SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - South Korean horror series "Dead-End Job" climbed to No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English TV chart in its second week of it's release, drawing 8.7 million views, the streaming platform said Wednesday.
The eight-part series topped the chart for Nov. 2 through 8, reaching the top 10 in 76 countries and ranking first in 22, including South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
The show had debuted at No. 4 with 5 million views in the previous tracking week, which covered only its first three days following its release in Oct. 30.
Starring Lee Jae-wook, the series follows Hyeok-jun, a young man struggling with debt who accepts unusually well-paid part-time jobs through a mysterious employment agency, only to find himself in increasingly dangerous situations.
Blending horror and dark comedy, the drama explores the financial pressures facing young workers and the risks they take to make ends meet.
Directed by Kim Da-min and executive produced by Han Jun-hee, the series also stars Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha and Lee Hee-joon.
Netflix recorded 44.4 million hours watched during the latest tracking period. The platform calculates views by dividing total viewing hours by a title's running time.
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