The streaming platform doesn’t plan to make second seasons for them.
Rather than announcing which shows they’ve canceled, Netflix quietly signals the end of a series by changing its status to a limited series. So here are five recently released K-Dramas that no longer have any hope of getting a second season.
1. Welcome To Samdal-ri
The highly criticized romance starring Ji Chang Wook and Shin Hae Sun won’t return to expand on the cast’s characters.
After suffering a fall from grace, a photographer returns to her hometown and bumps into her childhood friend—rekindling an unfinished romance.
— Netflix
2. My Demon
Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung‘s successful fantasy romance has finished its story in one season.
A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities—and his heart.
— Netflix
3. The Bequeathed
The thriller starring Hellbound‘s Kim Hyun Joo and Moving‘s Park Hee Soon won’t return for another season to unravel its mystery.
After the death of an unknown uncle, a woman inherits a burial ground and finds herself in the center of a string of murders and dark secrets.
— Netflix
4. Doctor Slump
Park Hyung Sik and Park Shin Hye‘s rivals-to-lovers romance has finished its story in one season.
Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance—each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.
— Netflix
5. Captivating the King
Hospital Playlist‘s Jo Jung Suk and Arthdal Chronicles‘ Shin Se Kyung‘s historical drama won’t be making a return.
Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman—whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love.
— Netflix
See five other K-Dramas Netflix has ended after only one season.
5 Netflix K-Dramas That Won’t Be Getting A Second Season