When the person responsible for her grief isn’t brought to justice, Soo-hyun becomes involved with other grieving individuals and helps them solve their cases.
2. Queen of Tears
Lead cast: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won
Kim Soo-hyun is Baek Hyun-woo, who grew up in the countryside and becomes the most successful person from his village after becoming the legal director of the Queens Group in the big city. Meanwhile Kim Ji-won is Hong Hae-in, the successor of the family that runs the conglomerate.
Hyun-woo and Hae-in’s love story begins as a fairy tale, but Queen of Tears chronicles what happens to them after their perfect wedding, when the cracks begin to show. (tvN, March 9)
3. The Midnight Studio
Lead cast: Joo Won, Kwon Na-ra
Last seen in Stealer: The Treasure Keeper, Joo Won is back on screens as Seo Ki-joo, the seventh owner of a mysterious photo studio that provides its services exclusively to ghosts.
Kwon Na-ra (Bulgasal: Immortal Souls) plays Han Bom, a lawyer who passionately defends justice. Her life takes a turn when she winds up becoming Ki-joo’s partner.
4. Chicken Nugget
Lead cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Ahn Jae-hong, Kim Yoo-jung
When Min-a drops by her dad’s office she discovers a mysterious machine there, but after stepping inside, she suddenly transforms into a piece of fried chicken. Sun-man and Baek-joong then desperately try to turn her back into a human. (Netflix, March 15)
5. Grabbed by the Collar
Lead cast: Kim Ha-neul, Yeon Woo-jin, Jang Seung-jo
Kill Heel actress Kim Ha-neul leads Grabbed by the Collar as famed journalist Seo Jung-won, who hosts a major current affairs programme.
On the surface, Jung-won leads a perfect life, married to the rich Seol Woo-jae (Jang Seung-jo, The Good Detective) but that facade crumbles when Woo-jae’s mistress turns up dead.
6. The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection
Lead cast: Uhm Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yoo-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoong Jong-hoon
The “Seven” are seven characters whose fates become entwined following the disappearance of a girl.
Among them are The Penthouse alumni Uhm Ki-joon as Matthew Lee, the mastermind behind the mysterious case, Shin Eun-kyung as Cha Ju-ran, the sly lover of the missing girl’s rich grandfather, and Yoong Jong-hoon as the greedy talent agency CEO Yang Jin-mo.
7. Hide
Lead cast: Lee Bo-young, Lee Mu-saeng
The series is helmed by Kim Dong-hwi (The Tale of Nokdu). (Coupang Play, March 23)