Top 6 Most Anticipated Korean Dramas Releasing In September 2025: My Youth, The Murky Stream, Confidence Queen, And More

6 Best K-Dramas Releases In September 2025

1. My Youth - September 5, 2025

Where to watch ‘My Youth’: Viki and JTBC

‘My Youth’ stars Song Joong-ki as Sun Woo-hae, a once-famous child actor who now finds peace working as a florist and novelist.

When he reunites with his first love, Sung Je-yeon (Chun Woo-hee), they confront their past and consider whether their connection can bloom.

2. Queen Mantis - September 5, 2025

Where to watch ‘Queen Mantis’: Netflix and Viki

‘Queen Mantis’ is a chilling thriller based on the French hit ‘La Mante’. It sees a detective who enlists his imprisoned serial-killer mother, to help catch a new murderer mimicking her gruesome style. The plot of this thriller mystery K-drama revolves around, “To stop a copycat criminal, a cop must work with the serial killer behind the original murders — his mother who he's spent his life trying to forget”, according to Netflix.

This Korean drama stars Go Hyun-jung and Jang Dong-yoon will portray the lead roles.

3. Confidence Queen - September 6, 2025

Where to watch ‘Confidence Queen’: Prime Video

In this much awaited crime comedy K-drama ‘Confidence Queen’, Park Min-young leads a charismatic troupe of con artists in a Korean spin on ‘Confidence Man JP’, a Japanese drama. The plot of the drama revolves around, “ ‘Confidence Queen’ tells the story of Yi-rang, a smart woman who becomes the ultimate con artist. She teams up with James and Gu-ho, working as a trio of swindlers, to expose scammers and take their ill-gotten gains”, as per IMDb.

Fans can expect witty schemes and playful twits of greedy targets in high-stakes financial and real estate scams.

4. Tempest - September 10, 2025

Where to watch ‘Tempest’: Disney+ (JioHotstar)

‘Tempest’, featuring Hallyu icons Jun Ji-hyun, Gang Dong-won, John Cho, Lee Mi-sook, Park Hae-joon, Kim Hae-sook. “It is set in modern-day South Korea, and follows Seo Mun-joo, an excellent diplomat and former ambassador to the United States, and Sang-ho, an international special agent, as they uncover the truth behind a mysterious attack that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula”, according to Disney Plus.

This spy romance weaves mystery and politics as a former diplomat and a secretive agent navigate a dangerous mission that could alter their identities—and trust in each other.

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5. You and Everything Else - September 12, 2025

Where to watch ‘You and Everything Else’: Netflix

‘You and Everything Else’ centres on, “Two friends linked by warmth and tension grow apart - until one is asked to accompany the other through her final days”, according to IMDb. The drama stars Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun in the main roles.

Their bond is tested by ambition, drift, and a heart-wrenching terminal illness, exploring how love and loyalty endure.

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6. The Murky Stream - September 26, 2025

Where to watch ‘The Murky Stream’: Disney+ (JioHotstar)

The Murky Stream stars Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun, and Park Seo-ham in the lead roles. This historical Joseon-era drama follows a gangster, a righteous merchant, and an official's aspirant whose intertwined fates play out amid political corruption.

‘The Murky Stream’ tells, “The story of a man who was a gangster who would become a legend in Joseon. He was known as a gangster at Han River's Mapo Port and eventually became a Joseon legend because of his body and skills”, according to IMDb.

Make sure to add these exciting Korean dramas releasing this September 2025 to your watchlist.

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Credit: IMDb