6 of the best new K-drama series to watch in July 2023: second seasons of The Uncanny Counter, Netflix’s D.P. and Shadow Detective, and more

Choi Soo-young of Girls’ Generation and Jeon Hye-jin star as daughter and mother in Not Others, while Lee Seung-min returns for season two of Shadow Detective

Netflix’s critically acclaimed K-drama series D.P. returns for a second season, as does superhero series The Uncanny Counter

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Jo Byung-gyu in a still from “The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch”, one of the six best new Korean dramas to watch in July 2023.

Published: 4:15am, 29 Jun 2023Updated: 1:45pm, 5 Jul 2023

Given the glut of shows that launched over the past few weeks, the first half of the July schedule is unusually bare. But fear not – another bunch will be heating up our screens just in time for the summer holidays at the end of the month.

Here are previews of six of the top K-dramas debuting in July.

1. Shadow Detective season two

Lead cast: Lee Seung-min, Kyung Soo-jin, Lee Hak-joo

Lee Seung-min’s grizzled detective Kim Taek-rok is back in a fresh season of eight episodes of Shadow Detective.

Following the dramatic conclusion of season one, which saw him unmask and dispatch the villain played by Jin Goo, Taek-rok may have thought his troubles were over. However, his phone starts ringing once more with calls from his tormentor, known only as “friend”.

Kyung Soo-jin and Lee Hak-joo are back as his fellow detectives, while joining the cast are Kim Shin-rok (Beyond Evil) and Jung Jin-young (Chief of Staff). (Disney+, July 5)

2. Not Others

Lead cast: Choi Soo-young, Jeon Hye-jin

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