12 Upcoming K-Dramas Of 2026 On OTT: Can This Love Be Translated To 21st Century Grand Prince's Wife - COMPLETE List

After giving fans some beautiful, unexpected and entertaining catalogue of Korean shows on OTT, 2025 bids us goodbye with the promise of delivering another bag full of exciting new titles in the New Year.

As the page of the calendar turns to 2026, gear up for a buffet of K-dramas across genres, stories and starcast. Infact the year will have leading and some of the most loved actors returning with a brand new project, with several first-time pairings too. So if 2025 gave When Life Gives You Tangerines, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, Love Scout and Typhoon Family, 2026 will bring 21st Century Grand Prince's Wife, Scandal, Can This Love Be Translated? and No Tail To Tell.We collate an absolute must-keep list of 12 brand new K-dramas arriving in 2026. Take a look.

Upcoming K-dramas of 2026

1. Can This Love Be Translated?

Plot: A multilingual interpreter and a top actress fall in love as they travel the world filming a TV show.Cast: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jungRelease Date: January 16, 2026Where To Watch: Netflix

2. No Tail To Tell

Plot: A century-old gumiho (nine-tailed fox) transforms into an ordinary human after a fateful event with a narcissistic soccer star.Cast: Kim Hye-yoon, LomonRelease Date: January 16, 2026Where To Watch: Netflix

3. Made In Korea (Season 2)

Plot: A KCIA government man living a double life with a foot in drugs business, and a prosecutor will take their rivalry forward.Cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sungRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Disney+

4. Perfect Crown / 21st Century Grand Prince's Wife

Plot: Set in an alternate Korea, a chaebol heiress enters a contract marriage with a melancholy prince, exploring class barriers and destiny.Cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seokRelease Date: First half of 2026Where To Watch: Disney+

5. Portraits Of Delusion

Plot: Set in 1935, it follows a painter commissioned to create a portrait of a vampire who's been hiding for 50 years.Cast: Kim Seon-ho, Bae SuzyRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Disney+

6. The Remarried Empress

Plot: Empress Navier of the Eastern Empire remarries the Western Emperor to reclaim her power after her husband divorces her for a mistress. Cast: Shin Min-ah, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk, Lee Se-youngRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Disney+

7. Show Business

Plot: Set in 1960s-80s Korean entertainment industry, it follows ambitious individuals chasing dreams amidst intense rivalries and challenges.Cast: Song Hye-kyo, Gong YooRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Netflix

8. Boyfriend On Demand

Plot: A webtoon creator stumbles upon the 'Monthly Boyfriend' device—an invention that allows users to generate an AI boyfriend.Cast: Jisoo, Seo In-gukRelease Date: First half of 2026Where To Watch: Netflix

9. Scandal

Plot: A noblewoman, and a playboy get entangled in a risky bet involving seduction and manipulation, drawing an innocent widow into their dangerous game.Cast: Son Ye-jin, Ji Chang-wookRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Netflix

10. Grand Galaxy Hotel

Plot: A new owner joins the top-tier requiem hotel known for comforting departed souls. He meets the human hotel manager, who does not fear ghosts.Cast: Lee Do-hyun, Shin Si-ahRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Netflix

11. The Wonder Fools

Plot: Set in 1999 around a group of ordinary people who unexpectedly gain uncontrollable superpowers and team up as flawed heroes to fight villainsCast: Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-wooRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Netflix

12. All Of Us Are Dead (Season 2)

Plot: After the catastrophic zombie outbreak at Hyosan High in season 1, a new wave of infection hits Seoul. Cast: Park Ji-Hu, Yoon Chan-Young, Lomon, Cho Yi-HyunRelease Date: TBAWhere To Watch: Netflix

17 more new Korean shows arriving in 2026

1. Brave New World
2. Undercover Miss Hong
3. Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia
4. Honour
5. To My Beloved Thief
6. Bloodhounds (Season 2)
7. East Palace
8. The Art of Sarah
9. True Lessons
10. Variety
11. The Rat
12. Perfect Job
13. Love Stuck
14. Road
15. Notes from the Last Row
16. Wish Your Death
17. Take Charge of My Heart

Check out our 10 K-Dramas Of 2025 You MUST Watch Before Year Ends and 7 Best K-Drama Couples Of 2025 Who Sizzled Onscreen too.Which K-drama are you looking forward to in 2026? Let us know @TimesNow