The WONDERfools lands on Netflix on May 15, 2026. This South Korean series blends comedy, drama and fantasy around a group of ordinary city-dwellers who discover superpowers at the tail end of the 1990s, in a town gripped by the fears surrounding the year 2000.
The WONDERfools
Series | 2026
Season 1 available on Netflix on May 15, 2026
Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy
Directed by Yoo In-sik | Written by Huh Dah-joong
Starring Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon
Original title: Deo wondeopulseu
Country of origin: South Korea
The action unfolds in 1999, in Haeseong, as whispers of apocalypse shadow the dawn of the new millennium. In this fraught backdrop, several ordinary residents—none of them seeking glory—suddenly find themselves blessed (or cursed) with extraordinary powers. Their awkwardness, their differences, and the looming threats to the city compel them to form an alliance that is as improbable as it is indispensable.
The series is directed by Yoo In-sik, already linked to the hit Extraordinary Attorney Woo. The screenplay is by Huh Dah-joong, known for Extreme Job, while Kang Eun-kyung is on the production side with NANGMANCREW, Kakao Entertainment and FANTAGIO. The WONDERfools thus sits in line with Netflix’s Korean productions, while veering away from thrillers to explore a fantastical group comedy.
The cast brings together Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon, Im Seong-jae, Kim Hae-sook, and Son Hyun-joo. Park Eun-bin returns to a Netflix project here after the international buzz generated by Extraordinary Attorney Woo, while Cha Eun-woo signs on to a superhero tale rooted in a retro setting. Im Seong-jae notably appeared in Hellbound season 2, and Kim Hae-sook in La Créature de Kyŏngsŏng.
With its 1999-set backdrop, The WONDERfools fuses late-90s nostalgia, a collective anxiety about the future, and accidental heroism. The series should appeal to fans of fantastical comedies, offbeat superpower tales, and Korean dramas centered on ordinary people thrust into responsibilities that go beyond them.
Trailer for The WONDERfools:
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