Netflix vs Prime Video vs JioHotstar for Korean movies & shows
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
We counted every Korean movie and web series streaming in India on the three biggest subscription apps: 779 titles in total. Biggest library: Netflix with 498 titles. Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Netflix with 201.
- Biggest library: Netflix with 498 titles.
- Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Netflix with 201.
- Highest average IMDb rating: Netflix at 7.4.
- Most titles you can't get on the other two: Netflix with 438.
| App | Titles | Movies | Series | Avg IMDb | IMDb 7.5+ | Family-friendly | Only here |
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| Netflix | 498 | 81 | 417 | 7.4 | 201 | 36% | 438 |
| Prime Video | 270 | 98 | 172 | 7.2 | 79 | 30% | 182 |
| JioHotstar | 103 | 47 | 56 | 7.0 | 29 | 19% | 67 |
Top Korean movies & shows on Netflix
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1. When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Drama · IMDb 9.0 (43.8K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingLow-stakesLight-hearted
In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.
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2. Crash Landing on You (2019)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (61.7K votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingFunny
A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.
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3. Reply 1988 (2015)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy · IMDb 9.0 (20.3K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnLow-stakesFunny
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.
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5. Alchemy of Souls (2022)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.7 (31.1K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased. Naksu hurriedly abandons her body and attempts the alchemy of souls on a woman passing by. Jang Wook, the s
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Prime Video · free with adsTop Korean movies & shows on Prime Video
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1. Reply 1988 (2015)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy · IMDb 9.0 (20.3K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnLow-stakesFunny
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.
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2. Oldboy (2003)
Movie · Korean · 2h · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 8.3 (7.4L votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyVisually stunning
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
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3. It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.5 (47.6K votes)
HeartwarmingLow-stakesFunnyTwisty
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
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4. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.5 (38.9K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyHeartwarmingFunny
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
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5. Twinkling Watermelon (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (16.6K votes)
HeartwarmingLight-heartedFamily-friendlyTwisty
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
Top Korean movies & shows on JioHotstar
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1. Moving (2023)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (17.5K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.
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2. Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.2 (30.0K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedHeartwarming
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.
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3. Are You Sure?! (2024)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Reality · IMDb 8.7 (9.3K votes)
Light-heartedFamily-friendlyHeartwarmingLow-stakes
Whenever BTS's Jimin and Jung Kook meet, chaos and excitement ensue! In the summer of 2023, they embark on an unforgettable trip before their military enlistment. Their unpredictable adventure is full of surprises. Will Jimin and Jung Kook complete their journey safely?
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4. Healer (2014)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.4 (14.6K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A star reporter, a second-rate journalist and a man by the code name "Healer" are brought together by a long-buried incident that hides dark truths.
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5. Snowdrop (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 8.1 (16.8K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatHeartwarming
An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Young-ro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Soo-ho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation.
JioHotstar
ZEE5 · free with adsFrequently asked questions
Which app has the most Korean movies & shows in India?
Biggest library: Netflix with 498 titles. Prime Video, Netflix and JioHotstar carry 498 (Netflix), 270 (Prime Video), 103 (JioHotstar) as of 23 October 2026.
Which app has the best-rated Korean movies & shows?
Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Netflix with 201. Highest average IMDb rating: Netflix at 7.4. Ratings are IMDb ratings for titles with at least 1,000 votes.
How were these numbers counted?
KyaDekhu counts titles available to stream with a subscription, free or with ads in India (not rent/buy), using JustWatch availability via the TMDB API and IMDb ratings, refreshed nightly. Thin titles without enough data are left out.