Oh My Ghost Clients: Everything we know about the upcoming supernatural legal K-drama on Netflix

A lazy lawyer, a ghost with a grudge, and a court case no one living wants to touch. That’s the setup for Oh My Ghost Clients, MBC’s genre-bending K-drama that takes labor law into the afterlife.

Led by Jung Kyung-ho and supported by a team of chaotic sidekicks, the series looks ready to turn wrongful death into a weekly courtroom event—and maybe give MBC the comeback it’s been chasing.

With a cast that knows comedy, a director with indie sensibilities, and a premise just weird enough to work, Oh My Ghost Clients blends satire and sincerity with a sharp eye on how society treats its workers, dead or alive. Here's your ultimate guide to the ghostly labor attorney drama blending chaos, comedy, and social justice.

Oh My Ghost Clients: A deal with the afterlife

Noh Mu-jin was never supposed to be a hero. In Oh My Ghost Clients, he’s a labor attorney with no money, no motivation, and barely enough energy to get through the day. However, after surviving a freak accident involving falling steel and an out-of-control bus, he wakes up with the ability to see ghosts and a spiritual clause that binds him to their problems. His new clients are dead. And they’re angry.

The ghosts that haunt Mu-jin aren’t symbols or metaphors. They’re workers, people who died on the job, victims of unsafe environments and corporate neglect. Some want justice. Others just want to be heard. All of them need a lawyer, and Mu-jin’s the only one who can see them.

“I met with real labor attorneys to better understand the profession. Since Moo Jin isn’t motivated by profit, I wanted to portray him with disheveled hair and a more natural look. […] “It’s my first time working with ghosts. [...] “For the possession scenes, I studied the ghost characters’ gestures to make sure their personalities came through and to bring something new each time,” said Jung Kyung Ho about his preparation for the role.

The more he resists, the deeper he gets pulled in. And soon, he’s not just handling cases—he’s unraveling the mess of his indifference, forced to look at a system that’s failed both the living and the dead.

A team built on panic, hustle, and livestreams

Mu-jin isn’t alone in this ghost gig. His sister-in-law, Na Hee-joo, isn’t the type to waste an opportunity. As soon as she learns about his condition, she turns it into a business plan—and possibly a public service. Sharp, unapologetic, and way too comfortable with legal grey areas, Hee-joo becomes the engine behind the strange new practice.

“I kept thinking how lucky I was to work with them. They were such strong pillars of support, and I learned so much. They’re such warm people filled with love—just the best!, said Seol In Ah about the team.”

Then there’s Go Gyeon-woo, a former reporter who now lives for viral content. He joins the team not out of belief in the mission, but because the idea of a lawyer for ghosts is internet gold. Between Hee-joo’s tactics and Gyeon-woo’s camera, Mu-jin’s quiet life is over before it even had a chance to recover.

"Thanks to Jung Kyung Ho’s lead, we had time to bond even before filming began. Since we share so many scenes together, we had lots of conversations and worked hard to create each moment with care,”

said Cha Hak Yeon, the quirky content creator, Go Kyun Woo, who also spent some time preparing for his role.

“I practiced live streaming at home alone in front of my computer, pretending that many viewers were waiting. I set up a tripod, phone, and lights, and recorded myself repeatedly to get closer to the character."

Looks like this trio means business, and the chemistry brewing between them might just steal the whole show.

And, somewhere in the background, always watching, is the Bodhisattva—a mysterious figure who made the deal that saved Mu-jin’s life. Whether he’s a spiritual guide or just another bureaucrat with robes and riddles is a question Mu-jin doesn’t have time to answer. Not with dead clients showing up unannounced.

Ghosts, guilt, and overdue justice

For all its absurdity, Oh My Ghost Clients doesn’t shy away from real issues. The ghosts represent what’s been buried—literally and legally. Their stories echo real-world problems: exploitation, workplace abuse, corporate coverups. But the series refuses to turn that pain into a lecture. It lets the ridiculous coexist with the real.

Each case Mu-jin takes is a reminder of how easy it is to ignore injustice when it’s inconvenient, how many people are silenced because they don’t have the resources or status to fight back. And how, sometimes, it takes something truly bizarre—like a ghost lawsuit—to make people pay attention.

The show moves quickly, but its emotional core builds slowly. Mu-jin doesn’t become a better man overnight. He doesn’t even want to try. But piece by piece, client by client, something shifts.

Maybe that’s the point: change doesn’t have to be clean or noble. Sometimes it’s just about showing up, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when the person across from you isn’t alive.

The people pulling the strings

The series marks the TV debut of director Yim Soon-rye, whose film work includes Little Forest and The Point Men. Her style leans quiet, observant, and deeply human, which might be exactly what’s needed to ground a premise like this. She’s working with writers Kim Bo-tong (D.P.) and Yoo Seung-hee (I Can Speak), both known for pairing social critique with humor that cuts.

It’s a team that seems to understand balance. Oh My Ghost Clients could easily fall apart if it leaned too far into slapstick or got bogged down in a message. But so far, the creative choices suggest a show that’s walking that line carefully.

The trailers tease physical comedy, tense confrontations, and a protagonist who’s always one step away from a full-on breakdown—and yet, there’s something grounded holding it all together.

When and where the haunting begins

Oh My Ghost Clients is scheduled to premiere on May 30, 2025, airing every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM KST on MBC. The series will also be available for streaming on Netflix, with new episodes released weekly. The season comprises 10 episodes, each approximately 70 minutes long, concluding on June 28, 2025.

The drama MBC is hoping will break the curse

MBC hasn’t had much luck lately. Its dramas have struggled with low ratings, even when the casting is solid. But this one feels different. The concept isn’t just new—it’s specific, strange, and oddly timely. Ghosts asking for labor protection isn’t just a gag. It’s a commentary. And in a landscape where many dramas start to feel interchangeable, this one doesn’t.

Add in Jung Kyung-ho, whose talent for switching between deadpan comedy and emotional depth is well-established, and you’ve got a lead who can sell both the punchlines and the heartbreak. Pair him with Seol In-ah’s chaotic confidence and Cha Hak-yeon’s offbeat charm, and the cast already feels alive with potential—even if half the characters aren’t.

Final verdict

Oh My Ghost Clients is walking into uncharted territory, and it knows it. The show is weird. It’s loud. And it might be just what the K-drama scene needs right now. Beneath the jokes and the hauntings is a quiet kind of urgency, one that asks why justice so often arrives too late, and who gets left behind when it does.

It might not save MBC’s ratings overnight. But it might do something better: make people care. The first haunting begins May 30, globally on Netflix.