The 10 Best K-Dramas of 2024

The power of Korean storytelling on television is now out in the open. With 80% of Netflix users watching Korean-language content, it’s clear that K-dramas have entered the American mainstream. This expansion has been facilitated by significant investments made by Netflix and other major U.S. media companies like Disney, Paramount, and Amazon into the Korean entertainment industry as part of their strategic goals to boost profits and subscriber bases.

Review: A friend asks a tall favor in Pedro Almodóvar’s death-fixated ‘The Room Next Door’

In “The Room Next Door,” Martha expresses to her friend and fellow writer Ingrid that she believes she is entitled to a dignified ending. This film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar in his first English-language production, navigates the often saccharine cancer genre, instead finding raw, emotional, and humorously poignant moments within its narrative. The story revolves around two women confronting their personal obstacles; one has made the decision to leave this world, while the other, afraid of death, is there to bear witness to her farewell.

‘Laid’ review: Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet shine in this funny, bingeable rom-com mystery

In “Laid,” airing on Peacock this Thursday, Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) portrays Ruby, a self-absorbed 33-year-old woman. As events unfold, she learns to her surprise that each of the individuals she had intimate relationships with are either deceased or gravely ill – in the sequence of their encounters. (It’s worth noting that the term “slept with” may not be entirely accurate based on the evidence provided.)