Netflix's 'Dead-End Job' Starring Lee Jae-wook Tops the Global Non-English TV Chart With 8.7 Million Views
Netflix's Korean horror series 'Dead-End Job' (Korean title '꿀알바'), starring Lee Jae-wook and Kim Min-ha, topped Netflix's global non-English TV chart for November 2-8 with 8.7 million views, Netflix said on November 11 KST.
'Dead-End Job' has climbed to the top of Netflix's global chart. The Korean original series starring Lee Jae-wook and Kim Min-ha ranked No. 1 on Netflix's non-English TV list for November 2-8 with 8.7 million views, according to the streamer's Tudum Top 10.
Released on October 30, the horror series about high-paying part-time jobs entered the chart at No. 4 after its first three days and rose to No. 1 in its second week, Etoday reported. It made the top 10 in 76 countries and was No. 1 in 22, including South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Chile.
Another Korean series, 'Doctor X: Mafia in White' starring Kim Ji-won, ranked No. 4 with 3.7 million views. On the English films chart, 'KPop Demon Hunters' placed No. 10 with 2.8 million views, its 69th week in the top 10, Yonhap reported.
Confirmed
- Netflix's Tudum weekly Top 10 for November 2-8, 2026 ranks 'Dead-End Job' No. 1 among non-English TV shows with 8.7 million views (Netflix, via Yonhap and Etoday).
- The series entered the top 10 in 76 countries and ranked No. 1 in 22 of them, including South Korea (Netflix, via Yonhap).
Reported by other outlets
- Etoday reported that the series, released October 30, entered the non-English chart at No. 4 in its first three days before rising to No. 1 in its second week.
- Yonhap reported that the series blends horror and black comedy to satirize South Korea's grind culture, and that Korean medical drama 'Doctor X: Mafia in White' ranked No. 4 with 3.7 million views.
- Yonhap reported that 'KPop Demon Hunters' ranked No. 10 on the English films chart with 2.8 million views, its 69th week in the top 10.