Here are the top K-dramas on Netflix in 2024 thus far.
The 10 most-watched K-dramas on Netflix in 2024 had over 1.2 billion viewing hours, a testament to their immense popularity, with the most popular ones listed below.
10.The Bequeathed
Netflix Views: 6.8 Million | Hours Viewed: 32.1 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 3
In The Bequeathed, a Netflix series, young Elena finds herself in for a shocker while inheriting a heap of riches. She inherits her grandfather’s odd mansion in an undisclosed location with one weird condition; she must stay with his strange tenants, each with something to hide. As Elena tries to unravel her tenants’ secrets and dive into the dark history of the mansion, she unearths a secret fortune along with a great danger that looms over them all.
9. Gyeongseong Creature
Netflix Views: 7 Million | Hours Viewed: 69.2 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 4
Terrifying creatures which haunt the night hunting for humans in Gyeongseong (colonial-era Seoul) in 1942 Civil servant Jung Kyeun-ho teams up with private investigator Hwang Ok in order to reveal the truth they both must come face-to-face with these creatures as well as a dark plot against them leading to the struggle between staying alive or seeking redress.
8. My Name is Loh Kiwan
Netflix Views: 9.7 Million | Hours Viewed: 21.4 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 3
The North Korean defector Loh Kiwan absconded to Belgium on the quest for safety. Dealing with language barriers, solitude and his past seem weighty hindrances; but luckily, a former shooting athlete Mari becomes an unexpected companion for him. Thus, they work-out the difficulties of starting from a scratch, looking for where they can fit in and a possibility of a brighter day together.
7. The Atypical Family
Netflix Views: 10.7 Million | Hours Viewed: 87.1 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 6
In ‘The Atypical Family’, the Gardner family is built around their teenage son who is on the autism spectrum. Living, Sam challenges society and promotes acceptance in his own family when he finds his way around life and love as he seeks freedom
6. The 8 Show
Netflix Views: 11.7 Million | Hours Viewed: 80.7 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 5
Eight strangers are lured to an island where they are promised a lot of money but later realise it’s a game that forces them to remember bad things they have done before.
5. A Killer Paradox
Netflix Views: 11.9 Million| Hours Viewed: 85.3 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 4
Ava is a neuroscientist known all over the world for her intelligence but it’s gonna be difficult for her to validate the theory she has come up with; that each person who becomes a serial killer has a unique feature in their brain. On the other hand, a copycat who starts doing exactly as her late dad used to do makes everything worse for Ava because she must stop the murderer from killing people and also find out what one thing about her life is more terrifying.
4. Hierarchy
Netflix Views: 9.8 Million | Hours Viewed: 74.6 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 3
In the recently aired drama ‘Hierarchy’, conflicts of power come into play among tenants living in a high-rise fully-loaded with all top luxury facilities. However, These superfluous-looking outfits have beneath them skeletons in the cupboard. Paradoxically, a notable lawyer tactfully trudges through moneyed class while at same time one unforeseen death uncovers true facts that had been concealed over a long period thus leading to alliance changes within the society.
3. Doctor Slump
Netflix Views: 18.6 Million | Hours Viewed: 154.3 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 9
In the peculiar Netflix drama “Doctor Slump,” two overworked physicians and former adversaries from high school come together; one of their aims is to fix themselves only to be faced with more complex issues involving healing others apart from themselves. The case of Face shield Dr.Cha also known as Arrogant Dr.Cha person who was to undertake showed me his on kind; we will talk about him a lot throughout subsequent analyses which are going on concerning him beneath every rock or stone because he is an important character.
2. Parasyte: The Grey
Netflix Views: 21.8 Million | Hours Viewed: 109.1 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 4
Shinichi Izumi’s life is transformed when bizarre creatures take over human heads through a strange alien infestation, and he only narrowly manages to escape being possessed himself because his right hand houses an intelligent organism called Migi. The two learn how to live together without getting completely insane, while the boundary blurs further every day between people and things that used to be known as monsters in this new reality.
1. Queen of Tears
Netflix Views: 43 Million| Hours Viewed: 653.9 Million
Weeks Spent in Top 10: 15
The Netflix drama ‘Queen of Tears’ is about to amaze you showcasing how Isabella overcame all odds to rule with an iron fist. Will Isabella choose a different path for her community, or will she remain in darkness, where she belongs?
Which K-drama on Netflix has been your favourite in 2024? Share your thoughts in the comments below!