Netflix’s What We Watched report for the second half of 2025 has a stat that’s more interesting than the headline number. Yes, Stranger Things’ final season pulled 94 million views, landing second behind Wednesday Season 2’s 124 million. That’s a strong number for a show that’s been on air for a decade. Screen Daily But […]

Netflix dropped its What We Watched report for the second half of 2025, and one number is doing all the talking: 482 million views for KPop Demon Hunters. That’s not “big hit” territory. That’s “biggest title in Netflix’s history, movie or show, ever” territory. For context, Wednesday Season 2, a returning juggernaut from an established

In September 2023, a hugely popular Korean webtoon called Get Schooled (참교육) got completely pulled from Naver’s North American platforms. Racism accusations. Creator public apologies. An indefinite hiatus. The kind of PR collapse that studios quietly bury and never talk about again. On June 5, 2026, its Netflix adaptation — Teach You a Lesson —

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