If you like your historical K-dramas filled with beautiful costumes, dangerous seduction and people making decisions that are almost certainly going to ruin several lives, Netflix has a new series for you. The Scandal premiered globally on 18 September 2026, starring Son Ye-jin, Ji Chang-wook and NANA in a Joseon-era story built around desire, manipulation and a dangerous wager. This is also a story with quite a history behind it. A Korean Dangerous Liaisons returns Netflix describes The Scandal as a new reimagining of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Dangerous Liaisons. The series also follows the Korean adaptation lineage