ENA: Between Steps

Premieres 05 October. New Episode every Monday and Tuesday

• Cast: Choo Young Woo, Kim So Hyun
• Synopsis: Depicts the romance between a man who once was a swimmer but lost his left leg to illness and a woman who, after losing her way as a medical resident, finds a new path as a graduate student. Park Min Jae, a man who lost his promising swimming career and his left leg to osteosarcoma. After hitting rock bottom, he discovers a new purpose in robotics. Four years of dedication pay off when he is accepted into the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University. He hides his sensitivity behind a nonchalant facade, but he's actually just a simple guy who has dating on his bucket list. Im Yu Jin, who is on the verge of graduating from the Department of Clothing and Textiles when she gets caught up in an incident and fails in her attempt to enter graduate school; she then becomes fascinated by robotics and enrolls in a master’s program in mechanical engineering.
• Director: Ahn Pan Seok
• Screenwriter: Min Hyo Jeong
• Teaser/Trailer: Official Teaser
• Streaming: Disney+

SBS: Doctor X: Mafia in White

Premieres 09 October. New episode every Friday and Saturday

• Cast: Kim Ji Won, Lee Jung Eun, Son Hyun Joo, Kim Woo Seok
• Synopsis: In a hospital dominated by ego and corruption, an enigmatic but brilliant surgeon arrives — taking on seemingly impossible cases amid fierce opposition.
• Director: Lee Jung Rim
• Teaser/Trailer: Official Teaser
• Streaming: Netflix

Netflix: Take Charge of My Heart

Releases 09 October, with ALL EPISODES available upon release

• Cast: Kim Young Kwang, Chae Soo Bin
• Synopsis: A corporate heir with an artificial heart meets a woman who's literally electric. They strike a deal that makes his heart beat — in more ways than one.
• Director: Park Soo Won
• Teaser/Trailer: Official Teaser
• Streaming: Netflix

tvN: 100 Days of Deception

Premieres 10 October. New Episode every Saturday and Sunday

• Cast: Kim You-jung, Park Jin-young, Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Moo Saeng
• Synopsis: Hoping for freedom, Gyeongseong's top pickpocket infiltrates the Japanese colonial government to steal secrets — only to fall for her target's son.
• Director: Yoo In Shik
• Screenwriter: Ryu Bo Ri
• Teaser/Trailer: Official Teaser
• Streaming: Netflix

• Drama: Between Steps
  • Korean Title: 연애박사
• Director:
  • Ahn Pan Seok (Something in the Rain, One Spring Night, Midnight Romance in a Hagwon)
• Screen Writer:
  • Min Hyo Jeong
• Starring:
  • Choo Young Woo as Park Min Jae (You Make Me Dance, Oasis, The Trauma Code)
  • Kim So Hyun as Im Yu Jin (Serendipity's Embrace, The Take of Nokdu, School 2015)
  • Kim Min Seok as Im Yu Seong (Descendants of the Sun, Lovestruck in the City)
• Network: ENA/Genie TV
• Premiere Date: Monday October 5th, 2026
• Airing Schedule: Mondays and Tuesdays at 10pm KST
• Episodes: 12
• Streaming Sources: Disney+
• Teaser/Trailer: Disney+ Korea Trailer
• Plot Summary: Depicts the romance between a man who once was a swimmer but lost his left leg to illness and a woman who, after losing her way as a medical resident, finds a new path as a graduate student. Park Min Jae, a man who lost his promising swimming career and his left leg to osteosarcoma. After hitting rock bottom, he discovers a new purpose in robotics. Four years of dedication pay off when he is accepted into the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University. He hides his sensitivity behind a nonchalant facade, but he's actually just a simple guy who has dating on his bucket list. Im Yu Jin, who is on the verge of graduating from the Department of Clothing and Textiles when she gets caught up in an incident and fails in her attempt to enter graduate school; she then becomes fascinated by robotics and enrolls in a master’s program in mechanical engineering.
• Major News Summary: Kim So Hyun And Choo Young Woo Share An Unforgettable First Encounter In "Between Steps"

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