I don't know if we'll see any surefire Squid Game spin-offs in the near future, but Netflix has a healthy share of K-drama series and movies that can help satisfy the void left after the show's end. With genres ranging from dystopian sci-fi to romance, political thriller to period piece, there's something for every K-drama fan.
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Jihyeong Seo/Netflix Karma (2025-) Squid Game's Park Hae-soo stars in this crime drama as an eyewitness to a deadly crash. There's more than meets the eye in this tense-filled tale of that sees its characters caught in a karmic cycle of suspense and crime.
Netflix Beyond the Bar (2025) Who doesn't love a good legal drama? In Beyond the Bar, novice lawyer Hyo-min works at a major firm, but she has to learn to balance her work life as a confident, virtuous person with her clunky social life. Can her stern mentor, Seok-hoon, who's more seasoned and somewhat aloof, help her get there? The limited series features 12 episodes that follow a string of court cases and the pair's dynamic.
Netflix My Name (2021) An action thriller starring Han So-hee, My Name follows a young woman bent on revenge after seeing her father murdered on her birthday. It gets dark in this crime story's eight episodes.
No Ju-han/Netflix Squid Game (2021-2025) The record-breaking series wrapped its three-season run, with Seong Gi-hun returning to the island that was the source of so much pain and tragedy. The games are just as high-stakes as ever for Player 456 and the others, but you get to learn the backstory of Front Man, dive deeper into how the game works and see who makes it to the end once and for all. All seasons are available to stream.
Han Se-jun/Netflix The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025-) A medical drama centered on surgeon Baek Kang-hyuk, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call has become a hit on the streamer. The series follows the former combat doctor as he works to elevate the quality of care in a Seoul trauma care unit. Can he pull his new team together to defy the odds? Stream season 1 now.
Lim Hyoseon/Netflix Gyeongseong Creature (2023-2024) Season 1 mostly takes place in 1945 where a pawn shop owner helps a father and daughter, Chae-ok. The search for Chae-ok's mother leads to the discovery of a monster dwelling in an old hospital where it was created. The creature is able to infiltrate people's brains and mutate them, which ties in to a larger mystery. Stream seasons 1 and 2 of the series right now.
Netflix Parasyte: The Grey (2024-) If monsters are your thing, then this series could give you the perfect blend of horror and drama. Adapted from the Japanese manga, Parasyte, the story introduces tiny alien larvae that infest Earth, looking to implant themselves and take over. A group called the Grey works to eliminate them and the humans who've been infected by them, but a woman whose parasite has become symbiotic tries to keep hers a secret. You can watch six episodes in season 1 now.
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