Motel California (Korean: 모텔 캘리포니아) is a 2025 South Korean television series written by Lee Seo-yoon, directed by Kim Hyung-min, and starring Lee Se-young and Na In-woo.

Based on the novel Home, Bitter Home by Shim Yoon-seo, it is a first love remodeling romance drama set in a rural area about a woman who was born and raised in a motel and reunites with her first love in her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago.

[4] The series tells the story of Kang-hee, who meets her first love again in her hometown where she ran away in the middle of the night for success and happiness 12 years ago and encounters the past that she had sealed away.

[1] On October 24, 2024, MBC told Maeil Business Newspaper that director Jang Joon-ho, who directed the series, has stepped down due to health reasons.

[11] On June 13, MBC announced that actors Lee Se-young and Na In-woo had been confirmed to appear.