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The Wonderfools Debuts Worldwide on Netflix

Netflix lists it as a limited series, leaving its future uncertain.

Overview

  • The Korean superhero comedy, which premiered Friday on Netflix, arrived as an eight-episode single drop with global availability.
  • The series reunites director Yoo In-sik with star Park Eun-bin and co-stars Cha Eun-woo in a 1999 Y2K setting where small-town residents grapple with unstable new powers.
  • Director Yoo said he kept Cha Eun-woo’s scenes after news of the actor’s tax case, adding that editing was largely finished before the story broke.
  • Multiple outlets report Cha settled roughly 13 billion won in April, and he remains featured in posters, trailers and the final cut.
  • Netflix has not announced a renewal, and coverage notes a cliffhanger-style ending that leaves the door open despite the limited-series label.