New series are set to warm up the small screen this December. Leading the buzz are Pro Bono, starring Jung Kyung-ho, and Idol-i, featuring his longtime partner Choi Soo-young. Jung's show opens the month, with Sooyoung's drama closing out the year, putting the couple side by side before viewers. What makes it juicier: both return in the same genre—legal dramas.
Also on deck are Seo Hyun-jin's long-awaited comeback to TV and a romance that bridges an 11-year age gap with Park Seo-jun and Won Ji-an, among other fresh titles ramping up anticipation.
Week 1 of December (Dec. 1–7)
▲ Pro Bono
Premiere Saturday, Dec. 6, 9:10 p.m.
Network tvN, TVING, Netflix | 12 episodes
Cast Jung Kyung-ho, So Ju-yeon, Lee Yoo-young, Yoon Na-moo, Seo Hye-won, Kang Hyung-seok, Kim Kap-soo, and more
Synopsis A career-obsessed, shameless judge is forced into becoming a public-interest lawyer. A former judge gets banished to a mega-firm's backroom—its zero-revenue pro bono team—and stumbles his way through a humanistic legal dramedy.
▲ Waiting for Longitude
Premiere Saturday, Dec. 6, 10:40 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 p.m.
Network JTBC, Coupang Play, TVING | 12 episodes
Cast Park Seo-jun, Won Ji-an, Lee El, Lee Joo-young, Kang Ki-doong, Jo Min-guk, and more
Synopsis After two breakups in their 20s, Lee Kyung-do (played by Park Seo-jun) and Seo Ji-woo (Won Ji-an) reunite as a reporter who breaks a cheating scandal and the scandalized husband's wife. What follows is a tender, no-frills romance that hits where it hurts—and heals.
Week 3 of December (Dec. 15–21)
▲ Love Me
Premiere Friday, Dec. 19, 8:50 p.m.
Network JTBC, TVING | 12 episodes
Cast Seo Hyun-jin, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Si-woo, Yoon Se-ah, Jang Ryul, Dahyun
Synopsis A family that might seem ordinary—because they're a little selfish and have loved unevenly—begins their own journeys of love and grows up along the way.
Week 4 of December (Dec. 22–28)
▲ Idol-i
Premiere Monday, Dec. 22, 10 p.m.
Network ENA, Genie TV, Genie TV Mobile | 12 episodes
Cast Choi Soo-young, Kim Jae-young
Synopsis Her bias becomes a murder suspect. A star lawyer—torn between die-hard fandom and creeping doubt—sets out to prove her idol's innocence in this proof-of-innocence romance.
As the weather turns bitter, these feel-good, human-centered dramas are poised to bring some welcome warmth. And with Jung Kyung-ho and Choi Soo-young launching in the same month, all eyes are on whose ratings card will look better—and who gets to crack the first smile.