{"id":600687,"date":"2026-08-30T14:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/600687\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:42:14","slug":"6-of-the-best-new-k-dramas-to-watch-in-september-2026-including-the-scandal-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/600687\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in September 2026, including The Scandal on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The hot summer is finally winding down in South Korea, but the K-drama industry will still bring the heat in September with a number of major series, including a steamy literary adaptation and a splashy political thriller.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Here is what to watch over the coming month.<\/p>\n<p>1. Made in Korea season 2<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Lead cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung, Woo Do-hwan, Won Ji-an<\/p>\n<p>Made In Korea | Season 2 Trailer | Hulu<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">One of last year\u2019s most high-profile dramas returns, with Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung reprising their roles in the big-budget period drama Made in Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Hyun plays ambitious political operator Baek Ki-tae, who consolidated his grip on power throughout <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/k-drama\/k-drama\/article\/3338021\/disney-k-drama-made-korea-hyun-bin-jung-woo-sung-slick-period-political-thriller?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">season one<\/a> and begins the second season as head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during a period of massive political turmoil in South Korea.Jung stars as Jang Geon-young, the dogged prosecutor determined to take him down. Joining them this season is <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/k-pop\/k-drama\/article\/3223415\/netflix-k-drama-preview-bloodhounds-woo-do-hwan-lee-sang-yi-lead-breathless-brawler-bromance-packs?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloodhounds<\/a> actor Woo Do-hwan in a new role.Woo Min-ho (<a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/culture\/film-tv\/article\/1936138\/film-review-inside-men-slick-korean-political-corruption-thriller?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Inside Men<\/a>) is once again at the helm, while Park Eun-gyo (<a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/k-pop\/k-drama\/article\/3160860\/k-drama-review-silent-sea-netflix-sci-fi-series-starring?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Silent Sea<\/a>) and Park Joon-suk (A Normal Family) return as co-writers. (Disney+, September 9)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The hot summer is finally winding down in South Korea, but the K-drama industry will still bring the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4155,271649,4550,271651,146,85,46,113695,81799,271652,400,11098,5786,11471,271648,271650,225853],"class_list":["post-600687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-4155","tag-a-love-other-than-yours","tag-disney","tag-dive-into-you","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-k-drama","tag-made-in-korea","tag-mission-mompossible","tag-netflix","tag-prime-video","tag-september","tag-south-korea","tag-the-ordinary-jackpot","tag-the-scandal","tag-tvn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}