Netflix's new period romance pairs the director of When Life Gives You Tangerines with the writer of Queen of Tears. Plus, Hyeri plays a spy hiding as a housewife, and Kim Woo Bin's baseball drama GIFT gets a premiere date.
Netflix confirmed a new K-drama on Thursday, Nov. 12, Korea time, and the team behind it is stacked. Gang Dong-won and Kim Go-eun will lead The Twilight Between Us, an action-romance period drama.
The director is Kim Won-suk, who made When Life Gives You Tangerines. The writer is Park Ji-eun, who wrote Queen of Tears. Both shows became big hits for Netflix subscribers around the world.
Deadline called it a "romance-action period drama." Soompi's report adds fantasy elements to the mix.
What is The Twilight Between Us about?
Think Romeo and Juliet, except the king forces the marriage.
The story follows Mu Yeong and Su Ryeon, heirs to two houses that have been feuding for 100 years. A royal decree orders them to marry anyway, Soompi reported.
Gang Dong-won as Mu Yeong: The illegitimate son of the House of Kang, nicknamed the "Demon of the North." He's a gifted fighter with a good heart who has lived in the shadows.
Kim Go-eun as Su Ryeon: The only daughter of the House of Han. She failed to become Crown Princess, which left her under a royal ban on marriage until this surprise match.
When can you watch The Twilight Between Us in the U.S.?
Not soon. Netflix only confirmed production and casting on Thursday. No premiere date or episode count has been announced.
Because it's a Netflix original series, it's expected to stream on Netflix in the U.S. when it's ready. Netflix originals from Korea usually launch worldwide on the same day, as Tangerines did in 2025.
Where have you seen Gang Dong-won and Kim Go-eun?
Gang Dong-won is a big-screen star in Korea. U.S. viewers may know him from Peninsula, the 2020 follow-up to Train to Busan, and from Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker.
Kim Go-eun starred in the horror hit Exhuma and played the lead in Netflix's Little Women. K-drama fans also know her from Goblin and Yumi's Cells.
Writer Park Ji-eun's resume is a K-drama greatest hits list: Queen of Tears, Crash Landing on You and My Love from the Star.
What other K-drama casting news broke this week?
Two more shows made news Thursday, Korea time.
Hyeri and Na In Woo will star in ENA's Handle Her With Care (working title), Soompi reported. It's an action romance with a very K-drama hook:
Hyeri plays Ja Young, code name J9, an elite spy. She's framed right before her planned early retirement and hides out as an ordinary housewife.
Na In Woo plays Geon Woo, a veterinarian who used to work for Korea's National Intelligence Service. He volunteers as her temporary guardian, and the two pose as a married couple under one roof.
It's based on the Japanese drama Caution, Hazardous Wife. Director Yoo Seon-dong made The Uncanny Counter. It's set for the first half of 2027 on Mondays and Tuesdays. No U.S. streamer has been announced.
Kim Woo Bin's GIFT also dropped a new poster. The tvN sports drama premieres Saturday, Dec. 5, at 9:10 p.m. Korea time, which is 7:10 a.m. ET that morning.
What is GIFT about?
Kim Woo Bin plays Jung Min Yong, a former pro baseball pitching coach. An accident leaves him able to see players' talent grades floating over their heads, and he ends up coaching the worst-ranked high school team in the country.
The new poster shows him on the mound with two pitchers. Cha Been plays Heo Seung Il, a "C" grade pitcher who makes up for it with hard work. Han Si Hyun plays Cha Tae Hoon, an "S" grade natural who barely knows the rules.
GIFT is based on a popular webtoon, Soompi reported. A U.S. streaming home hasn't been announced yet. We'll update when one is.
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Hat Tips:
Soompi (Nov. 12, 2026), The Twilight Between Us premise, characters and creative team; Handle Her With Care cast, plot and timing; GIFT premiere date, poster and characters
Deadline (Nov. 12, 2026), Netflix casting report and genre
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