New Releases: Top K-Dramas to Watch in July 2025

July’s K-drama lineup is full of emotions; from gangsters to lawyers and suspense to drama, there are titles like Low Life, The Nice Guy, The Defects, and Trigger—each bringing its own unique twist: from a gangster with a conscience to a fighter for justice. You’ll also find lawyers navigating the demanding legal world and life’s ups and downs in Law and the City, alongside dark desires and their repercussions explored in S Line. There’s thrill, tension, and a lot of intrigue unfolding in the K-drama scene this month. Read on to find out more.

Law and the City

This legal drama centers on Seochodong Law Town, where Lee Jong-suk’s Ahn Ju-hyung is a renowned lawyer who bonds with a group of fellow lawyers over meals, exchanging stories, venting about their cases, and their lives. They’ve been together for a long time, while supporting each other through thick and thin. However, things change abruptly when Mun Ka-young’s Kang Hui-ji, a bright rookie attorney, joins the team with a mysterious past tie to Ju-hyung.

Release Date – July 5

S Line

S Line introduces a world filled with red threads, known as S lines, which connect individuals in physical relationships that only Hyun-heop (Arin) can see. But when mysterious glasses arrive on the scene, they reveal the threads, driving people to lose their minds over them. As it stirs up trouble, Hyun-heop teams up with Detective Han Ji-wook (Lee Soo-hyuk) to get to the bottom of things and stop the chaos.

This fantasy thriller delves into the darker aspects of human desire and has won the Best Music Award at the Canneseries (the Cannes International Series Festival) this year.

Release Date – July 11

Low Life

Based on the webtoon named Pain, Low Life is a gritty world of treasure hunting in old Korea. Oh Hee-dong’s (Yang Se-jong) uncle, Oh Gwan-seok (Ryu Seung-ryong), raised and introduced him to the underworld. Gwan-seok is all about greed for money, no matter how he gets it, and Hee-dong is working for his uncle, doing whatever it takes. Then, an opportunity comes along—salvaging treasures from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Shinan. But word gets out, and suddenly, everyone’s after it.

Release Date – July 16

The Nice Guy

Park Seok-cheol (Lee Dong-wook) is the odd one out in his gangster family. He’s the titular “Nice Guy”—and for real, he’s a good heart who’d do anything for the people he cares about, such as the woman he loves, Kang Mi-young (Lee Sung-kyung), an aspiring singer who’s got her own dreams. But Seok-cheol’s life is a mess—he’s stuck between keeping his family happy, doing his work, and following his heart. It’s a tight spot, and he needs to figure out what matters most.

Release Date – July 18

The Defects

The Defects draws from a webtoon, following Kim Se-hee (Yum Jung-ah), a high-profile, famous doctor, but one with a dark secret: she’s masterminding an illegal adoption racket with her sidekick Jung Hyeon (Kim Jin-young). Kids who are returned to them by their adoptive parents are brutally killed, but Kim A-hyeon (Won Jin-a) narrowly escapes this fate. Now, leading a group of “defective” kids, she’s consumed by anger and revenge against Se-hee, fighting for survival and justice.

Release Date – July 21

Trigger

South Korea, once known for being gun-free and pretty safe, suddenly changes when guns start pouring in, triggering massive violence all around. Yi-Do (Kim Nam-gil), a by-the-book cop, is hot on the trail of the gun source. Meanwhile, Moon-Baek (Kim Young-kwang) is “the guy” dealing in illicit firearms. And they are about to clash in this cop vs. crime lord action series with bullets flying and tension building.

Release Date – July 25