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6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in October 2025, including Genie, Make a Wish
Catch Bae Suzy and Kim Woo Bin in fantasy romance Genie, Make a Wish, and Jung So-min and Choi Woo-shik in comedy Would You Marry Me?
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Following an unusually packed September, October has a slimmer slate of K-dramas, including several fantasy romances.
Read on to find out what to catch over the next month.
1. Genie, Make a Wish
Lead cast: Kim Woo-bin, Bae Suzy
Kim Woo-bin (Our Blues) and Bae Suzy (Doona!) team up for the fantasy romance Genie, Make a Wish on Netflix next month, the latest show from The Glory mastermind Kim Eun-sook.
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Bae plays the psychopath Ga-yeong, whose tendencies have long been kept in check by her grandmother. One day, she happens upon a curious lamp and inadvertently awakens the mischievous Genie (Kim), who has been asleep for the past 1,000 years.
Genie grants Ga-yeong three wishes and soon an unusual romance unfolds, not least because Genie is actually Satan.
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Kim Eun-sook, who is also known for Mr. Sunshine, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God and Descendants of the Sun, is not the only major name behind the camera. Co-directing the series are Ahn Gil-ho, who helmed The Glory, and Lee Byeong-heon, known for the big-screen comedy smash Extreme Job. (Netflix, October 3)
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