7 Must-Watch K-Dramas Starring the Cast of 'Goblin' on Netflix & More
Fall in love all over again.
Do you miss Goblin and its great ensemble cast? Well, they've all got a lot more drama under their belts – check out these seven highly recommended series.
Coffee Prince (2007)
Watch on: Netflix, Viki
Goblin Cast Member: Gong Yoo
Before Gong Yoo was the Goblin himself, he starred in this adorable rom-com alongside Yoon Eun-hye.
Gong plays Choi Han-gyeol, a privileged young man whose stern grandmother runs a thriving food business. When Han-gyeol takes over a rundown coffee shop to prove himself to his grandmother, he hires only handsome men in the hopes of attracting female clients. But the more time he spends with his employee Go Eun-chan, the more attracted he is – and the more he begins to question his sexuality. In fact, Eun-chan is female, but she's also the breadwinner of the family and must hide her gender in order to work.
Doctor Cha (2023)
Watch On: Netflix
Goblin Cast Members: Kim Byung Chul
Two decades after giving up her medical career, housewife Jeong-suk (Uhm Jung-hwa) decides to become a first-year medical student.
You remember Kim Byung Chul as the frightening antagonist of Goblin. Here he plays a less sinister bad guy, but one that's still easy to dislike: Jeong-suk's cheating and unsupportive husband.
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
Watch On: Netflix
Goblin Cast Member: Kim Go Eun
After appearing as the bubbly high schooler Ji Eun-tak in Goblin, Go Eun hit it out of the park again in the popular Netflix drama The King: Eternal Monarch.
The series takes place in two parallel worlds. Lee Gon, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Corea, discovers a portal to another world, where Korea is a republic. There he meets a detective with a mysterious connection to Lee Gon's past and the assassination of his father.
A Shop for Killers (2024)
Watch On: Disney+
Goblin Cast Member: Lee Dong Wook
You wouldn't think it could get darker than playing a Grim Reaper, but here Lee Dong Wook gets a chance to show off an even more sinister side.
Based on the book The Killer's Shopping Mall by Kang Ji-young, A Shop for Killers follows the story of Jeong Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun), who lived with her uncle (Lee) after the death of her parents. Her uncle ran a mysterious shopping mall before his apparent death by suicide, and now Ji-an finds herself the target of multiple killers. She must use the tools her uncle taught her to save her own life and solve the mystery of what exactly is going on.
Touch Your Heart (2019)
Watch On: Viki
Goblin Cast Members: Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na
Lee Dong Wook appears again on our list, this time with his Goblin love interest Yoo In Na. Yoo and Lee both star in the quintessential K-drama rom-com Touch Your Heart.
Yoo plays Oh Jin-shim, a high-flying actress who comes crashing down after being embroiled in a highly public drug scandal. After two years she finally gets her comeback opportunity: the chance to play a legal secretary in an upcoming drama. In order to get experience, she takes a real-life job as a secretary to a handsome young lawyer (Yoo).
Who Are You: School (2015)
Watch On: Netflix, Viki
Goblin Cast Members: Yook Sung-jae
Before boy band star Yook Sung-jae was stealing scenes in Goblin, he had his breakthrough role in the sixth installment of the School series.
Here, a pair of identical twins separated at birth live very different lives. One lives at an orphanage where she helps to look after all the young children; but at school she is bullied mercilessly. Meanwhile, her prickly twin sister attends the most prestigious school in the country.
My Liberation Notes (2022)
Watch On: Netflix
Goblin Cast Members: Lee El
You remember Lee El as a Goddess, but in My Liberation Notes she is much more down to earth as one of the three Yeom siblings. In their small town, the Yeoms are aching for a release from the boredom of their day-to-day lives. Excitement comes in the form of the mysterious Mr. Gu, who appears in their small village and changes life for the Yeoms forever.