A lot is going on in the K-drama world lately, with various Korean stars being courted for a diverse range of new series, from a high-stakes thriller and a medical mystery to a family court drama and a romantic comedy.Read on for the latest casting news.OutbackJung Ho-yeon has been offered a role in the Netflix series Outback, in what would be her first leading role in a Korean drama since her barnstorming debut in Squid Game in 2021. Ryu Jun-yeol and Hong Kyung have also been reported to be in talks for the show.Based on the webtoon G’Day, the series follows Shi-on, a man who heads to Australia in search of his missing older sister and meets a mysterious man, Hans.Jung appears in Na Hong-jin’s big-budget sci-fi action-horror film Hope, currently in South Korean cinemas after being presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May.Ryu Jun-yeol in a still from Revelations. Photo: NetflixRyu, who last featured in Yeon Sang-ho’s 2025 film Revelations, will first star in the Netflix series Mousetrap alongside Sul Kyung-gu. Hong, who also appeared alongside Sul, in 2025’s acclaimed hijack comedy-thriller Good News, most recently appeared in the disaster miniseries Concrete Market.