SEOUL/LOS ANGELES: South Korean action thriller Agent Kim Reactivated has overtaken Teach You a Lesson to become Netflix’s most‑watched non‑English TV show globally, capping a four‑week run at the top for the latter and underscoring the platform’s continued reliance on K‑drama hits.
In the week ended July 5, Agent Kim Reactivated drew 10.5 million views and 44.1 million hours watched, lifting it to No. 1 on Netflix’s global non‑English TV chart. The series featured in the Top 10 in 79 countries and ranked No. 1 in 11, including South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Peru and the Philippines, according to Netflix’s weekly rankings.
The show debuted at No. 3 in the June 22–28 tracking week before surging to the top spot in early July, ending Teach You a Lesson’s four‑week reign at number one. Industry trackers have described its second‑week performance as among the highest weekly viewership totals ever recorded for a K‑drama on Netflix, though Netflix’s metric remains the 10.5 million views and 44.1 million hours figure.
Teach You a Lesson fell to No. 2 in the same week, registering 4.7 million views in its fifth week on the chart. It still appeared in the Top 10 in 54 countries, a sign of unusual staying power for a non‑English series, as many titles typically drop out of the Top 10 by their third or fourth week.
Netflix’s public viewership data is compiled on a Monday–Sunday basis and released with a short lag, meaning the week ended July 5 represents the latest hard numbers available as of mid‑July 2026.
The dual success of Agent Kim Reactivated and Teach You a Lesson highlights the central role K‑dramas continue to play in Netflix’s global strategy, with both series now among 2026’s biggest non‑English TV hits on the platform in terms of weekly reach and cross‑country penetration.
