‘If Wishes Could Kill’ climbed to the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s non-English TV list in its second week of release, adding 4.7 million views from the previous week to reach 7.5 million views globally.
Regional success
Netflix’s first Korean young-adult horror series was also the top show in 24 countries during the April 27 – May 3, 2026, viewing period. Regionally, it ranked first in Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
The series also reached the top 10 in 64 countries and regions, Netflix further revealed in its weekly tally.
Blending school-life drama with occult horror, ‘If Wishes Could Kill’ premiered on April 24, centering on a group of high school friends — Yoo Se-ah (Jeon So-young), Lim Na-ri (Kang Mi-na), Kim Geon-woo (Baek Sun-ho), Kang Ha-joon (Hyun Woo-seok), and Choi Hyeong-wook (Lee Hyo-je)— whose ordinary lives unravel when a wish-granting app turns their dreams into reality—at a deadly price.
Park Youn-seo, who previously served as second unit director on the second season of ‘Kingdom’ and co-directed ‘Moving,’ is the director of the series, which is written by Park Joong-seop.
Other top 10 K-dramas
‘Sold Out on You’ dropped two positions with 3.7 million views, after debuting at No. 1 on Netflix’s non-English TV list with 4.7 million views in its first week. It stayed in the top 10 across 42 countries, including across MENA, such as Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
The second season of ‘Bloodhounds’ ranked at No. 9 with 1.5 million global views and was the top-10 show ranking in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, and nine other countries.