8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in August 2025, including Twelve on Disney+
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1. Mary Kills People
Lead cast: Lee Bo-young, Lee Min-ki, Kang Ki-young
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The 2017 Canadian series Mary Kills People has been remade in Korea, with Lee Bo-young (
Mine ) playing Woo So-jeong, a doctor who secretly helps patients seeking euthanasia.
She does so with the help of another doctor, Choi Dae-hyun (Kang Ki-young,
Extraordinary Attorney Woo ). On their trail is Jo Hyun-woo (Lee Min-ki,
My Liberation Notes ), a detective with a brain tumour.
The series is the latest from small-screen director Park Joon-woo, who recently delivered the action dramas
Taxi Driver and
Crash . (MBC, August 1)
2. My Lovely Journey
Lead cast: Gong Seung-yeon, Kim Jae-young
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