Humint’ surged to the top of Netflix’s non-English movie chart during the March 30 – April 5, 2026, viewing period, the streaming platform revealed, and was a hit in the region.
Regional hit
The action spy film recorded 11 million views in the week following its premiere on March 31, and was the top watched in 14 countries, including Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. It also amassed 21.8 million hours of viewing time.
Set in Vladivostok, ‘Humint’ follows Manager Cho (Zo In-sung), a South Korean intelligence officer who is forced into an uneasy alliance with North Korean operative Park Geon (Park Jeong-min), as they race to protect a key informant, Chae Sun-hwa (Shin Se-kyung). The story unfolds as a tense blend of espionage and reluctant cooperation across enemy lines.
Ryoo Seung-wan, known for his work in ‘Smugglers,’ ‘Escape from Mogadishu,’ and ‘Veteran,’ is the acclaimed director of the film.
‘Humint,’ filmed in Latvia, premiered in Korea on February 11.
Other Korean titles
During the week of April 5, 2026, the second season of ‘Bloodhounds’ debuted in the top 10 in 67 countries following its premiere on April 3. Netflix further revealed in its weekly top 10 rankings that the Korean crime drama was a popular watch in Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
‘Phantom Lawyer’ ranked No. 4 with 1.8 million views, and ‘BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG,’ which placed No. 10 with 1.1 million views. The former entered the Top 10 TV rankings across the MENA region — including Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE — while the BTS concert ranked in the Top 10 in four countries: Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.