[TF Prism] Diverse Genres and Platforms... 12 Productions to Fill Your October Screen

Stars including Kim Ji-won, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Young-kwang, and Im Si-wan are all appearing.Broadcasters and platforms are diverse, and genres are also varied.From 'Love Doctor' to 'Dr. X', '100-Day Lie', and 'Charge Me', a variety of works will flood the small screen in October. /Each poster[THE FACT|Reporter Kim Saet-byul] In October, the threshold of autumn, the small screen greets viewers with a more diverse and rich lineup than ever before. More than 10 new works are set to be released, with terrestrial and cable channels as well as global OTT platforms joining in.The genres are also diverse, ranging from youth romance that stimulates excitement to refreshing medical noir, thrilling spy and psychological thrillers, and mystery horror that perfectly fits the season.In particular, trusted actors such as Kim So-hyun Choo Young-Woo, Kim Ji-won, Lee Jung-eun, Son Hyun-joo, Kim Young-kwang, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Yoo-jung Park Jin Young, Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Jae-young, Im Si-wan, Seol In-ah, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Seo Hyun-jin will meet viewers with different genres and characters.We have compiled the major anticipated works for October that will capture the eyes and ears of viewers this fall.◆ October 5 ENA 'Love Doctor'... Choo Young-WooX Kim So-hyun, Youth Romance Blossoming in a Robot LabThe first to kick off is Choo Young-Woo and Kim So-hyun. ENA's new Monday-Tuesday drama 'Love Doctor' tells the story of Park Min-jae, a doctoral student who was a swimmer in high school but lost a leg due to illness, and Im Yu-jin, a master's student who, after losing her career path, embarks on a new journey. The two meet in a robot lab and create a spicy, bitter, and sweet romance. It will premiere on the 5th.Park Min-jae, played by Choo Young-Woo, is a doctoral student researching mechanical engineering and robotics. He was a former swimmer who lost a leg due to illness but continues his life as a researcher. Im Yu-jin, played by Kim So-hyun, is a master's student. She chooses a new path while wandering without a clear career path and becomes entangled with Min-jae.The relationship between the two begins not with grand events, but in the familiar yet unfamiliar space of graduate school. The core of the work is how youths with different wounds and concerns grow closer in the everyday setting of a research lab. The process of two people, awkward in love, re-examining their own lives through each other is expected to be the main narrative.Above all, the fact that it is the posthumous work of the late director Ahn Pan-seok is also drawing attention. Director Ahn's style, known for delicate melodramas like 'One Spring Night' and 'Something in the Rain', meets the first collaboration between Choo Young-Woo and Kim So-hyun. The fresh youth romance created by the hand of a melodrama master and the unique background of a research lab are points to watch.'Love Doctor', consisting of a total of 12 episodes, will be broadcast every Monday and Tuesday at 10 PM, starting on the 5th.◆ October 9 SBS 'Dr. X: The Era of the White Mafia'... Kim Ji-won Transforms into the 'Crazy Genius of the Operating Room'On the 9th, SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Dr. X: The Era of the White Mafia' will be released. The work is a medical noir that depicts the activities of Dr. X, a 'crazy genius of the operating room' named Gye Soo-jung (played by Kim Ji-won), who breaks down the absurdities of the medical world with her genius surgical skills. It is characterized by expanding SBS's so-called 'cider' genre, which includes 'Taxi Driver' and 'The Fiery Priest', into medical dramas.Kim Ji-won plays the lead role of Gye Soo-jung. She is a genius surgeon who does not accept failure or compromise, and she tries to prove the essence of a doctor who saves patients through her surgical skills. Lee Jung-eun plays alongside Gye Soo-jung, and Son Hyun-joo plays the hospital director Boo Seung-kwon, who suspects Gye Soo-jung's identity and actions. Kim WooSeok also joins as a main character.The core of the work is that Gye Soo-jung is not just an excellent doctor. She confronts the power and absurdity within the hospital and solves problems in her own way. The conflict between the doctor's duty to save patients and the organization's interests is expected to heighten the tension of the drama as Gye Soo-jung makes her choices.It is also worth noting that this is Kim Ji-won's return to drama after two years, following the hit tvN drama 'Queen of Tears' aired in 2024. In particular, the released teaser, showing her performing surgery without hesitation and the phrase 'the most dangerous doctor', foreshadows a unique character.Expectations are high for how the professionalism of medical dramas, the tension of noir, and Kim Ji-won's new acting transformation will combine. It will premiere on the 9th and will be broadcast every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM.◆ October 9 Netflix 'Charge Me'... Kim Young-kwang X Chae Soo-bin, This Time a 'Charging' RomanceOn the same day, Netflix will release the romantic comedy 'Charge Me' starring Kim Young-kwang and Chae Soo-bin. Based on a web novel of the same name, the work depicts the special relationship between a man whose artificial heart battery is drained and a woman with electric abilities.Kim Young-kwang plays Baek Ho-rang, the chic third-generation chaebol and executive director of TS Resort. He lives a seemingly perfect life but has a fatal weakness: an artificial heart. Chae Soo-bin plays Na Bo-bae, a drama writer who gained special electric abilities after being struck by lightning as a child. She is a character whose ordinary dating life has been difficult due to her electric abilities.The meeting between the two officially begins when Ho-rang's heart battery runs out. Baek Ho-rang, who is in danger due to a hospital power outage, discovers that his battery charges when he is near Na Bo-bae. Afterward, Baek Ho-rang proposes a 'skinship contract' to Na Bo-bae to charge him for a certain period before his re-operation.Ultimately, the process of a contract that began for 'charging' leading to real emotions is the core. While based on the fantasy settings of an artificial heart and electric abilities, it follows the familiar romantic comedy formula of starting from a contractual relationship and blossoming into love.Attention is focused on how Kim Young-kwang and Chae Soo-bin will hilariously portray the special settings, along with their rom-com chemistry. The entire 10-episode series will be released worldwide on Netflix on the 9th.◆ October 10 tvN '100-Day Lie'... Kim Yoo-jung X Park Jin Young, Spy Romance Blossoming in Enemy TerritoryOn the 10th, tvN will premiere '100-Day Lie', one of the major productions prepared for its 20th anniversary. The work is a 100-day spy romance that unfolds as a former top pickpocket in Gyeongseong, who became a spy, and an elite interpreter at the Japanese Government-General of Korea face each other in the heart of the enemy. Set in Gyeongseong in 1932, it adds the setting of a spy to the theme of interpretation.Kim Yoo-jung plays Lee Ga-kyung, who goes from being Gyeongseong's top pickpocket to infiltrating as a disguised interpreter at the Japanese Government-General of Korea. Park Jin Young transforms into Kim Tae-woong, an elite interpreter working at the Japanese Government-General of Korea. Kim Tae-woong is a character who entered the Government-General with his adoptive father, the Minister of Political Affairs, and becomes entangled with Lee Ga-kyung in an unexpected way.The most important word in the relationship between the two is 'lie'. Lee Ga-kyung must operate as a spy while hiding her identity, and Kim Tae-woong cannot easily reveal his true story. The process of the two, who must hide the truth from each other, gradually opening their hearts while suspecting each other simultaneously drives the spy and romance elements.The first collaboration between Kim Yoo-jung and Park Jin Young is also a major point to watch. The two, who meet as enemies, will create both tension and excitement as they become entangled again as an interpreter and an interpreter. In addition, Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Moo-saeng, and Jin Sun-kyu join, further complicating the relationships between the characters.It consists of a total of 16 episodes and will be broadcast every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 PM, starting on the 10th.'Can I Tremble', 'My Guilty Man', 'Honey Job', and 'Liar' are also participating in the October lineup, enriching the small screen. /Each poster◆ October 15 TVING 'Can I Tremble'... Nam Ji-hyun X Kim Jae-young, Clashing Extreme Dating ViewsTVING will also participate in the October lineup. The new original series 'Can I Tremble' will be released on the 15th. The work is a coming-of-age romantic comedy that depicts the relationship between Gong Yeon-soo, a woman who does nothing without love, and Dokgo-dal, a man who can do anything without love. Set against the backdrop of a sex toy startup, the two create a story by clashing their opposing values.Nam Ji-hyun plays Gong Yeon-soo, a marketer from a traditional family that values tradition and etiquette. She is a so-called 'Confucian girl' with firm principles in dating and love. Kim Jae-young plays Dokgo-dal, the CEO of a sex toy startup. He is a character whose thoughts on love and sex are the opposite of Gong Yeon-soo's.Therefore, clashes are inevitable from their first meeting. Unexpected events unfold as Gong Yeon-soo, who does nothing without love as a prerequisite, and Dokgo-dal, who considers love and emotions separately, meet in the same space.The core is the process of looking back at one's own dating views and life methods through the person they understood the least. In other words, attention is focused on the fun that a work combining romantic comedy with realistic dating views will create.Another focus of the work is that while using romance and sex as themes, it focuses on the 'growth' of the two characters. Therefore, the atmosphere of the work is expected to depend on how well Nam Ji-hyun and Kim Jae-young can deliver the witty chemistry of the two while following the growth narrative of characters with extreme values.It consists of a total of 10 episodes, and the first 4 episodes will be released on TVING at 6 PM on the 15th, with two episodes released each Thursday.◆ October 19 tvN 'My Guilty Man'... Im Si-wan X Seol In-ah, Thrilling Journey of a Suspect and a DetectiveOn the 19th, tvN's new Monday-Tuesday drama 'My Guilty Man' will be released. It is a close-up thriller romance between a third-generation chaebol accused of murder and a detective from the special forces who infiltrates as his personal assistant. The tense relationship between a suspect and a detective is further enhanced by the setting of a cross-dressing infiltration.Im Si-wan plays Yoon Yi-joon, an arrogant third-generation chaebol. He is the prime suspect in a murder case but claims his innocence. Kang Jae-hee, played by Seol In-ah, is a detective with unbridled investigative instincts. To catch the culprit, she disguises herself as Yoon Yi-joon's male personal assistant and infiltrates his closest circle.The two have different objectives from the start. Kang Jae-hee suspects Yoon Yi-joon of being the killer and monitors his every move, while Yoon Yi-joon is wary of the personal assistant who has entered his life. The setting of living together in a situation where they cannot trust each other adds tension to their relationship.The fact that investigation and romance move simultaneously is a key point to watch in the work. In particular, attention is focused on what kind of appearance Seol In-ah will show as she switches between a cross-dressing personal assistant and a detective. Furthermore, attention is also paid to the tension created by the combination of Im Si-wan's characteristic soft yet sharp image and the third-generation chaebol character.It consists of a total of 12 episodes and will be broadcast every Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 PM, starting on the 19th.◆ October 30 MBC 'Liar'... Yoo Yeon-seok X Seo Hyun-jin, Reunion After 10 YearsThe last broadcaster's drama for October is MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Liar'. It is a psychological thriller about two men and women who make diametrically opposed claims about a single memory, clashing fiercely as they search for the truth.Yoo Yeon-seok plays Min Joon-ho, a male who tells the truth and a cardiothoracic surgeon. Seo Hyun-jin plays Kang Ji-sun, a female who insists on the truth and an elementary school librarian. Many aspects of the characters are still veiled. However, given that the two make different claims surrounding a single event and memory, the psychological warfare between the characters is expected to be the focus of the work.In addition, actors with solid acting skills such as Ok Ja-yeon, Im Sung-jae, Kim Ji-hyun, and Lee Chun-hee are also joining forces to add weight.Above all, 'Liar' has already garnered attention for Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin reuniting after a whopping 10 years since SBS's 'Dr. Romantic'.The most important thing in the work is 'Whose memory is the truth?'. As the two people with different memories and claims about the same event confront each other, the structure makes the viewers constantly wonder whom to believe. The acting battle between Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin, who lead this, is also exciting.As a psychological thriller that focuses on the clash of truth, suspicion, and memory rather than romance, it is expected to show a different color among the new works in October.It consists of a total of 12 episodes and will be broadcast every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM, starting on the 30th.◆ October 30 Netflix 'Honey Job'... Lee Jae-wook X Go Min-si X Kim Min-ha, The Horror Hidden Behind Sweet Hourly WagesOn the same day, Netflix will release 'Honey Job'. The work is set in a strange employment agency that only introduces 'honey jobs' starting at 50 times the hourly wage. It is a mystery horror fantasy that unfolds as the young man Hyuk-joon (played by Lee Jae-wook) is deployed to a workplace where unpredictable horror awaits.Lee Jae-wook leads the drama as the young man Hyuk-joon. While looking for ordinary jobs, he is dispatched to various workplaces through a suspicious employment agency that offers high hourly wages, encountering unexpected events.Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, and Lee Hee-joon also join the story surrounding the strange employment agency and various workplaces. In addition, Choi Hyun-wook, Yoon Kyung-ho, Yoon Byung-hee, and Jo Hyun-chul provide special support through special appearances.The most striking setting of this work is the combination of 'high-paying part-time jobs' and 'horror'. It offers high hourly wages that anyone would be tempted by, but behind it lies a bizarre workplace where one might have to risk their life. As an ordinary young man enters a dangerous world to earn money, realistic desires clash with unrealistic fears.Another point to watch is how the familiar theme of 'part-time jobs' is twisted into mystery and horror. It consists of a total of 8 episodes and will be released in full on the 30th.◆ Other Anticipated Works for a Diverse OctoberIn addition, new works that will enrich the small screen in October are lining up. On the 6th, Channel A will release 'Kidnap Game', a co-production of Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong, starring Lee Joongi and Kentaro Sakaguchi, targeting the global audience.On the 24th, Ahn Hyo-seop's JTBC drama 'Final Table', which unfolds competition and individual stories in the world of food, will be released. On the same day, Lifetime will premiere 'Endless, You' starring Jung Yong-hwa and Hong Seung-hee. It depicts an unpredictable romance between a melodrama actor with a fatal secret and a woman who believes she is the heroine in his drama.Additionally, Disney+ will release the Japanese drama 'Merry Berry Love', starring Ji Chang-wook and Mio Imada.As broadcasters and OTT platforms release works with their own unique colors one after another, viewers can choose and enjoy works that suit their tastes. Attention is focused on which works will be chosen by viewers in October.sstar1204@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]