New K-dramas to watch in July 2021 – Kingdom: Ashin of the North, The Devil Judge, Police University, and more

Jun Ji-hyun returns in period zombie series spin-off Kingdom: Ashin of the North, and Song Ji-hyo stars in supernatural tale The Witch’s Diner

K-pop star Jinyoung of Got7 plays a rookie judge in The Devil Judge and Crystal from girl group f(x) plays a student in Police University

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Jeon Ji-hyun in a still from Kingdom: Ashin of the North, a spin-off prequel from the Netflix period zombie series Kingdom, and one of the Korean drama debuts to look forward to in July 2021. Photo: Netflix.

Published: 12:45pm, 28 Jun 2021Updated: 2:06pm, 28 Jun 2021

Netflix’s hit zombie series Kingdom will return with a spin-off episode in July, a month that will also welcome the first original series from the streaming platform Tving. Apartment blocks will host murder mysteries and high society drama, while courtrooms and police academies will also be scenes of K-drama action.

The Devil Judge

Taking over from Mine after it wraps this month will be The Devil Judge, a heightened courtroom drama featuring Ji Sung and Kim Min-jung.

Ji, last seen in Doctor John, plays Kang Yo-han, the titular devil judge who, during turbulent times, punishes evil men in his courtroom, which he turns into a public spectacle. Kim, who co-starred in Mr. Sunshine, plays Yo-han’s enemy Jung Sun-a, a high-powered lobbyist who is able to pull the strings of society through her expansive network.

Also appearing in the series are Jinyoung (Park Jin-young), from the K-pop band Got7, as a rookie judge, and Park Gyu-young (Sweet Home) as a detective chasing after Yo-han’s dark secret. (tvN, July 3)

You Are My Spring

The romantic drama and mystery genres are set to collide in You Are My Spring, which focuses on characters who live in a building where an unusual murder takes place.

Among the residents is Kang Da-jung (played by Seo Hyun-jin), a hotshot manager at a five-star hotel who rises up the ranks faster than her peers. Her neighbour is Joo Young-do (Kim Dong-wook), a psychiatrist whose mission is to help people dealing with suicidal impulses.

Also in Da-jung and Young-do’s orbit are the investment company CEO Chae Joon (Yoon Park) and actress Ga-young (Nam Gyu-ri), who was used by people in the past. (tvN, July 5)

The Witch’s Diner

Korean streaming service Tving, which features programming from Korea’s major cable networks tvN, JTBC and OCN, is getting into the original programming game with its first drama series, The Witch’s Diner.