Somehow February is almost over and I have forgotten to create my list of consumed content for the coming year. Better late than never!
Every year I compile a list of K-dramas, movies, and other shows that I watch. This helps me remember what I’ve seen. It also comes in handy if someone asks me to recommend a really good K-drama to them.
I don’t know about you, but I often go blank and can’t think of a single thing I’ve seen in my entire life. This keeps a tally of suggestions I can give.
So whether you’re looking for a Korean thriller that will keep you on your toes for 12 episodes straight, or a Thai horror movie that will have you sleeping with one eye open, here’s everything I’ve watched in 2025!
What content do I watch?
Most of my consumed content is Korean. I love the quality of Korean entertainment and I’m studying the language.
However, I also watch North American, British, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, European, etc.
As far as style, I am a huge horror fan so you can expect horror movies to show up in my list. I also love thrillers, suspense, action, and apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic storylines. I never used to be a romance fan, only enjoying when romance was part of the story rather than the entire plot. But Korean romance dramas have a bit of magic to them and now I actually like them.
Got a recommendation for me?
Leave a comment if there’s something you think I should see!
And now…
All K-Dramas, Movies, and Other Shows watched in 2025!
I have included the platform I used to watch everything, but remember this is sometimes location-specific. As a Canadian, this is where I was able to see it, but it may or may not be available on the same platform where you live.
Currently watching: The Blacklist
Squid Game: Season 2 (오징어 게임 2) – Korean thriller/dystopian drama (Netflix)
Technically I started this at the end of December but finished it on the 1st so I’m counting it. I was extremely excited to see this after season one wrapped. Not everyone liked season two.
In my opinion it was gripping and I am already counting down to the conclusion. I’m pretty sure almost no one that I like is going to survive but I’m crossing my fingers.
Carry-On – American suspense/thriller movie (Netflix)
This was probably not a great quality movie and was likely full of plot holes. Still, it was fun and exciting as long as you suspend disbelief. Starring Jason Bateman as the bad guy, this film follows a traveler who uses blackmail, coercion, and threats to get a TSA agent to allow an extremely dangerous package through security and onto a flight.
The Resident – American medical drama (Netflix)
I missed the first season but started watching randomly when my husband was mid-episode. I was hooked pretty fast.
It’s a fairly typical medical drama but they developed the characters really well. I cared about all of them and was quite invested. It was a shame it was canceled but they did manage to tie up most of the loose ends.
Missing – North American thriller movie (Netflix)
This movie was brilliantly done. It follows a teenaged girl desperately trying to locate her mother who went missing after going on a romantic getaway vacation.
What sets it apart is the movie exclusively uses the viewpoint of webcams, Facetime, Ring doorbell cameras, Google searches etc. Everything we see is through a lens of some sort.
When I first realized this, I was skeptical that it would be weird to watch. I even worried it might cause some motion sickness for me. Neither was true.
It was a fun, fresh way to tell a story and it showed what life is like in this current technological age. How do we find information, how much do we rely on our phones?
I really enjoyed it, and the twists in the plot were quite good as well.
La Palma – Norwegian thriller/natural disaster drama (Netflix)
The show follows a Norwegian family on vacation on the island of La Plama, Canary Islands, Spain. They are there for a bit of relaxation but a volcanic eruption and subsequent catastrophic tsunami have other plans.
I’m a huge sucker for natural disaster shows and movies so this was right up my alley. I binged it all in one day because there are only four episodes and I needed to see the end. Some absurd moments and probably full of inaccuracies, but I don’t watch disaster entertainment for realism.
As a language nerd, it was fun to watch because there was a mix of Norwegian, English, and Spanish all in one show.
The Blacklist – American crime thriller drama (Netflix)
This show is a bit older but I’m a sucker for James Spader, someone I consider to be a fantastic actor. It’s your basic FBI/CIA/criminal type of show but it’s fun and entertaining to watch.
For the most part, each episode is a separate case, so you can technically watch it here and there and enjoy the storyline. There is, however, a lot of underlying backstory that connects the characters if not the episodes themselves.
Without the backstory it might be a bit more hollow, but overall I’m liking it. Once again, my poor husband waswatching this on his own. Then I sat down, I asked five or six questions, and I was hooked. Now he’s stuck waiting to watch the show with me, but that’s okay.