8 New K-Dramas To Check Out In January 2026

A new year has arrived, and there’s no better way to kick it off than with some new K-dramas!Here are K-dramas that are premiering in January 2026: “The Judge Returns”Korean Title: “판사 이한영”Cast: Ji Sung, Park Hee Soon, Won Jin AhPremiere Date: January 2Broadcast Details: Fridays and Saturdays at 9:40 p.m. KST on MBC, available on Viki“The Judge Returns” tells the story of corrupt judge Lee Han Young (Ji Sung), who lives as a slave to a powerful law firm before unexpectedly traveling back 10 years into the past. Given a second chance, he decides to seek justice by punishing great evils.Watch “T