Following the success of Queen of Tears, Netflix is rounding out this year’s K-romance lineup with Love Next Door, premiering on 17 August, with new episodes released every week.
Directed by Yu Je-won and written by Shin Ha-eun, both of whom are creators of Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Love Next Door follows the story of Bae Seok-ryu (Jung So-min) as she looks to get a fresh start in life after a series of missteps. She crosses paths with Choi Seung-hyo (Jung Hae-in), a celebrated young architect in Korea, who happens to be the son of her mom’s close friend. Haunted by awkward childhood memories due to their mothers’ friendship, will sparks fly when they meet again as adults, or will old memories get in the way?
Love Next Door premieres on 17 August, with new episodes released every week, only on Netflix.