'TEACH YOU A LESSON’ Holds No. 1 on Netflix Global Top 10 Non-English Series for Two Straight Weeks

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The Korean series "TEACH YOU A LESSON" continues its global breakout, reaching the Top 10 in 91 countries, including the Philippines.

Netflix’s Teach You a Lesson is not slowing down.

The Korean series has held the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English TV List for the second consecutive week, continuing what has become one of the streamer’s strongest international runs in recent memory. The show also landed in the Top 10 across 91 countries, including the Philippines, further proving that its mix of action, school-system drama, and moral reckoning has found an audience well beyond Korea.

During the week, Teach You a Lesson recorded 21.10 million views and 225.80 million viewing hours. It ranked No. 1 in 46 countries, including Korea, Japan, and Singapore, while also charting in major markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, India, France, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil.

That kind of reach is no small flex. For a series built around a fictional bureau taking on the failures and abuses inside the education system, Teach You a Lesson seems to have tapped into something bigger than its genre trappings. Yes, there is action. Yes, there is intensity. But the global response suggests that viewers are also connecting with the show’s sharper questions about authority, accountability, and what happens when institutions fail the people they are supposed to protect.

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At the center of the story is the Educational Rights Protection Bureau, an institution created to deliver “true lessons” to students, teachers, and parents who cross the line. The bureau operates with methods that push past conventional limits, stepping into school-related conflicts with the goal of restoring order by any means necessary.

The series stars Kim Moo-yul as Na Hwa-jin, a former special forces officer and inspector at the Office for the Educational Rights Protection Bureau. Blunt, intimidating, and unafraid to act decisively, Hwa-jin handles school-related issues in his own hard-hitting way. But underneath the rough exterior is someone who listens to victims, stands with them, and offers support when the system falls short.

Lee Sung-min plays Choi Gang-seok, the Minister of Education who founded the ERPB. As the bureau faces criticism over its methods, he remains firm in defending its purpose, speaking directly about what education should mean while backing the inspectors tasked with doing the difficult work on the ground.

The series also features Jin Ki-joo as Im Han-rim, a junior inspector and Na Hwa-jin’s former special forces junior. Polite on the surface but bold once action is required, Han-rim relentlessly pursues what she believes is right, driven by genuine concern for victims.

Rounding out the core team is Pyo Ji-hoon as Bong Geun-dae, a genius administrative officer who graduated from KAIST in just two years. Often assigned to undercover school missions because of his unassuming “nerdy” appearance, Geun-dae initially treats the work like another task to complete. But as he witnesses the realities unfolding inside schools, he becomes more emotionally invested in the bureau’s mission.

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Netflix has also released new stills from the series, spotlighting the Educational Rights Protection Bureau as they face increasingly complicated challenges within the education system. The images also highlight the supporting characters whose stories have resonated strongly with viewers, adding emotional weight to the series’ already intense premise.

Behind the camera, Teach You a Lesson is directed by Hong Jong-chan, whose previous work includes Netflix titles Mr. Plankton and Juvenile Justice, along with Link: Eat, Love, Kill, Her Private Life, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World, Live Up to Your Name, Dear My Friends, Loss Time Life, and My Secret Hotel.

With two straight weeks at No. 1 globally, a Top 10 presence in 91 countries, and strong numbers across both views and total hours watched, Teach You a Lesson has clearly become one of Netflix’s major non-English series hits.

Teach You a Lesson is now streaming on Netflix.

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