  Recent lattice determinations of direct CP violation in kaon decays,
parametrized by $\epsilon'$, suggest a discrepancy of several sigma between
experiment and the standard model. Assuming that this situation is due to new
physics, we investigate a solution in terms of right-handed charged currents.
Chiral perturbation theory, in combination with lattice QCD results, allows one
to accurately determine the effect of right-handed interactions on $\epsilon'$.
In addition, similar techniques provide a direct link between the right-handed
contributions to $\epsilon'$ and hadronic electric dipole moments. We
demonstrate that the $\epsilon'$ discrepancy can be resolved with right-handed
charged currents, and that this scenario can be falsified by next-generation
hadronic electric dipole moment experiments.
