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The Most-Watched Korean Films on Netflix, by Peak Weekly Views

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Netflix's weekly data puts The Great Flood first among Korean films, with 33.1 million views in a single week in December 2025. Badland Hunters (18.1 million) and Officer Black Belt (15.7 million) follow, and 13 Korean films have passed 6 million views in a week.

Data through the week ending

Thumbnail of the official trailer for The Great Flood: a woman carries a child as a huge wave rises behind them
Pictured: the thumbnail of the official trailer for The Great Flood (#1, 33.1M views in its biggest week), from Netflix's YouTube channel.
The 13 Korean films with the most views in a single week on Netflix's global non-English films list, through the week ending November 8, 2026
Rank Film Director Year on list Peak weekly views Peak week (ending) Rank that week Weeks on list
1The Great Flood대홍수Kim Byung-woo202533.1MDec 28, 202517
2Badland Hunters황야Heo Myung-haeng202418.1MFeb 4, 202414
3Officer Black Belt무도실무관Jason Kim202415.7MSep 22, 202414
4Ballerina발레리나Lee Chung-hyun202314.7MOct 15, 202315
5Humint휴민트Ryoo Seung-wan202611.0MApr 5, 202614
6Mission: Cross크로스Lee Myeong-hun20248.9MAug 18, 202415
7Uprising전,란Kim Sang-man20248.3MOct 20, 202434
8Love Untangled고백의 역사Namkoong Sun20258.2MSep 7, 202516
9Wall to Wall84제곱미터Kim Tae-joon20257.8MJul 27, 202513
10Mantis사마귀Lee Tae-sung20257.0MSep 28, 202533
11Revelations계시록Yeon Sang-ho20256.9MMar 30, 202513
12Believer 2독전 2Baek Jong-yul20236.4MNov 26, 202323
13Husbands in Action남편들Park Gyu-tae20266.3MJun 28, 202614

Every number comes from Netflix's weekly Global Top 10 data file, for the non-English films list.1 Netflix's views figure is hours viewed divided by the film's runtime, and the file gives views only from the week ending June 18, 2023, so a film's figure here is its biggest single week, not a total. "Year on list" is the year of its first week on the list; "weeks on list" is the number of weeks it appeared in all. The file ends with the week ending November 8, 2026; none of the titles on the lists for October 19 to November 8 matches those Wikipedia lists, so no Korean film is on them.13 Korean films were found by matching every title in that list against Wikipedia's lists of South Korean films released in 2023 to 2026, so a Korean film that Wikipedia lists under another English title would be missed.4 Only films with a peak above 6 million views are shown; the next highest of the matched titles, My Name Is Loh Kiwan, peaked at 5.1 million. Kill Boksoon, Carter, Noise and Seoul Vibe are left out because they charted before Netflix began publishing views, so the file gives them one week of views or none.1 Directors are as credited on Wikipedia.5

The top 10

The trailers below are Netflix's own official uploads.7

#1

The Great Flood 대홍수

33.1M views

Kim Byung-woo's science-fiction disaster film follows a mother and son struggling to survive after a tsunami floods their apartment building. It stars Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on September 18, 2025 and reached Netflix on December 19, 2025.5 In Netflix's data it logged 33.1M views in the week ending Dec 28, 2025, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 7 weeks on the list in all.1 Netflix's own all-time list for non-English films puts it fifth, with 86.6 million views in its first 91 days.2

#2

Badland Hunters 황야

18.1M views

Heo Myung-haeng's directorial debut is a standalone sequel to Concrete Utopia (2023), set in a Seoul left a wasteland by an earthquake; Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young and Roh Jeong-eui star. It is an original Netflix production released on January 26, 2024.5 It logged 18.1M views in the week ending Feb 4, 2024, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 4 weeks on the list in all.1

#3

Officer Black Belt 무도실무관

15.7M views

Jason Kim's action comedy, with Kim Woo-bin and Kim Sung-kyun, is about a contract martial arts officer under the Ministry of Justice who monitors parolees wearing electronic ankle bracelets. It reached Netflix on September 13, 2024.5 It logged 15.7M views in the week ending Sep 22, 2024, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 4 weeks on the list in all.1

#4

Ballerina 발레리나

14.7M views

Lee Chung-hyun's action thriller, starring Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Ji-hoon and Park Yu-rim, follows a former bodyguard who goes after the man she holds responsible for her best friend's death. (It is not the John Wick spin-off of the same name.) It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on October 5, 2023 and streamed globally on Netflix from October 6.5 It logged 14.7M views in the week ending Oct 15, 2023, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 5 weeks on the list in all.1

#5

Humint 휴민트

11.0M views

Ryoo Seung-wan's spy film, with Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon and Shin Se-kyung, follows South and North Korean intelligence agents who clash in Vladivostok. It opened in cinemas first, on February 11, 2026, distributed by Next Entertainment World, and first appeared on Netflix's list in the week ending April 5, 2026, which was also its biggest week.51 It logged 11.0M views in the week ending Apr 5, 2026, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 4 weeks on the list in all. Ryoo's films also appear in DabPop's highest-grossing Korean films ranking.6

#6

Mission: Cross 크로스

8.9M views

Lee Myeong-hun's spy action comedy stars Hwang Jung-min, Yum Jung-ah and Jeon Hye-jin, as a former agent turned househusband who is drawn into a dangerous mission alongside his detective wife. It reached Netflix on August 9, 2024.5 It logged 8.9M views in the week ending Aug 18, 2024, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 5 weeks on the list in all.1

#7

Uprising 전,란

8.3M views

Kim Sang-man's historical war action film, written by Shin Cheol and Park Chan-wook, stars Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min as childhood friends who become adversaries during the Japanese invasions of Korea. It opened the Busan International Film Festival on October 2, 2024 and reached Netflix on October 11.5 It logged 8.3M views in the week ending Oct 20, 2024, when it ranked No. 3 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 4 weeks on the list in all.1

#8

Love Untangled 고백의 역사

8.2M views

Namkoong Sun's romantic comedy, with Gong Myung, Shin Eun-soo and Cha Woo-min, is set among high-school students. It premiered on Netflix on August 29, 2025.5 It logged 8.2M views in the week ending Sep 7, 2025, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 6 weeks on the list in all.1

#9

Wall to Wall 84제곱미터

7.8M views

Kim Tae-joon's mystery thriller, starring Kang Ha-neul, Yeom Hye-ran and Seo Hyun-woo, follows a man in debt after buying a Seoul apartment whose value has since fallen. It reached Netflix on July 18, 2025.5 It logged 7.8M views in the week ending Jul 27, 2025, when it ranked No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 3 weeks on the list in all.1

#10

Mantis 사마귀

7.0M views

Lee Tae-sung's feature debut, with Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young and Jo Woo-jin, is a spin-off of Kill Boksoon (2023) set in the same universe, about an assassin who returns to find the hitman world in chaos. It reached Netflix on September 26, 2025.5 It logged 7.0M views in the week ending Sep 28, 2025, when it ranked No. 3 on Netflix's global non-English films list; it spent 3 weeks on the list in all.1 Kill Boksoon itself isn't ranked: it charted before Netflix began publishing views (see the note under the table).1

Sources

  1. Netflix Tudum, Global Top 10, all weeks (data file), weeks ending June 27, 2021 to November 8, 2026 (file last modified November 10, 2026), retrieved 2026-11-11. Every views, rank and weeks figure comes from this file's non-English films list.
  2. Netflix Tudum, Most popular (data file), non-English films, views in the first 91 days (file last modified November 10, 2026), retrieved 2026-11-11.
  3. Netflix Tudum, Top 10 Non-English Movies on Netflix Right Now, global list for November 2 – November 8, 2026, retrieved 2026-11-11.
  4. Wikipedia, List of South Korean films of 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, retrieved 2026-11-02 (used to identify Korean films in Netflix's list).
  5. Wikipedia, film articles, retrieved 2026-11-02 (directors, casts, plots, release dates and Hangul titles): The Great Flood (film), Badland Hunters, Officer Black Belt, Ballerina (2023 film), Humint (film), Mission: Cross, Uprising (2024 film), Love Untangled, Wall to Wall (film), Mantis (film), Revelations (2025 film), Believer 2, Husbands in Action.
  6. DabPop, The Highest-Grossing Korean Films of All Time, retrieved 2026-11-02.
  7. YouTube, official trailers on the Netflix and Netflix K-Content channels, every ID checked with oEmbed on 2026-11-02: The Great Flood, Badland Hunters, Officer Black Belt, Ballerina, Humint, Mission: Cross, Uprising, Love Untangled, Wall to Wall, Mantis.