2021 K-Dramas

26 Korean dramas from 2021, with verified filming locations, episode guides, and where-to-watch info.

2021 changed K-drama's global position permanently. Squid Game, released that September, became one of the most-watched television shows in Netflix's history and a genuine worldwide cultural phenomenon — suddenly K-dramas weren't a niche interest but front-page entertainment news everywhere. The same year gave us Vincenzo, blending mafia-thriller tension with dark comedy, Hospital Playlist's beloved second season, and the gentle small-town romance of Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Nevertheless also found a passionate audience with its complicated, unresolved romantic entanglements.