Why Netflix’s Korean Content Is Blowing Up Your Horoscope—and Your Binge List—Like You’d Never Seen Coming!
Added on January 23, 2026 inEntertainment News Cards, Movie News Cards
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Is it just me, or did the Netflix cosmos align last year when Squid Game season 3 stormed onto our screens? Like a comet blazing across the streaming galaxy, it zipped straight into the Top 10 and positioned itself as one of Netflix’s all-time most binge-worthy non-English series. Makes you wonder if the planets were conspiring to announce not just a thrilling new season, but hint at a sprawling global game network—did you catch that wink at a U.S. spin-off in the final moments? Talk about celestial storytelling reaching across continents! And speaking of cosmic shifts, Korean content isn’t just shining—it’s practically supernova-ing on Netflix, fueled by massive hits like The Great Flood alongside Squid Game. With billions of streams sparking this cultural surge, it’s clear the stars have aligned for Korean entertainment to rule our screens. Strap in, because with new projects like Kpop Demon Hunters and the action-packed Tygo on the horizon, the universe of Korean storytelling is expanding faster than Mercury in retrograde can wreak havoc. Feeling the buzz yet? LEARN MORE
Last year, when Squid Game season 3 finally premiered on Netflix, it easily shot to the Top 10 show of that week and the show would be well on its way to become one of the streamer’s Top 3 All-Time Most Popular on the non-English series list. The show’s popularity has also motivated Netflix to capitalize on the title by doing a spin-off for American audiences. For those who have seen the final episode of Squid Game 3, the closing minutes of the episode point to confirmation of the spin-off or, at the very least, tease that the games are part of a global network rather than existing solely in South Korea.
Subscribers of Netflix often find that international titles have a very big place on the platform as you scroll through content. Thanks to the popularity of Squid Game and the disaster film The Great Flood, Korean titles have seen a huge growth in viewership and, according to Deadline, the Korean content craze on Netflix has garnered over 4.5 billion streams since they started publishing views in What We Watched reports from July of 2023. Squid Game is closely followed by King the Land as the second-highest-rated Korean show. Other Korean shows that became big hits include True Beauty with 47 million streams, My Demon with 45.8 million streams and Queen of Tears, with 44.6 million streams. All of these titles have been featured in Netflix’s top 150 shows.
Let’s not forget that Sony and Netflix recently had a giant hit on their hands with Kpop Demon Hunters, which also became a success at the box office, turning a lot of heads. Even though it isn’t strictly made in native Korea, the film is no doubt inspired by the music and the culture. Netflix and Sony are currently working to get a sequel released, although recent reports say it won’t be too soon.
The Chris Hemsworth action franchise, Extraction, will be getting a Korean spin-off with Don Lee (The Roundup franchise, Marvel’s Eternals, Train to Busan), Lee Jin-uk (Squid Game, Sweet Home), and Lisa of the girl group Blackpink (who appeared in The White Lotus season 3, where she was credited as Lalisa Manobal). This will be titled Tygo and shares its name with a former child soldier turned mercenary who gets revenge on Korea’s underworld after a mission gone wrong. Tygo is being produced by Big Punch Pictures and AGBO, with co-production by Nova Film and B&C Content.
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