Netflix Culinary Class Wars Season 2 and The Great Flood Dominate 2025 Year-End Charts
Korean content dominates Netflix charts as 2025 ends. Culinary Class Wars Season 2 and The Great Flood lead the non-English categories for two straight weeks.
33.1 million views in a single week—that's the massive score for Korean content as 2025 draws to a close. According to Yonhap and Netflix data, the hit cooking competition Culinary Class Wars: Season 2 and the sci-fi thriller The Great Flood have both secured the No. 1 spot on the non-English charts for the second consecutive week.
Netflix Culinary Class Wars Season 2 Global Impact
Data from Netflix's official site Tudum reveals that Culinary Class Wars: Season 2, released on December 16, topped its category with 4.7 million views for the week ending Dec. 28. The competition remains fierce as Michelin-starred chefs Lee Joon and Son Jong-won, along with temple food master Ven. Seon-jae, showcase their skills. Korean series currently hold five out of the top ten spots on the non-English TV chart.
- : No. 2 with 3.8 million views
- : No. 3 with 3.3 million views
- : No. 6 with 2.1 million views
The Great Flood's Unstoppable Momentum
In the movie category, the sci-fi disaster film The Great Flood, directed by Kim Byung-woo, saw its viewership jump from 27.9 million to 33.1 million views. It's vastly outperforming the competition, nearly quadrupling the numbers of the No. 2 film. Starring Kim Da-mi, the film explores a desperate struggle for survival inside a flooded apartment complex, resonating strongly with global audiences.
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