The year 2022 is now halfway and we have already gotten alot of good dramas,if you are curious to find out about the upcoming dramas so you can watch them, read about them below.
1. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist
Cast –Kim Min Jae ,Kim Hyang Gi ,Kim Sang Kyung ,Jung Won Chang
No. Of Episodes – 12
Airing Period – Aug 1, 2022
Network – tvN
SYNOPSIS: Yoo Se Poong, a brilliant doctor for the royal family who is on the verge of being expelled after becoming embroiled in a plot, encounters a peculiar teacher and a widow from the enigmatic Gyesu Village and now aspires to heal people’s hearts.
Am I the only one who looks forward to Kim Kim jae’s dramas , plus this is a historical setting , which makes me eager to watch.
Hunted
Cast- Park Ho San, Ye Soo Jung, Kim Soo Jin
Episodes: 4
Release Date: August 1, 2022
Network: MBC
SYNOPSIS: There is a missing person’s investigation. While boar hunting is taking place in a typical rural village.One by one, the villager’s secrets are exposed surrounding the missing person case.
Young Soo lives in a rural community. His wife is Chae Jung. Young Soo and his friends go boar hunting in the mountain one day. The village’s crops are harmed by the boars. Young Soo encounters an unexpected circumstance while in the mountain.
Since her son and daughter-in-law died in a fire, Ok-Soon has lived with her grandson. Ok-Soon thinks that somel villagers started the fire. She has never trusted the villagers, and now that she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer, she is even more wary of them.
Chae-Jung is generally a kind person, but she frequently loses her temper with Young-Soo. Her personality has made her popular with the villagers. On the day Young-Soo is out boar hunting, her son goes missing, and she loses her mind.
The Empire Of Law
This drama depicts the obscene scandals of Korea’s robed aristocrats, who obtained their rank by holding judicial or administrative positions and who aspirationally anticipate hereditary succession. The special section of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is led by Han Hye Ryul. Han Hye Ryul is from a powerful and wealthy family of judges that dates back three generations. She is a driven individual who wants to move up the corporate food chain and is dissatisfied with her current job.
Cast- Kim Sun Ah, Ahn Jae Wook, Lee Mi Sook, Kim Myung Ji
Episodes: 16
Release Period: Aug 3, 2022
Network: jTBC
Carter is another drama to be released in August
Cast- Joo Won , Kim Won-Jung
Type : Movie
Release Date: August 5, 2022
Network: Netflix
SYNOPSIS: He wakes up, and has no memory of who he is or even his name. At that point, he receives a message from someone who tells him his name is Carter. Then, without being informed , he was assigned to a crucial operation.
If You Wish Upon Me is another drama that would be released in the month of August , it has 16 episodes
Cast –Ji Chang Wook ,Choi Soo Young, Sung Dong Il ,Won Ji An as Ha Joon Kyung
No. Of Episodes – 16
Airing Period – Aug 10, 2022
Network – KBS 2
SYNOPSIS: The plot centers on a young guy whose life is in danger as it approaches the end . He enters a hospice facility as part of a community service assignment, and together with the medical personnel, they hear the final desires of those who are at the end of their lives.
Who doesn’t love a Ji Chang wook drama, personally looking forward to this drama. From the storyline, I feel there’s gonna be 1 or 2 lessons to learn about life. Isn’t that interesting.
3. The next on our list is Stock Struck
SYNOPSIS : The financial business parody, also known as Ants Are Riding, is directed by Choi Ji-Young and has a fantastic cast and a compelling story. It tells a story of Five financial investors who meet at an outlandish stock exchange event are the focus of the story as they explore business, love, friendship, and life while trading.
Cast – Han Ji Eun ,Hong Jong Hyun ,Jang Gwang ,Jung Moon Sung
No. Of Episodes – 12
Airing Period – Aug 12, 2022
Network – TVING
This drama takes us into the real-world stock exchange and the lives of those who trade in shares.
4. A Model Family
Cast – Jung Woo ,Park Hee Soon ,Yoon Jin Seo ,Park Ji Yeon
No. Of Episodes – 10
Release Date – Aug 12, 2022
Network – Netflix
SYNOPSIS: A Model Family is a criminal thriller that chronicles the struggles of a family facing divorce and financial ruin. The family finds themselves in danger at this point when…. (Jung Woo), an ordinary man, comes across a car packed with cash and a drug cartel.
This drama should be anticipated to live up to expectations in terms of tension, a compelling storyline, and cast performance.
5. Good Job
The drama centers on the romance between a woman with super vision who always wears a thick pair of glasses and a chaebol who has a second life as a detective and is entirely different in each of them.
Cast –Jung Il Woo ,Kwon Yu Ri ,Eum Moon Suk ,Song Sang Eun
No. Of Episodes – 16
Airing Period – Aug 24, 2022
Network – ENA
6. Seoul Vibe
Ssoul VibE is Kdrama that takes place in 1988, and the Sanggye Supreme Team drivers become involved in the investigation. In the city, an automobile chase occurs during the Summer Olympics. While the pursuit is going on, VIP slush monies are being moved illegally. The group of baby drivers receives a task from the top prosecutor to find the money and expose the corruption that led to the crime.
Cast- Ko Gyung-pyo , Lee Kyu-hyung, Park Ju-Hyun , Ong Seong-wu,Yoo Ah-in
Airing period- Aug 26
Network – Netflix
7. Little Women
SYNOPSIS: This K-drama is a translation of the same-titled classic English book by Louisa May Alcott. This upcoming drama is set in contemporary Korea even though the plot is set in the 1800s. Three sisters, Oh In Joo, Oh In Kyung, and Oh In Hye, who grew up in extreme poverty and have an extremely tight bond, are the focus of the story. The three of them each have distinct goals and interests, but they eventually reach a crossroads when an unexpected incident places them against one of the most powerful families and wrecks their lives.
Cast- Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji-Hyun, Park Ji Hoo, Wi Ha Joon (of Squid Game fame), Uhm Ji Won
Airing period- Aug 27
Network: Netflix
8. The Law Cafe
Cast – Lee Seung Gi , Lee Se Young ,Kim Seul Gi ,Oh Dong Min
No. Of Episodes – 16
Airing Period – Aug 29
Network – KBS 2
SYNOPSIS: Love by Law is another name for The Law Cafe. Kim Jung-ho is a brilliant attorney with excellent courtroom skills. But he is forced to give up his profession when his father’s corruption scandal destroys everything. To earn enough money and have a place to live, he owns a skyscraper and resides on the rooftop.Kim Yoo-ri and Jung-ho have been close friends since high school. Years ago, he developed feelings for her, but Yoo-ri has vowed to never date again because of a nasty ex-boyfriend. She, unlike Jung-ho, works at a prestigious law firm until she eventually leaves. In Jung-building, ho’s she makes the decision to open a law café where clients can acquire both coffee and legal counsel.
The story revolving around the working of the café is what makes it one of the awaited dramas .
9. Unicorn
SYNOPSIS: The story of the employees at the fictional Korean firm McCom as they negotiate the tumultuous startup landscape. Steve is McCom’s slightly insane founder. The team that handles innovation includes Ashley.
Cast – Shin Ha Kyun ,Won Jin Ah ,Lee Yoo Jin ,Kim Young Ah
No. Of Episodes – NA
Airing Period – NA (Aug, 2022) Network – Coupang Play
These are the upcoming Kdramas that will start airing in August 2022.
