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9 new K-dramas to watch in October 2022: Glitch on Netflix, Curtain Call, Bargain and more

  • The K-drama line-up for October includes sci-fi, comedies and survival dramas, a cheerleading movie and a series about life after death
  • Jin Sun-Kyu and Jeon Jong-seo star in organ harvesting and earthquake survival series Bargain, while Han Ji-hyun takes the lead role in Cheer Up

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The K-drama line-up for October is full of great series. Jeon Yeo-been (left) and Nana in a still from Netflix series Glitch. Photo: Netflix

From sci-fi comedy to survival drama, October will see a broad selection of new K-dramas to satisfy all tastes.

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Here’s our preview of next month’s nine hottest offerings.

1. Cheer Up

After exploding onto the scene as the spoiled high-society teenage queen Joo Seok-kyung in hit drama The Penthouse, Han Ji-hyun tackles her first leading role in the SBS cheerleading drama Cheer Up.

Han plays Do Hae-yi, a hardworking student at Yeonhee University who focuses more on money than grades, owing to her family’s dire financial straits.

This leads her to join the illustrious Teyia cheerleading squad, where she mingles with other students, including Park Jung-woo, played by Why Her?’s Bae In-hyuk. (SBS, starts October 3)

2. Bad Prosecutor

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