Teach You a Lesson Tops Netflix Global Non-English TV Chart With 6.4 Million Views

Netflix’s Korean limited series Teach You a Lesson has reached No. 1 on the platform’s Global Top 10 non-English TV chart for the week of June 1-7, 2026. The series recorded 6.4 million views and 68.7 million hours viewed during the weekly measurement period, giving the K-drama the leading position on Netflix’s official non-English TV ranking.¹

The result came shortly after the show’s June 5 release, with Korean reports noting that it reached the top of the global non-English shows chart three days after launch. Netflix’s official weekly recap also listed Teach You a Lesson at No. 1 on the non-English TV list with 6.4 million views.²

Teach You a Lesson Takes No. 1 on Netflix Global Chart

Netflix’s Top 10 page identifies the title as Teach You a Lesson: Limited Series and places it first among non-English shows for the June 1-7 chart week. The same listing reports a total runtime of 10 hours and 41 minutes, along with 6.4 million views and 68.7 million hours viewed.¹

Korean coverage added further market detail, reporting that the series ranked No. 1 in 10 countries, including Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The same report said the title entered the Top 10 in 48 countries.³

The performance gives the series a prominent early international result on Netflix’s weekly chart, which tracks viewing across the platform’s global audience. The available source data does not provide a longer-term ranking beyond the June 1-7 weekly window, so the confirmed status is limited to that chart period and the figures released with it.

What Netflix Says the Series Is About

Netflix describes Teach You a Lesson as an action K-drama centered on a government agency whose trained officials confront school bullies affecting both students and teachers.² A separate Netflix Tudum guide says the series is now streaming and identifies Hong Jong-chan as director and Lee Nam-kyu as writer.⁴

The main cast listed by Netflix includes Kim Moo-yul, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo and Pyo Ji-hoon.⁴ The available source material does not provide character-by-character plot details, but it consistently frames the series around school conflict and institutional intervention.

Korean outlet Sisaweek reported that the drama adapts the original webtoon while focusing on school conflicts, teacher authority, bullying and malicious complaints through the fictional Teachers’ Rights Protection Bureau.⁵ That framing aligns with Netflix’s own description of the show as an action-driven story about officials responding to school bullying.

The title’s English name, Teach You a Lesson, also reflects the international Netflix listing. Korean reports refer to the series by its Korean title, Chamgyoyuk, while Netflix’s global materials use the English title for the limited series.

Director Responds After the Global No. 1 Result

Following the chart result, Sports Kyunghyang interviewed director Hong Jong-chan, who addressed the show’s international response. Asked about the global No. 1 ranking, Hong said, “It does not feel real,” adding that he was pleased viewers seemed to recognize the work’s essence and sincerity.⁶

Hong also linked the show’s overseas response to the broad familiarity of school-related issues. In the interview, he said he believed matters involving children and schools are similar in any country.⁶ The comment places the drama’s global reception in the context of themes that extend beyond one local education system, while still keeping the story rooted in school conflict.

The director also left open the possibility of continuation if the show’s performance grows. He said that if it becomes more successful, he would return with Season 2, adding that there are still many stories left to tell at school.⁶ The available material presents that as a conditional comment from the director, not as an official renewal announcement.

For now, the confirmed milestone is clear: Teach You a Lesson led Netflix’s Global Top 10 non-English TV chart for June 1-7, 2026, with 6.4 million views, 68.7 million hours viewed and reported Top 10 placement in 48 countries. Its next measurable benchmark will depend on future Netflix chart updates, but its first chart week established the series as the leading non-English TV title on the platform for that period.

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