{"id":42840,"date":"2026-08-13T09:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42840"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:25:43","slug":"after-5-years-netflix-has-finally-found-its-best-squid-game-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42840","title":{"rendered":"After 5 Years, Netflix Has Finally Found Its Best Squid Game Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In the fall of 2021, Netflix had over 220 million subscribers worldwide as its captive audience under once-in-a-lifetime unusual circumstances. The world had watched plenty of reruns from <em>The Office<\/em> and devoured the <em>Tiger King, <\/em>and while plenty of audiences discovered anime in that era, another explosive burst in interest emerged with K-dramas thanks to the impossibly dominant debut of <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/franchise\/squid-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Squid Game<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em>The series and its three seasons sit handily at the top of Netflix&#8217;s Most Popular Non-English Shows of All Time scoreboard, with season 1 in particular meeting the 91-day debut window criteria easily, with 265.2 million views, and 2.2 billion hours watched.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>To say the world was enamored with <em>Squid Game<\/em> and its cast of actors, many of whom rotating with other ongoing K-drama hits, would be a vast understatement. But while plenty of audience members misunderstood the premise, instead craving the dark spins on childhood games with macabre fates for the losers, this additional appeal only served to boost the profile of the series. It led to various <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/mr-beast-squid-game-winner-prize-money-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\">attempts to capitalize on <em>Squid Game&#8217;s<\/em> appeal<\/a>, but it also presented a daunting challenge to all shows, K-dramas or otherwise, to try and meet its hype.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing has ever replicated the conditions to match <em>Squid Game&#8217;s<\/em> debut or even that of its subsequent seasons. But some, thanks in no small part to tackling taboo subjects and bearing some social commentary of their own, were able to chart similarly. Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/netflix-teach-you-a-lesson-rare-all-time-achievement\/\" target=\"_blank\">one other K-drama<\/a> has meaningfully joined Netflix&#8217;s all-time Top 10, and it&#8217;s worth diving into.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"only-one-other-k-drama-sits-with-squid-game-on-netflix-39-s-top-10\">\n                        Only One Other K-Drama Sits With Squid Game On Netflix&#8217;s Top 10<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>It took five years, but even meeting a fraction of <em>Squid Game&#8217;s<\/em> success is a daunting challenge even for the dominant K-drama medium on Netflix. While there are no other shows of this type on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/top10\/most-popular\/tv-non-english\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Non-English charts<\/a>, that is not to say K-dramas are by any means less popular; they are incredibly saturated on the platform, and they are increasingly consistent in representing South Korea&#8217;s cultural output compared to virtually any other market.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"squid-game-season-2-salesman-recruiter-backstory-gong-yoo-character\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/squid-game-season-2-salesman-recruiter-backstory-gong-yoo-character\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Salesman from Squid Game\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/the-salesman-from-squid-game.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/the-salesman-from-squid-game.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/squid-game-season-2-salesman-recruiter-backstory-gong-yoo-character\/\" title=\"The Salesman\u2019s Backstory In Squid Game Revealed &amp; Explained\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThe Salesman\u2019s Backstory In Squid Game Revealed &amp; Explained<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Three years after Gong Yoo stole the show in Squid Game season 1, the Salesman\u2019s backstory has finally been revealed in season 2, episode 1.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>So, when <em>Teach You a Lesson <\/em>amassed 63.4 million views without still even being out for 91 days, eventually running for nine solid Weekly Top 10s with many at #1, it scored #10 on the all-time Netflix charts. This presented a satisfying new feat, bookending the chart for South Korea with weeks to spare for its run. In fact, for all of 2026 so far, K-dramas have continued to flood public discourse, with <em>Teach You a Lesson&#8217;s<\/em> absurd premise sparking plenty of discussion on its special government entity authorized to use corporal and\/or other creative punishment to subdue students, teachers, and abusive parents.<\/p>\n<p>With its star, Kim Mu-yeol, an established action and thriller actor, and Netflix&#8217;s audiences being demonstrably obsessed with the genre, <em>Teach You a Lesson<\/em> mixed in elements of these genres with a healthy dose of comedy to offset <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/netflix-teach-you-a-lesson-hit-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\">its most controversial elements<\/a>. It&#8217;s been received particularly well even in a competitive season packed with <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/netflix-agent-kim-reactivated-action-thriller-near-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\">other hit K-dramas produced by Netflix or licensed by the platform<\/a>. But perhaps what&#8217;s most compelling about seeing <em>Teach You a Lesson<\/em> do well enough to meet even a chart-worthy fraction of <em>Squid Game&#8217;s<\/em> success, is in how it wraps up its bold premise in some thoughtful social commentary.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"teach-you-a-lesson-amp-squid-game-are-wildly-different-yet-attractively-bold\">\n                        Teach You A Lesson &amp; Squid Game Are Wildly Different Yet Attractively Bold<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"valnet-gallery images-count-2 image-comparison-landscape\" style=\"--cmp-aspect: 1.6203703703704 \/ 1; --cmp-max-h: 540px;\">\n<div id=\"article-gallery-2-511101826\" data-gallery-thumbnail-id=\"gallery-thumbnails-2-511101826\" data-gallery-id=\"main-carousel-2-511101826\" data-article-gallery=\"article-gallery-modal-2-511101826\" data-gallery-lightbox=\"gallery-modal-2-511101826\" data-gallery-thumbnail-img-class=\"gallery-thumbnails-2-511101826-img\" data-gallery-type=\"image_comparison\" class=\"article__gallery  \">\n<div class=\"w-gallery-carousel\">\n<section id=\"image-comparison-2-511101826\" data-image-comparison-tool=\"true\" data-max-height=\"540\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-hover=\"false\" class=\"image-comparaison-tool image-comparison-landscape\" style=\"position:relative; aspect-ratio: 1.6203703703704 \/ 1; max-height: 540px;\" data-autoscale-widthwise=\"true\" data-slider-padding=\"5\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: 0;width: 0;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3dd1f296-c9d5-4e01-8e18-98a77ef68d79_7ab0285c.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;h=296&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3dd1f296-c9d5-4e01-8e18-98a77ef68d79_7ab0285c.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;h=296&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1750\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Teach You a Lesson's Na Hwa-jin facing a bully in episode 2.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3dd1f296-c9d5-4e01-8e18-98a77ef68d79_7ab0285c.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=875&amp;h=540&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3dd1f296-c9d5-4e01-8e18-98a77ef68d79_7ab0285c.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=875&amp;h=540&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Teach You a Lesson&#8217;s Na Hwa-jin facing a bully in episode 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: 0;width: 0;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yim-si-wan-in-squid-game-s2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;h=296&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yim-si-wan-in-squid-game-s2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;h=296&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1750\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yim Si-wan in Squid Game season 2.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yim-si-wan-in-squid-game-s2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=875&amp;h=540&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yim-si-wan-in-squid-game-s2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=875&amp;h=540&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Yim Si-wan in Squid Game season 2.<\/figcaption><small class=\"body-img-caption\">Image via Netflix<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Controversial depictions of violence in political, economical, or social allegory isn&#8217;t particularly new and isn&#8217;t even exclusive to South Korea, but much like revenge cinema, the country&#8217;s finest filmmakers in TV and movies have mastered them. Whether it&#8217;s cases <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/battle-royale-movie-review-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\">like Japan&#8217;s <em>Battle Royale<\/em><\/a> or Korea&#8217;s <em>Squid Game, <\/em>death game fiction has worked well because of the heavy-handed messaging it delivers about generational conflict and economic inequality, respectively. <em>Squid Game<\/em> has a message to say, particularly in season 1, and the grim choices made by people in desperate financial situations make it darkly compelling to watch, even if the spectacle sometimes overtakes the themes.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, <em>Teach You a Lesson<\/em> almost feels tongue-in-cheek compared to the commentary it throws down, but it&#8217;s still shockingly poignant. The solutions proposed by the fictional Education Rights Protection Bureau&#8217;s agents in this series range from direct retribution, to outright jailing students. The series tackles bullying driving some students to suicide with unsettling shots of witnesses of roof-jumpers watching the blood pool near their shoes. It features teachers leveraging public goodwill while secretly thumbing the scales for undeserving students. Parents are shown pushing their students past their breaking points to achieve impossibly high standards. It showcases a multifaceted problem hitting on all levels of the education system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"nf-quiz\">\n<p>  <canvas class=\"nf-particles\" id=\"nf-particles\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- STEP RADIOS --><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s0\" name=\"nf-step\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s1\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s2\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s3\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s4\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s5\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s6\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s7\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-s8\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-sR\" name=\"nf-step\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- QUESTION RADIOS --><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q1a\" name=\"nf-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q1b\" name=\"nf-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q1c\" name=\"nf-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q1d\" name=\"nf-q1\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q2a\" name=\"nf-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q2b\" name=\"nf-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q2c\" name=\"nf-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q2d\" name=\"nf-q2\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q3a\" name=\"nf-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q3b\" name=\"nf-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q3c\" name=\"nf-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q3d\" name=\"nf-q3\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q4a\" name=\"nf-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q4b\" name=\"nf-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q4c\" name=\"nf-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q4d\" name=\"nf-q4\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q5a\" name=\"nf-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q5b\" name=\"nf-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q5c\" name=\"nf-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q5d\" name=\"nf-q5\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q6a\" name=\"nf-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q6b\" name=\"nf-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q6c\" name=\"nf-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q6d\" name=\"nf-q6\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q7a\" name=\"nf-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q7b\" name=\"nf-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q7c\" name=\"nf-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q7d\" name=\"nf-q7\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q8a\" name=\"nf-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q8b\" name=\"nf-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q8c\" name=\"nf-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"nf-q8d\" name=\"nf-q8\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- SCORE TRACKER --><\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-slides\">\n<p>    <!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl0\">\n<div class=\"nf-intro-box\">\n        <span class=\"nf-ep-label\">Now Streaming \u00b7 Press Play<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"nf-main-title\">How Well Do You Know Netflix Originals?<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"nf-crawl-sub\">\u201cRed light, green light.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nf-theme-previews\">\n<p><span class=\"nf-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udf00<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-name\" style=\"color:#c084fc\">Stranger<br \/>Things<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-words\">The Upside Down<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nf-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udfad<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-name\" style=\"color:#f472b6\">Squid<br \/>Game<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-words\">Player 456<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nf-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udc51<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-name\" style=\"color:#f5c76c\">The<br \/>Crown<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-words\">Long live the Queen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nf-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udd78<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-name\" style=\"color:#cbd5e1\">Wednesday<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-words\">Nevermore Academy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nf-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udf39<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-name\" style=\"color:#f8c3dc\">Bridgerton<\/span><span class=\"nf-theme-words\">Dearest readers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-primary\" for=\"nf-s1\">PRESS PLAY \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q1: Squid Game --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl1\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>01<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">Squid Game shattered records on launch in 2021, becoming Netflix\u2019s biggest-ever series debut. Hwang Dong-hyuk\u2019s South Korean thriller centres on a desperate gambler named Seong Gi-hun. What is his player number?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-1a\" for=\"nf-q1a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>067<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-1b\" for=\"nf-q1b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>218<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-1c\" for=\"nf-q1c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>001<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-1d\" for=\"nf-q1d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>456<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Gi-hun is Player 456 \u2014 the last number drawn. Kang Sae-byeok (the North Korean defector) is 067, Cho Sang-woo (the Stanford-educated finance crook) is 218, and the mysterious elderly Oh Il-nam is 001. Squid Game became Netflix\u2019s first show to hit #1 in every country it launched in, amassing over 1.6 billion hours watched in its first month alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is 456. Gi-hun\u2019s number is the very last of the 456 players. 067 is Sae-byeok the defector, 218 is Sang-woo the Stanford grad, and 001 is the mysterious old man Oh Il-nam whose identity becomes the series\u2019 biggest reveal. Squid Game became Netflix\u2019s most-watched launch ever, hitting #1 in 94 countries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s2\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q2: Wednesday --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl2\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>02<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">The Tim Burton-directed Addams Family spin-off set at Nevermore Academy became Netflix\u2019s second-biggest English-language debut in 2022 and launched a TikTok dance craze. Which young actress plays the deadpan title character?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-2a\" for=\"nf-q2a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Jenna Ortega<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-2b\" for=\"nf-q2b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>Millie Bobby Brown<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-2c\" for=\"nf-q2c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Sadie Sink<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-2d\" for=\"nf-q2d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Maya Hawke<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Jenna Ortega \u2014 a Disney Channel graduate and indie-horror favourite (X, Scream VI) \u2014 took the role Christina Ricci made iconic in the 1990s films and made it entirely her own. Her now-famous cello-accompanied dance scene became an overnight TikTok phenomenon, and her performance earned Wednesday two Emmy nominations despite airing mid-season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is Jenna Ortega. Millie Bobby Brown is Eleven on Stranger Things, Sadie Sink plays Max Mayfield (also Stranger Things), and Maya Hawke plays Robin. Ortega\u2019s deadpan Wednesday Addams \u2014 and her viral cello-dance scene \u2014 turned the show into a global phenomenon in late 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s3\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q3: House of Cards --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl3\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">In 2013, Netflix released a dark political thriller starring Kevin Spacey as a ruthless congressman breaking the fourth wall. It became the first major streaming original to land a Primetime Emmy nomination and effectively invented prestige streaming TV. Which show was it?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-3a\" for=\"nf-q3a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Orange Is the New Black<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-3b\" for=\"nf-q3b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>House of Cards<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-3c\" for=\"nf-q3c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Arrested Development (revival)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-3d\" for=\"nf-q3d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Hemlock Grove<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! House of Cards \u2014 adapted by Beau Willimon from the 1990 BBC series \u2014 became Netflix\u2019s first prestige original and proved a streaming service could go toe-to-toe with HBO. Kevin Spacey\u2019s Frank Underwood and his asides to camera defined early streaming TV. Orange Is the New Black followed months later in July 2013 and became Netflix\u2019s longest-running original at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is House of Cards (February 2013). Orange Is the New Black launched five months later (July 2013), Arrested Development\u2019s Netflix revival came in May 2013, and Hemlock Grove was a horror effort the same spring. House of Cards was the flagship \u2014 the first streaming original to earn a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s4\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q4: The Crown --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl4\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>04<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">Peter Morgan\u2019s The Crown famously recast its entire ensemble every two seasons to age the royal family. After Claire Foy played Queen Elizabeth II in seasons 1-2, which Oscar-winning actress took the crown for seasons 3-4?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-4a\" for=\"nf-q4a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Imelda Staunton<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-4b\" for=\"nf-q4b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>Olivia Colman<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-4c\" for=\"nf-q4c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Helena Bonham Carter<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-4d\" for=\"nf-q4d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Gillian Anderson<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Olivia Colman \u2014 fresh off her Best Actress Oscar for The Favourite \u2014 played the Queen across seasons 3 and 4, covering the late 1960s through the early Thatcher years. Imelda Staunton took over for seasons 5-6, Helena Bonham Carter played Princess Margaret in seasons 3-4, and Gillian Anderson stole the show as Margaret Thatcher in season 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is Olivia Colman. Imelda Staunton took over for the final two seasons (5-6). Helena Bonham Carter played the chain-smoking Princess Margaret during seasons 3-4 alongside Colman. Gillian Anderson delivered an Emmy-winning Margaret Thatcher in season 4. Colman anchored the show\u2019s middle era fresh off her 2019 Oscar win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s5\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q5: Stranger Things --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl5\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>05<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">The Duffer Brothers\u2019 1980s nostalgia juggernaut sees Eleven and the gang battle inter-dimensional horrors from a portal beneath the town\u2019s Hawkins National Laboratory. In which fictional US town and state is the series set?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-5a\" for=\"nf-q5a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Derry, Maine<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-5b\" for=\"nf-q5b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>Hawkins, Indiana<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-5c\" for=\"nf-q5c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Hill Valley, California<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-5d\" for=\"nf-q5d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Twin Peaks, Washington<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Hawkins, Indiana \u2014 a fictional Midwestern small town that became one of TV\u2019s most iconic settings. The Duffer Brothers chose Indiana for its unassuming, ordinary-America vibe, making the supernatural chaos feel more jarring. Derry is Stephen King\u2019s It setting, Hill Valley is from Back to the Future, and Twin Peaks is David Lynch\u2019s famous town.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is Hawkins, Indiana. Derry, Maine is the fictional town from Stephen King\u2019s It. Hill Valley is Marty McFly\u2019s home in Back to the Future. Twin Peaks, Washington is David Lynch\u2019s famous fictional town. Hawkins is The Duffer Brothers\u2019 deliberately ordinary Midwestern setting \u2014 the flat, unassuming backdrop that makes Vecna\u2019s horrors hit harder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s6\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q6: Bridgerton --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl6\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">Netflix\u2019s Regency romance juggernaut \u2014 based on Julia Quinn\u2019s novels and famous for its colour-blind casting, string-quartet pop covers, and narrated gossip column \u2014 is produced by which prolific showrunner\u2019s production banner?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-6a\" for=\"nf-q6a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Shonda Rhimes (Shondaland)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-6b\" for=\"nf-q6b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>Ryan Murphy<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-6c\" for=\"nf-q6c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Julian Fellowes<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-6d\" for=\"nf-q6d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Jenji Kohan<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Shonda Rhimes \u2014 the creator of Grey\u2019s Anatomy and Scandal \u2014 produces Bridgerton through her Shondaland banner as the first major fruit of her massive 2017 Netflix deal. Chris Van Dusen created the show, but Shondaland\u2019s signature ensemble-romance DNA is all over it. Julian Fellowes did Downton Abbey, Ryan Murphy did Monster\/Dahmer, and Jenji Kohan did Orange Is the New Black.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is Shonda Rhimes (Shondaland). Ryan Murphy produces true-crime anthologies like Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Julian Fellowes is the Downton Abbey\/Gilded Age creator \u2014 a different period drama entirely. Jenji Kohan is behind Orange Is the New Black and Weeds. Bridgerton was the first big payoff of Rhimes\u2019 nine-figure Netflix deal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s7\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q7: Money Heist --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl7\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>07<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) became a global phenomenon on Netflix after a modest Spanish TV debut \u2014 partly thanks to its gang\u2019s instantly recognisable red jumpsuits paired with a mask of which famous figure?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-7a\" for=\"nf-q7a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Guy Fawkes<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-7b\" for=\"nf-q7b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>Salvador Dal\u00ed<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-7c\" for=\"nf-q7c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Che Guevara<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-7d\" for=\"nf-q7d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Pablo Picasso<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! The Salvador Dal\u00ed mask \u2014 with its upturned moustache \u2014 became the show\u2019s defining visual alongside the red jumpsuits, a nod to Spanish artistic rebellion and surrealist individuality. It inspired protest iconography worldwide, from Lebanon to France. The original Antena 3 version underperformed; Netflix acquired it in 2017, re-edited it, and turned it into a global sensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is Salvador Dal\u00ed. Guy Fawkes is the V for Vendetta mask that Anonymous adopted. Che Guevara is a common revolutionary image but not the heist crew\u2019s mask. Picasso is a frequent wrong answer given he\u2019s the more globally-known Spanish artist \u2014 but the Dal\u00ed mask, with its iconic moustache, is the one fused forever with Money Heist\u2019s red jumpsuits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-s8\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q8: Queen's Gambit --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-sl8\">\n<div class=\"nf-question-card\">\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-question-text\">Netflix\u2019s 2020 limited series about a Cold War-era chess prodigy named Beth Harmon caused a global surge in chess-set sales and was one of the streamer\u2019s most-watched shows that year. Who played Beth?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-8a\" for=\"nf-q8a\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">A<\/span>Florence Pugh<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-8b\" for=\"nf-q8b\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">B<\/span>Anya Taylor-Joy<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-8c\" for=\"nf-q8c\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">C<\/span>Saoirse Ronan<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"nf-option-btn nf-opt-8d\" for=\"nf-q8d\"><span class=\"nf-option-letter\">D<\/span>Daisy Edgar-Jones<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Anya Taylor-Joy \u2014 already a cult favourite from The Witch and Emma \u2014 broke out globally as Beth Harmon, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress. The Queen\u2019s Gambit pulled 62 million households in its first 28 days and caused such a chess-boom that Chess.com and retailers ran out of sets. It also made Walter Tevis\u2019s 1983 novel a surprise bestseller almost 40 years later.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Eliminated! The answer is Anya Taylor-Joy. Florence Pugh (Midsommar, Oppenheimer), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird), and Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Where the Crawdads Sing) are all frequent competitors in similar roles. Taylor-Joy\u2019s Beth Harmon earned her a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and turned Walter Tevis\u2019s 1983 novel into a sudden bestseller.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-next\" for=\"nf-sR\">REVEAL MY SCORE \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- RESULTS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"nf-slide nf-slR\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"nf-result-label\">Credits Rolling \u00b7 Autoplay On<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"nf-result-title\">Your Binge-Watcher Rank<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"nf-score-box\">\n        <span class=\"nf-score-icon\">\ud83c\udfac<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n          <span class=\"nf-score-num\"\/><span class=\"nf-score-of\"> \/ 8<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"nf-score-msg\">Platinum subscriber \u2014 or still on the free trial?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><label class=\"nf-btn-restart\" for=\"nf-s0\">\u2934 PLAY NEXT EPISODE<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While exaggerations exist like entire gangs taking over schools, South Korean teachers feel the show is empathetic to struggling teachers, students, and parents shouldering an education system in need of reform. It&#8217;s the sort of thing that prompts one to have serious discussions about the sort of bullying enabled, and the <em>Modest Proposal-<\/em>style application of &#8220;what if a teacher could slap a student who goes too far?&#8221; Obviously, this is absolutely taboo in modern society, but it does what plenty of South Korean fiction does exceedingly well: present a problem with a darkly satirical proposed solution as an illustration of just how far its institutions have fallen that the thought even crosses the mind.<\/p>\n<p><em>Squid Game<\/em> and <em>Teach You a Lesson<\/em> don&#8217;t go nearly to the same extremes, but both pack action and spectacle with a sliding scale of dark to goofy comedy, depending on the cast member. <em>Teach You a Lesson<\/em> certainly can&#8217;t replace <em>Squid Game<\/em> on All-Time charts, and it simply never will, nor will it replace the memory of the legions of viewers who were sucked in five years ago. But it can perhaps occupy the same space <strong><em>Squid Game<\/em><\/strong> once did, as a fresh new show with a message for its viewers that&#8217;s bold, occasionally controversial, and absolutely perfect for water cooler discussion, as all good TV is meant to be.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"w-display-card-list w-display-card-list-screen even-cards tag-group-video\">\n<li class=\"display-card-element\">\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic undefined \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"ff92-4a05-9262dfaaca72\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column undefined\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"vXnhxHMp9k\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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