Teach You a Lesson (2026)

Original title

참교육

Directed by

Hong Jong-chan

Cast

Kim Moo Yul, Jin Ki Joo, Pyo Ji Hoon, Lee Sung Min, Lee Seung Kyu, Kim Do Kun, Lee Chan Yong, Jung Soo Hyun

Genre

action television series, School drama

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

9.5 of 10 from 686 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau uses physical force and unorthodox tactics to discipline problem students and fix the school system. This series follows his interventions in schools where normal rules have failed.

tenseaction-packedgrittymorally ambiguousfast-pacedconfrontationalseriousedgy

What happens

Teach You a Lesson (Korean: 참교육) is a 2026 South Korean action school drama television series written by Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Da-hee, and Moon Jong-ho, directed by Hong Jong-chan, and starring Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo, and Pyo Ji-hoon. Based on the Naver webtoon Get Schooled by Chae Yong-taek and Han Ga-ram, the series follows an inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system. It was released on Netflix on June 5, 2026. The series achieved commercial success and generated strong domestic attention in South Korea, where it ranked highly across multiple buzz and popularity metrics, despite controversy surrounding the original webtoon. Critical reception was generally positive, with most reviews being favorable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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