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Following the release of Squid Game season 2, many viewers may be on the lookout for their next dark, action-packed K-drama, and fortunately, there are plenty of wonderful options out there. Although Squid Game shined a light on K-dramas back in 2021, Korean dramas have long been a beloved genre offering a wide variety of shows. From romances and fantasy to historical epics and sci-fi horror, there is a K-drama for just about anyone. However, for the Squid Game fan, there are a few really great K-dramas that should definitely get added to the watch list.

The best K-dramas to watch after the end of Squid Game season 2 are those that have a similar tone, plot, or themes. Squid Game may seem unique because of its unusual premise of gamblers playing deadly children's games for money, but in actuality, there are other K-dramas out there that also center on dangerous games, class issues,...

The K-drama genre is one that is typically known for its heart-wrenching romances, but it also offers a wide variety of different shows that don't revolve around the love affairs of the series' protagonists. These dramas sport a variety of different themes, covering everything from thrillers to science fiction and even horror. While some of them might have some romantic element to them, it is never the main focus of the story that the showrunners are trying to tell.

Despite the fact that these shows are often incredibly compelling, they are less often the focus of audiences due to the oversaturation of romance series on the market. The stories are just as compelling, often with more twists and turns and sometimes even supernatural elements than the standard romance allows for. These storylines have made for some of the best K-drama of all time, with some of the greatest characters in the medium.

If you were craving more South Korean content after brilliant shows like Squid Games, All Of Us Are Dead, Hellbound, and Sweet Home, then I’m sure that you found Netflix’s latest teen thriller drama series, Hierarchy, to your liking. Directed by Bae Hyeon-jin from a screenplay by Chu Hye-mi, the Netflix series is set at an elite South Korean high school, and it follows the story of a transfer student who seems to have a hidden motive behind enrolling in the school. So, if you loved the teen drama, revenge, love, and friendships in Hierarchy, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Revenge of Others (Hulu) Credit – Disney+

Revenge of Others is a South Korean teen thriller drama series directed by Kim Yoo-jin from a screenplay by Lee Hee-myung. The Disney+ series follows the story of Ok Chan-mi, a shooting champion, as she transfers to a...

Dong-seok Shin’s debut feature “Last Child” fits alongside much South Korean cinema in being a gritty, emotionally-charged drama set in an environment of urban alienation. But with this the case, can a novice director bring enough new material to tried and tested formulas to keep the audience interested; or is he last to the party?

Last Child is screening at the BFI London Film Festival

Jin (Moo-seong Choi) and his wife Mi-sook (Yeo-jin Kim) are still mourning their son Eun-chan who died saving the life of his classmate. Jin keeps himself busy with work, while Mi-sook tries to connect with her son’s best friend – naturally uneasy around his dead friend’s mother. Seeking out the boy whose life Eun-chan saved, Ki-hyun (Yu-bin Seong), Jin finds a boy whose parents have abandoned him at seventeen, working as a delivery boy to pay his rent.

Taking pity on the young man,...

I Don’T Want To Die Alone

The year is 1999. A man on the verge of a psychotic breakdown attends a reunion organized by his old classmates, some of whom he hasn’t seen in 20 years. The gathering takes place near a river and some train tracks, and it isn’t long before he decides to use them. He starts going nuts, frantically sprinting through the water until he vanishes. Only to reappear on the train tracks, in a complete state of distress, yelling out the final words: “I’m going back!“. The poor man then willingly lets the oncoming train crush him into oblivion. That man was Kim Yongho and what happens next in “Peppermint Candy” is quite interesting…

In reverse chronology*, we go back three days to see what lead to his sudden departure from this world. What we find is a man on the brink of insanity,...