"Culinary Class Wars" Tops Netflix's Global Charts in Late September 2024

Culinary Class Wars is a South Korean cooking competition series that premiered on Netflix on September 17, 2024. According to Netflix data, in its second week of airing (September 23-29, 2024), the series was viewed 4.9 million times. This achievement made it the most popular non-English language series on Netflix globally.

Culinary Class Wars also ranked in the top 10 in 28 countries, including Indonesia.

The series features a competition between 100 chefs divided into two groups: 80 lesser-known chefs (Black Spoons) and 20 elite, experienced chefs (White Spoons).

Culinary Class Wars features two renowned judges: Paik Jong Won and Chef Anh Sung Jae, the sole owner of a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea.

The next most popular series was Gyeongseong Creature season two. This Korean drama was viewed 3.1 million times in the last week.

Then there's the Argentinian comedy drama, Envious, with 2.8 million views.

Below is a complete list of the top 10 most-watched non-English Netflix series globally from September 23-29, 2024:

1. Culinary Class Wars (Season 1): 4.9 million views
2. Gyeongseong Creature (Season 2): 3.1 million views
3. Envious (Season 1): 2.8 million views
4. Love Next Door: 2.7 million views
5. I Am Georgina (Season 3): 2.2 million views
6. The Great Indian Kapil Show (Season 1): 1.8 million views
7. The Accident (Season 1): 1.4 million views
8. We Were Kings (Season 1): 1.3 million views
9. Breathless (Season 1): 1.1 million views
10. Blood Legacy (Season 1): 1.1 million views