Culinary Class Wars 3 May Filming Report: Netflix Stays Quiet as Team Battle Format Takes Shape

Culinary Class Wars 3 is now being discussed around one very specific point: a reported May filming start. On April 28, Ilgan Sports reported that Season 3 of Netflix’s Korean cooking survival show, officially titled 흑백요리사: 요리 계급 전쟁 in Korean, would begin filming in May, while Netflix said it was difficult to confirm production details because the program is a survival variety show.¹

For fans, that makes the situation interesting but still not fully settled. The production itself has already been confirmed, the application format has already been introduced, and multiple Korean outlets have now framed May as the expected filming window. What Netflix has not done is publicly lock in the filming schedule or the judging lineup in a way that removes all ambiguity.

Culinary Class Wars 3 May Filming: What Has Been Reported

Ilgan Sports reported on April 28 that Culinary Class Wars 3 would enter filming in May, describing the upcoming season as a team-versus-team version rather than a solo competition.¹ OSEN also covered the May filming talk on April 28, noting that a representative for the Netflix original entertainment program said details related to the work could not currently be confirmed.²

That official caution matters. Netflix’s position, as reported by Ilgan Sports, was: “Because it is a survival variety show, we ask for your understanding that matters related to the work are currently difficult to confirm.”¹ In plain English, that means the company is not denying that Season 3 is active, but it is also not publicly verifying the production schedule.

A further report from StarNews on April 29 said the production team would begin filming Season 3 in May. The same report added that Studio Slam producer Kim Eun-ji and writer Mo Eun-seol are again involved in production, while the judging lineup was not presented as officially finalized.³

So, if you are tracking the show closely, the cleanest reading is this: Season 3 has been confirmed, May filming has been reported by Korean entertainment media, and Netflix is keeping the details closed for now.

The Biggest Change: From Individual Contestants to Restaurant Teams

The most concrete shift for Culinary Class Wars 3 is not just when cameras may start rolling. It is how the competition is expected to work.

On January 16, Star Today reported that Netflix had confirmed production of Season 3 and announced participant recruitment through its official social media channels. The season was described as a restaurant-versus-restaurant format in which four chefs working at the same establishment enter as a team.⁴ No Cut News also reported that four chefs representing each restaurant would compete while carrying the honor of their workplace.⁵

That is a meaningful change from the earlier individual-competition structure. Instead of highlighting one chef’s personal climb, the new format puts the spotlight on restaurants as working teams. ELLE Korea likewise described Season 3 as moving away from the previous individual contest and toward a restaurant-against-restaurant team battle.⁶

The application rules also give the format more definition. Star Today reported that individual applicants and randomly assembled teams are not eligible, while chefs from different branches of the same brand may be able to form a team.⁴ ELLE Korea similarly reported that teams are expected to be made up of four people working at the same restaurant, and that individuals or teams created only for participation are not the target applicants.⁶

That should change the viewing experience. You can expect the drama to come not only from talent and pressure, but also from teamwork, kitchen hierarchy, communication, and how a restaurant’s identity holds up under competition conditions. The available source material does not provide mission details, broadcast timing, episode count, or a confirmed release date, so those pieces should remain off the table for now.

What Is Still Unconfirmed

The main unknown is the final on-screen lineup. StarNews reported that Baek Jong-won and Ahn Sung-jae’s participation was a point of interest, but it did not present their Season 3 involvement as confirmed.³ That distinction is important because the judges are central to how viewers read the tone, authority, and chemistry of the show.

The production team, however, has been discussed more concretely. StarNews reported that Kim Eun-ji PD and writer Mo Eun-seol are again handling the production.³ In the January production announcement coverage, Kim Eun-ji PD was quoted as saying the team would do its best to present a work that meets viewers’ expectations with “a more developed structure and fun.”⁴

For now, the practical fan takeaway is simple: there is enough reporting to treat May filming as a serious development, but not enough official confirmation to describe every production detail as final.

Is Culinary Class Wars 3 officially confirmed?

Yes. Netflix confirmed production of Season 3 on January 16, and Korean outlets reported that participant recruitment began through Netflix’s official social media channels.⁴

Is Culinary Class Wars 3 filming in May?

May filming has been reported by Korean entertainment outlets, including Ilgan Sports and StarNews. Netflix has not publicly confirmed the filming schedule, citing the nature of survival variety programming.¹³

How is Season 3 different from earlier seasons?

The available reports describe Season 3 as a restaurant team battle. Four chefs from the same restaurant are expected to compete together, while individual applicants and randomly assembled teams are restricted.⁴⁶

Culinary Class Wars 3 is shaping up around a sharper team-based identity, with May filming widely reported and Netflix maintaining a careful silence on production specifics. Until the platform confirms more, the strongest confirmed story is the format change: this season is built around restaurants, not solo contestants, and that could give the next chapter a very different kind of heat.

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