Netflix Sets Roadmap For 2026 Korean Content Slate
K-content remains the most-watched genre on Netflix bar English-language film and TV, and a showcase of the streamer’s new Korea content points to a busy 2026.
With billions of dollars already ploughed into Korean originals, all of the 34 series or films on the slate revealed yesterday have been previously announced, but a launch schedule for the year was provided.
Netflix is, of course, coming off of the huge success of Squid Game Season 3. The survival drama became the streamer’s fourth-most watched series of all-time, behind only its predecessor seasons and Wednesday Season 1.
Speaking to press yesterday during an Asia Pacific showcase, Netflix’s Vice President of Content for Asia (ex-India), Minyoung Kim, told journalists the volume, scope and impact of Netflix’s K-dramas had “made possible” by the heavy local investment.
“We gave K-drama fans more of what they loved, but invested in differentiated new stories that took K-content fandom to the next level,” he added. “Even outside APAC, we have helped to ensure local authenticity sits at the heart of Netflix series. For example, One Piece was a true collaboration between the U.S., Korea and Japan teams to create a truly global series that was underpinned in Japanese storytelling and imagery.”
As for the 2026 line-up, Netflix announced first quarter launches include Single’s Inferno Season 5, which debyts today, The Art of Sarah on February 13., unscripted show Agents of Mystery 2, also in February, and upcoming series Boyfriend on Demand, feature Pavane and Ready or Not: Texas, another unscripted series, debuting on unspecified dates.
Romantic series Can This Love Be Translated?, No Tail to Tell and K-drama Undercover Miss Hong have launched in recent days.
The second quarter will see the debuts of dating show Better Late Than Single Season 2, Bloodhounds Season 2, feature Husbands in Action, If Wishes Could Kill, Jae-seok’s B&B Rules!, Notes From the Last Row, Sold Out on You, Teach You a Lesson, The Wonderfools and We Are All Trying Here. Q3 sees the launches of Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2, Mission: Cross 2, Mousetrap, Our Sticky Love, Take a Hike!, The East Palace and The Scandal.
Then at the back end of the year in Q4, Netflix will launch Culinary Class War Season 3, Dead-End Job, Possible Love (working title), Road (working title), Take Charge of My Heart, Tantara and The Devil’s Plan Season 3.
During the APAC showcase, Netflix’s VP of Content for Korea, Don Kang, said: “Over the past five years, more than 210 Korean titles have been ranked in the global top ten, and now, ‘the most Korean story is the most global story’ has become a reality.”
