10 anticipated K-drama Season 2 releases you shouldn’t miss

In November 2024, it was announced that Moving—Disney+’s hit K-drama based on Kang Full’s popular webtoon about superpowered teens and their equally gifted parents—will be returning for a second season. The series stars established actors Zo In-sung, Han Hyo-joo, Ryu Seung-ryong and Cha Tae-hyun alongside rising stars Lee Jung-Ha, Go Youn-Jung and Kim Do-Hoon. 

Although most major storylines were tied up by the end of the first season, several key scenes hinted at the possibility of a Season 2. With Kang Full returning to pen the script, fans can expect a deeper dive into untold backstories, new powers and even bigger threats.

Based on the novel by Kang Ji-young, Disney+’s action-packed thriller follows Jeong Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun) as she fights to protect her late uncle Jeong Jin-man’s (Lee Dong-wook) covert weapons shop for assassins from falling into the wrong hands. Packed with stylised action sequences, compelling characters and a layered plot, the drama was a huge hit for Disney+. And with lingering questions and plenty of stories left to tell at the end of Season 1, it’s no surprise a second season has already been greenlit.

According to Netflix, boxing heroes Kim Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Hong Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) are returning for round two. After taking down ruthless loan sharks in Season 1, the dynamic duo faces an even bigger challenge. In the second season, they must take on Baek-jeong (Jung Ji-hoon, in his first villain role), the head of an illegal underground boxing league determined to drag Gun-woo and Woo-jin into his dark and dangerous world. 

Soon after the release of the hit zombie thriller All of Us Are Dead, Netflix’s screen adaptation of the popular webtoon Now at Our School by Joo Dong-geun, a second season was announced. It’s no surprise, given the show’s strong reception and the lingering questions surrounding the Season 1 survivors. Fans are particularly excited to learn about Choi Nam-Ra’s (Cho Yi-Hyun) future and whether it’s possible for Yoon Gwi-Nam (Yoo In-Soo) and Lee Cheong-San (Yoon Chan-Young)—who both appeared to have met their demise in Season 1—to return in the second season.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo, the K-drama about a brilliant young lawyer with autism spectrum disorder, won the hearts of fans and critics alike. Thanks to its overwhelming success, the production company expressed their eagerness to continue the story of everyone's favourite extraordinary attorney with a second season.

And while screenwriter Moon Ji-won has reportedly signed on to write the script for Season 2, prior commitments as well as possible scheduling conflicts with its cast have put the project in limbo. In a recent interview with Park Eun-bin, whose nuanced performance brought Woo Young-woo to life, the star mentioned that she has yet to receive updates on the project, further raising questions about when—or if—Season 2 will move forward.

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Earlier this month, tvN announced that a second season of Signal, the critically acclaimed time-travel crime thriller, is coming in 2026. Reprising their roles for Season 2 are Kim Hye-soo as Cha Soo-hyun, Cho Jin-woong as Lee Jae-han and Lee Je-hoon as Park Hae-young. Also returning for Season 2 is writer Kim Eun-hee.

In the first season, the three detectives, connected across time by a walkie-talkie, work together to solve cold cases. Fans are eager to revisit the drama but are particularly invested in learning about the fate of Detective Jae-han, which was hinted at at the end of the first season. 

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Light Shop is based on a webtoon by Kang Full, the same creative mind behind Moving, another K-drama hit from Disney+. While there’s been no official announcement regarding Season 2, the ending of Season 1—with its reveal of multiple light shops—left plenty of room to expand the story.

Adding fuel to fan theories is the post-credits scene, which featured characters from Moving and Kang Full’s webtoon Timing, hinting at a potential shared universe. Fans may or may not get a second season of Light Shop, but here’s hoping that characters from the drama will pop up in Moving or other future Kang Full projects.

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Netflix’s sleeper hit Trauma Code: Doctors on Call, which is based on the web novel Severe Trauma Center: Golden Hour by Dr Lee Nak-joon, introduced audiences to the brilliant Dr Baek Kang-hyuk (Ju Ji-hoon) and his equally amazing trauma unit team. 

Thanks to its global success, coupled with director Lee Do-yoon’s and lead star Ju Ji-hoon’s eagerness to return, alongside unresolved story arcs and the introduction of compelling new characters like Kim Jae-won’s Seo Dong-ju, fans are crossing their fingers for a second season.

The action comedy K-drama, based on an ongoing webtoon also called Study Group, follows Yoon Ga-min (Minhyun) as he pursues his life goal of achieving academic success amidst intense martial-arts fights with school bullies. 

A second season has yet to be announced, but the webtoon and the ending of Season 1 leave plenty of story and character arcs to explore. What happens to Park Geon-yeob (Hong Min-gi)? Why did Lee Han-kyung (Han Ji-Eun) hand in her resignation letter in the post-credits scene? But it’s Ga-min himself who gives the biggest hint when he says, “Our college entrance journey continues.”

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