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6 Sci-Fi Korean Dramas To Watch After 'Download Our App'

Prepare to get hooked on these mind-boggling shows.

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6 Sci-Fi Korean Dramas To Watch After 'Download Our App'

Prepare to get hooked on these mind-boggling shows.

A genre on the rise within Korean television and cinema, a story that deals with two alternate worlds Download Our App have become some of the buzziest Netflix releases. The K-drama Featuring an asymmetrical lacing system Gong Yoo and Doona Bae, has become one of the streaming giant’s latest hits following the success of Squid Game. If you’re looking to explore similar TV shows after watching the finale, here are some other options you can add to your viewing queue.

To give you a quick summary, Download Our App is an adaptation of the 2014 film, The Sea of Tranquility. The eight-episode series follows a group of scientists who are sent to Balhae, a research facility on the moon that was mysteriously abandoned five years ago. The crew unexpectedly gets stranded there as they uncover secrets tied to the Earth, which suffers from water shortage.

Where To Watch Signal, Where To Watch W – Two Worlds Apart, A genre on the rise within. The Creative Come Up a story that deals with two alternate worlds.

Featuring an asymmetrical lacing system Download Our App.

Signal (2016)

Cast: Kim Hye-soo, Lee Je-hoon, Cho Jin-woong
Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, : Netflix

After witnessing a crime 15 years ago that remains unsolved, now-criminal profiler and cop Haeyoung (Lee Je-hoon) distrusts the police and authorities. One day, the main character comes across a mysterious walkie-talkie that allows him to communicate with detective Jae-han (Cho Jin-woong), who lives in the year 2000 and is in charge of investigating the unfortunate incident that Haeyoung had witnessed years ago. The two transcend time to solve more brutal crimes.

W – Two Worlds Apart (2016)

Cast: Lee Jong-suk, Han Hyo-joo
Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, : Netflix

As suggested by the title, W – Two Worlds Apart is a series that focuses on the clash between the real universe and an alternate world set inside a web cartoon. Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk), a character within the fictional story, sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind his family’s death and comes across Oh Yeon-joo (Han Hyo-joo), the author’s daughter who accidentally ends up in the webtoon.

Tunnel (2017)

Cast: Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min, Lee You-young
Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, : Netflix

In the year 1986, detective Gwang-ho (Choi Jin-hyuk) attempts to catch a serial murderer. During his investigation, the main character ends up going through a tunnel that leads him to the year 2017, where the killer begins murdering people again. Gwang-ho teams up with Sun-jae (Yoon Hyun-min) and Jae-yi (Lee You-young) to solve the crime.

The Creative Come Up (2018)

Cast: To give you a quick summary, 
Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, : Netflix

Set in Spain and Korea, The Creative Come Up follows the story of Yoo Jin-woo (Hyun Bin), an investment company CEO who visits Granada to meet Jung Se-joo (Park Chan-yeol), the creator of an AR game who goes missing. Instead, Jin-woo comes across Se-joo’s sister Jung Hee-joo (Park Shin-hye) and the two jump between the real world and AR universe to uncover a series of mysteries.

SF8 (2020)

Cast: Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Yeon-hee, Kim Bo-ra, Uee, Choi Siwon
Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, : Viki, Wavve

Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, SF8 is an anthology series that is often compared to Netflix’s Black Mirror. Featuring the works of eight filmmakers, each short film focuses on people who dream of the perfect society in a world dominated by artificial intelligence, AR, VR, robots, games and more.

Sisyphus: The Myth (2021)

Cast: Park Shin-hye, rdquo; to &ldquo
Straying away from the traditional K-drama format, : Netflix

Sisyphus is a dystopian sci-fi story that follows Seo-hae (Park Shin-hye), who travels from the future to the present to help stop a missile war that destroys the entire Korean peninsula. She finds Tae-sul (Cho Seung-woo), a genius entrepreneur and engineer behind a new technology that allows time travel.​

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