Netflix’ Teach You a Lesson tops the Global TOP 10 for a second straight week! Covers TOP 10 in 91 countries!

Netflix series 〈​Teach You a Lesson​〉 , which depicts the unrelenting efforts of the authority on protecting teachers’ rights as it mends the education system on behalf of the victims, logged No. 1 in the Global TOP 10 non-English TV shows ranking even in its second week after release. 〈Teach You a Lesson〉 posted 21,100,000 views (a figure calculated by dividing viewing time by the work’s total runtime) and 225,800,000 minutes of viewing time, taking the No. 1 spot in 46 countries including Japan and Singapore, as well as South Korea. In addition, the show also made its way onto the TOP 10 list in a total of 91 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, India, France, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil, underscoring the intense global interest in the title.

In domestic coverage, outlets wrote, “A satisfying rush of relief, warm emotion, and it makes you think about the education system again. The four-for-four charm of the teachers’ rights protection office is also richly varied. What those people, whom you meet at the teachers’ rights protection office, do to help and shield victims—and then punish the perpetrators—leads to emotion that goes beyond sheer satisfaction”(SportsQ reporter Nam Kyung-kyung), “With characters and narrative that feel familiar and easy to relate to, an action that is so sharp it turns hot, and a fantasy—‘the teachers’ rights protection office’—that makes it all possible, the concept drives the drama in an engaging way”(Kuki News reporter Sim Eon-gyeong), and “A brisk pace of storytelling, along with dazzling action scenes, creates a strong sense of genre momentum”(With In News reporter Kim Young-sik).

Overseas media have also been showering the show with nonstop praise, saying “Each episode deals with different incidents while gradually unfolding a larger overarching story. It keeps a fast rhythm while making you curious about what comes next, boosting the fun of binge-watching”(Collider), and “〈​Teach You a Lesson​〉​ is a high-impact drama that nonstop fires off very sharp and challenging philosophical questions about the modern public education system, delivering key core points that our entire society needs to talk about and reflect on, with high insight”(India Today).

The previously unreleased stills released together capture not only the four members of the authority on protecting teachers’ rights, who fought hard to set things right at the education site, but also the hidden narrative behind their efforts—drawing heightened attention. From the figures of “Na Hwa-jin” (Kim Mu-yeol), “Im Han-rim” (Jin Ki-ju), and “Bong Geun-dae” (Pyo Ji-hun), who deliver a satisfying “Teach You a Lesson” to students’ attackers while saving students in crisis, to “Choi Kang-seok” (Lee Sung-min), who quietly carries responsibility to protect the authority on protecting teachers’ rights—these members’ activities as they resolve cases in their own ways across a range of places and situations give viewers a thrilling catharsis. In particular, the stills featuring “Im Han-rim” during her student days and “Na Hwa-jin” as a soldier reveal the deep connection between the two, adding depth to the narrative and leaving a lingering aftertaste.

Meanwhile, the production also shows the supporting cast and special-appearance actors who have been drawing attention for their strong presence in the work. First, the villain “Jo Gyu-cheol” (Lee Bong-jun), who shows two faces at the center of incidents happening inside and outside the school, sparked viewers’ anger and left a deep impression. In addition, there is “Choi Ga-yoon” (Ha Yeong), a teacher and the fiancée of “Na Hwa-jin,” and also the daughter of “Choi Kang-seok,” a key figure who became the impetus behind the establishment of the authority on protecting teachers’ rights. There is also “Jung Seon-young” (Lee Sang-hee), a teacher who had to endure difficult times amid a collapsing education site, and “Hyun-min Mo” (Seo Young-hee), who had excessive eagerness for her son’s education. The special-appearance actors who fill every episode with these roles further heighten viewers’ immersion by eliciting a range of emotions—from sadness and heartfelt empathy to anger.

Netflix series 〈​Teach You a Lesson​〉 contains a satisfying story about how the education field can be restored, through the fresh premise of a fictional government agency called the authority on protecting teachers’ rights and the nonstop, all-over-the-place activities of vividly original characters that break the conventions. The series is streaming exclusively on Netflix.