Netflix will raise the quality of subscribers' entertainment experiences throughout 2026 with an even richer slate of titles.
At the Next on Netflix 2026 event on the 21st, Netflix unveiled a large lineup of Korean and global titles for the year.
The 2026 Netflix lineup includes Korean titles that will offer moments of varied discovery such as "Does this love need interpretation?", "Boyfriend on Demand", "Husbands in Action", "Possible Love", "The Wonderfuls", "Donggung", "Yu Jae-seok camp", "Scandal", and "Why on earth do you hike instead?", along with highly anticipated global titles including One Piece season 2, Bridgerton season 4, and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. New stories available only on Netflix are expected to provide subscribers with endless joy and moments of discovery, and to create stellar moments alongside Netflix as a strong partner for the domestic creative ecosystem.
Titles that will make everyone's hearts race will meet global viewers through Netflix. Starting with "Does this love need interpretation?", a multilingual interpreter and global top star's interpreted romance that sweetly opens the new year, Netflix series will also tap viewers' hearts with "Boyfriend on Demand", a fresh premise about subscribing to and experiencing love through a virtual dating simulation; "This damn love", which depicts a sticky, heart-fluttering cohabitation; and "Charge me up", a thrilling romantic comedy about a chaebol third generation who is perfect except for one weakness. In addition, Netflix variety shows that will take responsibility for viewers' romantic anticipation are returning. The sizzling dating reality Single's Inferno season 5, presenting its fifth season for the first time among Korean variety shows, and Better Late Than Single season 2, which sparked the mosol (single-by-birth) phenomenon, are expected to awaken viewers' romantic cells and add sweetness to their daily lives.
[the discovery of immersion that will plunge viewers into deeper emotional lines] Works that will draw viewers with deeper emotions and stronger immersion will mark 2026. As a film, Pavanne, the story of three people who had closed their hearts living their lives and who become light for each other as they face life and love, and Possible Love, the new film by master director Lee Chang-dong starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeojeong, will instantly captivate viewers and raise immersion.
Series are equally powerful. Notes from the Last Row, which depicts a professor's pathological obsession with his student's genius, Scandal, an alluring story set in the Joseon era where desire was taboo and a daring seduction bet unfolds, Field Mouse, a chase thriller inspired by a folktale in which a mouse eats a fingernail and becomes human, and Slowly and intensely, a project reportedly backed by a production budget of 80 billion won that brings together writer Noh Hee-kyung, director Lee Yoon-jung, Song Hyekyo and Gong Yoo, will move viewers' hearts with deep emotional lines and deliver a powerful impact. In variety, Culinary Class Wars, which claimed the global non-English show top 10 spot for two consecutive years and ignited a 'black-and-white' craze in Korea, will return for season 3.
[the discovery of thrill that will make hearts race with catharsis and dopamine] Thrilling, exhilarating stories that will make viewers forget the frustrations of reality will heat up 2026. First, Agents of Mystery season 2, an adventure mystery variety show returning with even stronger chemistry among its members, and The Devil's Plan season 3, which captures the essence of brain survival, are among genre variety shows by producer Jung Jong-yeon that will deliver thrilling enjoyment to viewers.
Also on the slate are the series Lady Dua, which will deliver the thrill and fun of tracking a mysterious identity called Sara Kim; True Education, a series that depicts the refreshing and exhilarating story of the agency protecting teacher authority that defends a collapsed school authority and the education scene; Bloodhounds season 2, a series that is expected to deliver the thrilling impact of two young boxers' punches once again; and Road (working title), a cross-border serial murder pursuit series directed by Han Jun-hee of D.P. Works that will offer thrilling catharsis and dopamine to make viewers' hearts race.
[the discovery of laughter that will richly fill joy with pleasant fun] Works that will blow away everyday stress with pleasant laughter and familiar fun are also plentiful. The action comedy film Husbands in Action, in which an ex-husband and the current husband join forces to rescue a wife kidnapped by a criminal organization, and the film Cross 2, returning with even deeper married couple chemistry, will bring comfortable and upbeat laughs to Netflix viewers.
Variety is also diverse. In addition to Na Young-seok producer's trusted raw footage of actor Lee Seo-jin's U.S. wandering trip in Lee Seo-jin's Dalla Dalla, Yu Jae-seok camp, where Yu Jae-seok, Lee Kwangsoo, Byeon Woo-seok and Ji Ye-eun chat and play at a camp, Why on earth do you hike instead?, which will show Car, the garden, DAY6's Dowoon, Lee Chae-min and ALLDAY PROJECT Tarzan's first-ever midwinter alpine expedition, and Kian's Bizarre B&B season 2, which introduced K-minbak variety's charm to domestic and international viewers, are among the titles that will take responsibility for viewers' laughter and fill 2026 with even richer enjoyment.
[the discovery of surprise with new attempts and fresh premises that cross genre boundaries] Series that will surprise viewers with unpredictable imagination and fresh premises are also being unveiled. Wonderful, a comic action in which a group of bungling neighborhood residents who gain superpowers through a sudden event fight villains; Girigo, Netflix's first 'young adult horror' genre piece; Donggung, which realizes in stunning visuals the journey to uncover the curse that rests in Donggung; and Perfect Job, which depicts people taking on ultra-high daily wage side jobs to repay debts, all promise nonstop fun through surprising imagination and storytelling, and the lineup full of new attempts that cross genre boundaries will offer viewers yet another surprise.
[the discovery of Netflix global must-sees arriving with an upgraded scale] Global must-sees and new hot titles that have been loved by viewers around the world will arrive on Netflix in 2026. Leading the way is WWE Monday Night Raw, which began exclusive Korean broadcast on Netflix starting Jan. 1, 2026; Greta Gerwig's film Narnia, based on C.S. Lewis's books; Bridgerton season 4, the series that caused a sensation worldwide with the dizzying scandals and romances of 19th-century British high society and which is set to feature Korean actor Ha Ye-rin; and People in a Rage season 2, set at a luxury country club owned by a Korean owner and depicting intricate power plays and threats disguised as solicitations, which has generated buzz with the addition of leading Korean actors such as Jang Seo-yeon, Yoon Yeo-jeong and Song Kang-ho and is waiting to meet fans around the world.
Also joining the slate are the epic of great pirates One Piece season 2, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, returning on a larger scale with actor Cillian Murphy, and global must-sees available only on Netflix such as Enola Holmes 3 and Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2, which will offer diverse pleasures to global viewers in 2026.
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