July is here and your watchlist is about to look very different. This is genuinely one of the stacked months for Korean drama in recent memory, with big name actors returning to screens across Netflix, Disney+, tvN, JTBC, ENA and KBS. Here is the full breakdown.
Clear your schedule. July 2026 is not playing around.
What Is Releasing This July and When
The Husband (KBS2, July 4)
- Cast – Min Namkoong, Lee Seol, Lee Sang-Hee, Kim Dae-Myung, Park Byung-Eun
- Streaming – Disney+
- Episodes – 12
- Synopsis – Namkoong Min, the undisputed king of high-stakes tension, returns in The Husband, playing a brilliant neurosurgeon who requests a divorce from his wife, only for her to be kidnapped the very next day. He becomes both the prime suspect and the only person determined to find her.
If you have watched Namkoong Min in One Dollar Lawyer or My Dangerous Wife, you already know this is non-negotiable viewing
Love in Sync (U+ Mobile TV, July 4)
- Cast – Kim Myung-soo, Kang Min-Ah, Jung Hee-Tae
- Streaming – Disney+
- Episodes – 8 Episodes
- Synopsis – Kim Myung-soo, better known as L from Infinite, stars in this fantasy romantic comedy about a psychological counsellor and a woman who begin experiencing each other’s emotions through a surreal emotional transference phenomenon.
Light, warm and exactly what you need between the heavier thrillers this month.
Dream to You (ENA, July 13)
- Cast – Hwang In-Youp and Lee Hye-Ri
- Streaming – Disney+
- Episodes – 12
- Synopsis – A heartwarming drama written by critically acclaimed screenwriter Jung Eun-bi, following a successful filmmaker who returns to South Korea and reconnects with a local entertainment reporter who abandoned her childhood dreams.
Apartment President (JTBC, July 11)
- Cast – Ji Sung, Ha Yoon Kyoung, Moon So Ri, and Park Byung Eun.
- Streaming – Netflix
- Episodes – 12 Episodes
- Synopsis – Ji Sung plays a retired gang leader who infiltrates an apartment residents’ association to steal a massive hidden slush fund. The premise alone is enough. Ji Sung has never missed and this looks like no exception
The East Palace (Netflix, July 17)
- Cast – Nam Joo-Hyuk, Roh Yoon-Seo, Cho Seung-Woo
- Streaming – Netflix
- Episodes – 8
- Synopsis – Nam Joo-hyuk makes his big comeback in this historical action horror fantasy on Netflix from July 17. Nam Joo-hyuk has been away from screens for a while and his return to Netflix in a historical fantasy is exactly the kind of project worth waiting for.
It blends action, horror and historical drama in a way that feels genuinely fresh for the genre..
Spooky in Love (Netflix, July 18)
- Cast – Park Eun-Bin and Yang Se-Jong
- Streaming – Netflix
- Episodes – 12 Episodes
- Synopsis – Park Eun-bin returns to Netflix almost immediately after her last project (The Wonderfools), this time in a horror romantic comedy about a hotel heiress who can see ghosts and a passionate prosecutor who team up to solve unsolved murder cases.
A Shop for Killers 2 (Disney+, July 22)
- Cast – Lee Dong-Wook and Kim Hye-Jun
- Streaming – Disney+
- Episodes – 8 Episodes
- Synopsis – Lee Dong-Wook makes a spectacular return for the sequel, with Ji-an fully embracing her role as head of a hidden underground weapons marketplace while launching a fierce counteroffensive against powerful international enemies.
One of the most anticipated sequels of the year.
