Netflix's 'Honey Alba' Tops Global Non-English Chart With 8.7 Million Views
The Korean horror series ranked No. 1 in 22 countries and reached the global TOP 10 in 76, its creators said while discussing a possible season 2.
The Netflix horror series 꿀알바 reached No. 1 on the global TOP 10 non-English shows chart in its second week of release, drawing 8,700,000 views, according to the Netflix TOP 10 website on November 11, 2026. The show also ranked No. 1 in 22 countries, including South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong, and appeared in the TOP 10 in 76 countries overall.
Director 김다민 said the reaction exceeded expectations and thanked viewers for engaging with the series. Planning head 한준희 called the global performance a miracle, saying the creators had worried the genre might be hard for audiences to enter.
Season 2 left open
한준희 said the world the writers built for 꿀알바 is larger than what the eight episodes showed, leaving open the possibility of a second season. He added that any season 2 would depend on Netflix and on the love the show receives.
Released by Netflix, 꿀알바 follows a young man, 혁준, sent by an odd staffing agency to nightmare jobs paying up to 50 times the normal wage. The cast includes Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, Lee Hee-joon, Choi Hyun-wook, Yoon Kyung-ho, Baek Hyun-jin, Jo Hyun-chul, Yoon Byung-hee and Go Chang-suk. The series was written by 경민선 and 이신지.
한준희 previously worked on the season-based series 약한영웅 and D.P. The creators' comments were reported by joynews24.com.
Quick answers
How many views did 꿀알바 get in its second week on Netflix?
The series drew 8,700,000 views and reached No. 1 on the global TOP 10 non-English shows chart.
Will there be a season 2 of 꿀알바?
The planning head said the writers' world is larger than the eight episodes shown, but that a second season would depend on Netflix and on how much love the show receives.
Where did 꿀알바 rank around the world?
It was No. 1 in 22 countries, including South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong, and made the TOP 10 in 76 countries.