doesn't believe that her brother died by suicide, but when police find no evidence of foul play, she becomes determined to find her brother's murderer herself. When she transfers to his school, Yongtan High, she meets Ji Soo-heon (All of Us Are Dead's Lomon), who witnessed her brother's death and begins investigating all of her new classmates. Meanwhile, a "hero" who avenges bullied students appears at the school, and Chan-mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother.

'Rookie Cops' (2022)

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This coming-of-age drama offers a different spin on the college plot, following a group of students at the Korean National Police University studying to become full-fledged cops. The series stars Chae Soo-bin as Go Eun-gang, the daughter of an ordinary family, and K-pop idol Kang Daniel as Wi Seung-hyun, the son of a top police executive. The two freshmen deal with challenges during training, including strict instructors and a difficult boot camp, while slowly falling for each other.

'So I Married an Anti-Fan' (2021)

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This Korean adaptation of the 2010 novel and 2016 Chinese film follows top idol Hoo Joon (Choi Tae-joon) and magazine reporter Geun-young (Girls Generation's Choi Soo-young). Their first encounter happens at a club opening, when Geun-young witnesses Hoo Joon's violent behavior and accidentally vomits on him. When Geun-young loses her job immediately after, she becomes convinced that Tae-joon got her fired, and dedicates herself to revealing the beloved star's bad behavior. When she gets media attention as Hoo Joon's anti-fan, she's asked to participate in a reality TV show where she'd live with him in a fake marriage. As the pair film the show and give each other a hard time on set, they slowly begin to care for each other.

'What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?' (2018)

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This workplace rom-com is legendary, for both Park Min-young and Park Seo-joon's electric chemistry and intense kiss scenes. Kim Mi-so (Min-young) is the ultra-competent secretary for Lee Young-joon (Seo-joon), the narcissistic vice president of a chaebol, a family-run conglomerate. After nine years of working and clearing family debts, Mi-so is finally ready to focus on herself and quit her job. But when she resigns, Young-joon becomes desperate to keep her around and she slowly realizes his obsession with her may not be strictly professional.

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Quinci is a Culture Writer who covers all aspects of pop culture, including TV, movies, music, books, and theater. She contributes interviews with talent, as well as SEO content, features, and trend stories. She fell in love with storytelling at a young age, and eventually discovered her love for cultural criticism and amplifying awareness for underrepresented storytellers across the arts. She previously served as a weekend editor for Harper’s Bazaar, where she covered breaking news and live events for the brand’s website, and helped run the brand’s social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Her freelance writing has also appeared in outlets including HuffPost, The A.V. Club, Elle, Vulture, Salon, Teen Vogue, and others. Quinci earned her degree in English and Psychology from The University of New Mexico. She was a 2021 Eugene O’Neill Critics Institute fellow, and she is a member of the Television Critics Association. She is currently based in her hometown of Los Angeles. When she isn't writing or checking Twitter way too often, you can find her studying Korean while watching the latest K-drama, recommending her favorite shows and films to family and friends, or giving a concert performance while sitting in L.A. traffic.