Teach You a Lesson has been on Netflix since June 5, 2026: a 10-episode drama adapted from the Naver webtoon Get Schooled (참교육, sometimes called "True Education") by writer Chae Yong-taek and artist Han Ga-ram. It topped Netflix's global non-English TV chart, set off a real policy argument in Korea, and as of today it still has no confirmed second season.
If you came from the webtoon, our Get Schooled manhwa reading guide covers where to start and what's still readable.
What is Teach You a Lesson about?
Campus violence is up and teachers have lost their authority, so the government sets up the Educational Rights Protection Bureau. Its inspectors are legally allowed to use any measure, physical force included, to discipline students and anyone else wrecking a school.
Pyo Ji-hoon, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min in Teach You a Lesson. Image: Netflix Tudum (Netflix).
The cast:
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kim Mu-yeol | Na Hwa-jin, a former Special Forces captain turned bureau inspector |
| Lee Sung-min | Choi Gang-seok, Minister of Education and the bureau's founder |
| Jin Ki-joo | Im Han-rim, a former Special Forces sergeant turned inspector |
| Pyo Ji-hoon (P.O) | Bong Geun-dae, a KAIST graduate and civil servant, the team's brains |
Hong Jong-chan directs, from scripts by Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Da-hee and Moon Jong-ho. Ylab Plex and GTist produced it, and filming began in the first half of 2025.
The fight around it
This was never going to be a quiet adaptation. Before release, Korea's teachers' union (KTU) called for the series to be canceled, arguing that a government official using physical force isn't education. Netflix's answer at its 2026 Korea showcase was that the team had made it "with a strong sense of responsibility."
After release, the reaction split along the same line. The Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations praised the drama for showing what teachers deal with, and Gyeonggi Province superintendent-elect Ahn Min-seok went on CBS Radio on June 16 to propose a real teacher-rights bureau. Viewers argue about it the same way. "I am a teacher and currently on the grade school episode where they are dealing with the parents. LOVE THIS," wrote u/HamsterPast5939 in an r/kdramas thread on the show's message. Another viewer in the same thread liked the consequences but not the beatings: "the violence, I often was not sure if it was the right call" (u/_taeddie).
The bureau itself is still fiction. Korea has no such agency; the Gyeonggi idea is a proposal.
The Get Schooled webtoon behind it
The source webtoon ran on Naver as 참교육, and its English edition was called Get Schooled. That English edition is gone: in 2023 the webtoon's 125th chapter drew criticism for racial slurs and stereotyped characters, and the English version came off the WEBTOON platform. The Korean original went on hiatus and later resumed on Naver.
Get Schooled series poster. Image: Naver Webtoon.
So the drama is, for most English-speaking viewers, the only official way into the story right now. The show keeps the webtoon's premise and its provocation: state-authorized discipline is the draw, not the backdrop. Whether that's satire or wish-fulfillment is exactly what the people quoted above disagree about.
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Season 2: what's actually confirmed
Nothing yet. On July 21, 2026, the Korean outlet Sports Donga reported that a second season was heading into production. Netflix's answer, the same day, was that "nothing has been decided," and as of October 20, 2026 we found no renewal announcement since. Director Hong Jong-chan has left the door open: "If it becomes even more successful, I'll come back with season 2," he said in a Korean interview, as translated by What's on Netflix.
Our take
Teach You a Lesson is worth watching if the webtoon's premise interested you and you're fine with a show that wants you to cheer when bullies get hit. It's finished in 10 episodes, so you're not signing up for a cliffhanger. Just don't plan around Season 2 until Netflix says so.
How we checked this: on October 20, 2026 we re-read the show's Wikipedia entry (cast, production, reception and controversy sections), the Netflix trailer on YouTube, the July 21 Season 2 reports from Chosun Ilbo and Sports Donga, What's on Netflix's renewal tracker and the r/kdramas discussion quoted above. Last reviewed: October 20, 2026.
Related Reading
- Get Schooled Reading Guide: where to start the webtoon, what Season 2 adds, and why Bong Geun-dae isn't in it
- Get Schooled Review: Detailed review of the manhwa with rating and verdict
- Get Schooled Characters: Na Hwajin, Bong Geun-dae Cast
- Mousetrap: Netflix's Field Mouse Webtoon Adaptation: another webtoon making the jump to Netflix
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Teach You a Lesson the same as the Get Schooled manhwa? Yes. "Teach You a Lesson" is the Netflix English title for the drama adapted from the Naver webtoon Get Schooled (Korean: 참교육, Cham Gyoyuk). Some readers call the webtoon "True Education," a literal translation. All three names point to the same story.
How many episodes does Teach You a Lesson have? 10 episodes, all released on Netflix on June 5, 2026.
Who plays the lead in Teach You a Lesson? Kim Mu-yeol plays Na Hwa-jin, a former Special Forces captain turned inspector for the Educational Rights Protection Bureau. Lee Sung-min plays Choi Gang-seok, the Minister of Education who founded the bureau; Jin Ki-joo plays inspector Im Han-rim; and Pyo Ji-hoon (P.O) plays Bong Geun-dae.
Is the Educational Rights Protection Bureau real? No. The bureau exists only in the webtoon and the drama. After the show came out, Gyeonggi Province's superintendent-elect Ahn Min-seok proposed creating a real teacher-rights bureau, but that was a proposal, not a law.
Can I read Get Schooled in English? Not officially right now. The English version was pulled from the WEBTOON platform after a 2023 controversy over the webtoon's 125th chapter; the Korean original continued on Naver Webtoon.
Will there be a Teach You a Lesson season 2? Not officially. On July 21, 2026, Sports Donga reported that a second season was heading into production, and Netflix answered the same day that nothing has been decided. As of October 20, 2026 we found no renewal announcement from Netflix, so treat Season 2 as unconfirmed.
References
- Teach You a Lesson on Netflix
- Teach You a Lesson on Wikipedia
- From webtoon to screen: The story behind Netflix's Teach You a Lesson via The Week
- Netflix on Season 2: "nothing has been decided" via Chosun Ilbo (Korean)
- Teach You a Lesson Season 2 renewal status via What's on Netflix
