As the stay-home season continues into August, there is at least one thing you can look forward to – all the new shows on Viu this August! Why head out when you can enjoy spending time with countless friends (or “lovers”) right on the big screen? If you’re still feeling lonely, host a watch party and snuggle up with the perfect Viu-ing companion – Viu’s limited edition giant plushies featuring your favourite Korean celebrities like IU from Hotel Del Luna, Cha Eun Woo and Hwang In Yeop from True Beauty, or Park Bo Yong from Doom at Your Service.

There are no dull moments with Viu’s slew of gripping dramas, action-thrillers, romantic comedies, variety shows and more.

An eclectic mix of romance and thrillers to set your heart racing

Travel back in time to the Joseon dynasty and enter a world of fantasy and romance with the all-new Viu Original series Lovers of the Red Sky. Starring rising actors Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Yoo Jung, it’s a touching love story about the gifted Hong Cheon Gi who joins the palace’s royal academy as Joseon’s first female painter. She finds herself inexplicably drawn to Ha Ram, an astrologer and government official who lost his sight in an accident when he was young. Set your heart aflutter with You Are My Glory, featuring leading screen lady Dilraba Dilmurat as movie star Jing Jing, who unexpectedly reunites with her high school crush Yu Tu (Yang Yang) through an online game. The romance continues with Police University, a new rom-com that will be streaming first on Viu from August 10. It stars veteran actor Cha Tae Hyun as Yoo Dong Man, a seasoned detective and teaching professor at the police academy who meets new recruits from all walks of life, including the intelligent hacker Sun Ho (Jin Young) and righteous Kang Hee (Krystal).

Switch gears to enter a world of lies and betrayals in The Road: The Tragedy of One and discover the secrets of the residents who live at “Royal the Hill”, a place where only the top 1% of South Korea’s population resides. Currently streaming on Viu is the highly-rated drama The Devil Judge, starring Ji Sung as the titular Devil Judge. It is set in dystopian present-day Korean Society, where the courtroom is run like a reality show and the true intentions of the Devil Judge are unknown. Another thrilling, must-watch series is Voice 4, where the team races against time to save the victims of real-time incidents from phone calls received from the emergency call center.

That’s not all – get your heart racing with these award-winning crime movies too! In Voice of Silence, two men working for cartels as cleaners find themselves responsible for taking care of a young kidnapped girl. Innocence is based on a true story where lawyer Ahn Jung In (Shin Hye Sun) fights for justice to defend her estranged mother after she is wrongly accused of killing someone at her husband’s funeral. She uncovers the village’s dark secrets in the process.

Exciting K-pop offerings

Calling all the K-pop lovers who just can’t get enough of their idols! In Kingdom Weekend, watch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals, fan meetings, vacations and a very special performance! Fans of EXO’s Chanyeol – don’t miss him in The Box! The K-pop idol stars as an aspiring singer with severe stage fright who can only perform when he’s in a box.

Rewatch beloved C-drama favourites

Take a trip down memory lane and binge-watch C-drama classics like Love O2O (微微一笑很倾城), one of the most-watched Chinese modern dramas of all time. Based on the novel of the same name, it stars the dashing Yang Yang and popular actress Mao Xiao Tong as a couple who overcomes numerous obstacles after falling in love through online gaming.

Another heartwarming drama is Negotiator (谈判官), telling the story of a highly successful commercial negotiator, Tong Wei (Yang Mi), who is hired to represent Xie Xiao Fei (Huang Zi Tao), the sole heir of a wealthy Chinese-American corporation who wants nothing to do with the family business. Last but not least, indulge in period drama The Princess Wei Young (锦绣未央) that follows the story of the princess determined to avenge her loved ones after her dynasty was attacked and destroyed.

Viu Premium subscribers can enjoy unlimited downloads of their favourite Asian dramas and variety shows, as well as kids’ content in full HD on selected Smart TVs, Apple TV and casting! Users simply need to download the Viu app on the Smart TV app store to launch the app and catch all dramas and shows in crystal clear definition – press play and get started!