A weekly K-drama roundup can list 16 shows and still leave you unsure what to open on Netflix tonight. GQ India’s list for October 26 to November 1, 2026 is a good example. It mixes Netflix titles with Prime Video, Disney+, Viki and Korean broadcast shows, so half of it may not be on your account at all.
This guide sorts out the new K-dramas on Netflix for this week, using Netflix’s own newsroom and title pages. You get the exact drop time for the one brand-new series, how far the two ongoing shows have reached, and what is coming in November. It also gives a plain opinion on which one to start first.
Only one brand-new Korean series arrives on Netflix this week: Dead-End Job, with the whole season out on Friday, October 30. Doctor X: Mafia in White and 100 Days of Deception keep adding two episodes each. Most other titles on this week’s 16-show lists stream somewhere else.
Which new K-dramas are on Netflix this week?
Three Korean series get new material on Netflix between October 26 and November 1, 2026. Dead-End Job is the only premiere. Doctor X: Mafia in White and 100 Days of Deception are mid-run and add episodes on their Korean broadcast nights.
GQ India counted 16 Korean dramas with new episodes this week. Its own platform labels put just three of them on Netflix. If a show on a weekly list is labeled Prime Video, Disney+ or Viki, your Netflix plan will not unlock it. Those labels can also change by country, so the title page is the final word.
Netflix K-drama schedule for October 26 to November 1
The table below uses Netflix’s title pages, checked on October 29, 2026, and the episode dates in GQ India’s October 28 roundup. Episode dates are Korean dates. Netflix’s page data put the first Doctor X episode online at 14:30 UTC and the first 100 Days of Deception episode at 13:50 UTC, which was mid-morning on the US East Coast.
| Title on Netflix | This week | Release pattern | Total episodes | Korea rating on Netflix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead-End Job | Full season, Friday Oct 30 | All at once | 8 (Korean press reports) | 19+ |
| Doctor X: Mafia in White | Episode 7 on Oct 30, episode 8 on Oct 31 | Friday and Saturday, with SBS | 12 | 15+ |
| 100 Days of Deception | Episode 7 on Oct 31, episode 8 on Nov 1 | Saturday and Sunday, with tvN | 16 | 15+ |
Netflix’s Korean title page for Doctor X showed episodes 1 to 6 on October 29, each running about an hour. The 100 Days of Deception page also listed six episodes, between 1 hour 4 minutes and 1 hour 13 minutes long. Catching up on either show before the weekend takes roughly six to seven hours.
Dead-End Job release time in your time zone
Netflix announced the October 30 premiere on September 30, 2026, and tagged the news as Global in its newsroom post. The title page data sets availability at 08:00 UTC on Friday, October 30. That is 5:00 PM on Friday in Seoul, and earlier the same day in Europe and the Americas.
- New York: Friday, 4:00 AM EDT
- Los Angeles: Friday, 1:00 AM PDT
- London: Friday, 8:00 AM GMT (the UK left summer time on October 25)
- Mumbai: Friday, 1:30 PM IST
- Manila: Friday, 4:00 PM
- Sydney: Friday, 7:00 PM AEDT
The story follows Hyeok-jun, a young man buried in debt who answers a flyer from the Spider Staffing Agency. The pay starts at 50 times the minimum hourly wage, and the one rule is never to talk about the job. His first post is a convenience store where every shift could kill him. GQ India and older reports call it the Spyder Human Resource Centre, which was the name in Netflix’s 2025 production news.
Netflix lists Lee Jae-wook, Ko Min-si, Kim Min-ha and Lee Hee-jun as the cast. Fan sites often spell Ko Min-si as Go Min-si, and both spellings find her. Choi Hyun-wook and Yoon Kyung-ho appear in special roles, according to Korean reports. Our Dead-End Job guide has the characters, the director and the title change from Perfect Job.
Doctor X and 100 Days of Deception: catch up now or wait?
Doctor X: Mafia in White is the Korean remake of TV Asahi’s Doctor-X, led by Kim Ji-won as the freelance surgeon Gye Su-jeong. SBS airs it on Fridays and Saturdays at 9:50 PM KST, and Netflix adds each episode the same day. With 12 episodes, the last two should land on November 13 and 14 if SBS skips no week.
100 Days of Deception runs longer. It is a 1930s spy romance on tvN, with Kim Yoo-jung as a Gyeongseong pickpocket sent undercover into the colonial government. Netflix writes her name as Kim You-jung, so try that spelling if search comes up empty. The 16-episode run is due to end on November 29, 2026, according to What’s on Netflix.
Doctor X is two weeks from its ending, so a viewer who hates waiting can start it now and finish around November 14. 100 Days of Deception is only at its halfway mark. Its weekly pace suits people who like one episode with Saturday breakfast and one with Sunday dinner. For background on each, see our Doctor X release guide and the 100 Days of Deception cast guide.
Which new K-drama on Netflix should you start first?
Start with Dead-End Job if you only have one free evening this weekend. It is the only full season on the list, it ends the same day it starts, and Halloween falls the next day. The 19+ rating in Korea is a fair warning, though. Viewers who skip gore should pick something else.
Pick Doctor X if you want a show you can finish soon without a cliffhanger wait. Pick 100 Days of Deception if you prefer period romance and do not mind four more weekends.
Fans of the D.P. team get a bonus, because creator Han Jun-hee also directs The Blue Road on November 20. Han led the creative development on Dead-End Job, so it makes a natural warm-up before his crime series arrives.
The other shows on this week’s lists, and where they stream
GQ India’s other 13 titles mostly sit on rival services. The labels below are GQ’s, and the article is written for readers in India. Your country may show the same drama on a different platform, so treat the column as a starting point.
| Drama | Platform in GQ India’s list | This week |
|---|---|---|
| The Perfect Lie | MBC (no overseas service named) | Premieres Oct 30 |
| Love in Disguise | Prime Video | Episodes 3 and 4 |
| Final Table | Prime Video | Episodes 3 and 4 |
| A Love Other Than Yours | Prime Video | Finale on Nov 1 |
| Between Steps | Disney+ | Episodes 7 and 8 |
| kiDnap GAME | Disney+ | Episode 4 |
| Merry Berry Love | Disney+ | Episode 4 |
| Dive into You | Viki | Finale on Nov 1 |
| Make Me Tingle | Viki | Episodes 7 and 8 |
| Family Register, Love on the Menu | Viki | Daily or weekend episodes |
| A Trap Called Desire, Mission: Mompossible | KBS | Daily episodes |
MBC set the premiere of The Perfect Lie for October 30 at 9:50 PM KST, as Soompi reported on September 22, with Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin together again after Dr. Romantic. No international streaming partner had been named when we checked. Netflix does carry a different, Dutch-language series with the same English title, so a Netflix search will not lead to the Korean drama.
Ahn Eun-jin and Seo Kang-joon’s A Love Other Than Yours and Bona’s Dive into You both end on November 1. If either is on your list, this is the weekend to binge it with no wait for the ending. Our pages on Love in Disguise on Prime Video and Merry Berry Love cover how those two stream.
New K-dramas on Netflix in November and December
The next big Netflix series is The Blue Road on November 20, 2026, as Netflix announced on October 2 according to The Korea Herald. Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama play detectives from Seoul and Tokyo chasing a killer who leaves messages in the other country’s language. Netflix spells the lead’s name Son Sukku on the title page. What’s on Netflix lists 8 episodes.
Good Partner Season 2 is a trap for overseas fans. SBS premieres it on November 20, but What’s on Netflix reported on October 27 that Netflix will stream it only in South Korea. Viki and Viu carry it in other supported regions, with Jang Na-ra and Kim Hye-yoon in the leads. In December, Netflix brings Tantara on December 11, covered in our Tantara release and cast guide.
For this weekend, open Netflix and tap Remind Me on Dead-End Job before Friday. Then pick one ongoing show and watch its first episode, so you know which series is worth your next few weekends.
New Kdramas on Netflix FAQ
What new K-dramas are on Netflix this week?
Dead-End Job is the only new Korean series, with all episodes out on October 30, 2026. Doctor X: Mafia in White and 100 Days of Deception also add two episodes each this week.
What time does Dead-End Job come out on Netflix?
Netflix’s title page data puts it at 08:00 UTC on October 30. That is 5:00 PM in Seoul, 4:00 AM in New York and 1:00 AM in Los Angeles.
Is The Perfect Lie on Netflix?
It airs on MBC from October 30, and no international streaming service had been named on October 29. The Perfect Lie on Netflix is a different Dutch-language series.
When does Doctor X: Mafia in White end?
The show has 12 episodes, two a week. Episodes 11 and 12 should land on November 13 and 14 if SBS keeps its Friday and Saturday schedule.
Can I watch Good Partner Season 2 on Netflix outside Korea?
No, according to What’s on Netflix. Netflix carries it only in South Korea, while Viki and Viu stream it in other supported regions from November 20.
What is the next big Netflix K-drama after Dead-End Job?
The Blue Road arrives on November 20, 2026, followed by Tantara on December 11. Both are Netflix series, not licensed broadcast shows.
