The Wonderfools
Promotional poster
Hangul
원더풀스
RR Wondeopulseu
MR Wŏndŏp'ulsŭ
Genre
  • Superhero
  • Comedy
  • Action adventure
Written by Heo Da-joong
Directed by Yoo In-sik [ko]
Starring
  • Park Eun-bin
  • Cha Eun-woo
  • Choi Dae-hoon
  • Im Seong-jae [ko]
  • Kim Hae-sook
  • Son Hyun-joo
Music by Kim Tae-seung
Opening theme
"The WONDERfools"
by Choe Jeong In
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Sang-min
  • Jang Se-jung
  • Namkoong Jung
  • Go Eun-ho
  • Lee Jae-hwan
  • Kim Min-ji
Producers
  • Bae Sun-hye
  • Kim Deok-jin
Cinematography
  • Hwang Min-sik
  • Park Min-hyun
Editor Cho In-hyung
Running time 60–92 minutes
Production companies
  • Nangmancrew
  • Kakao Entertainment
  • Fantagio
Original release
Network Netflix
Release May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)

The Wonderfools (Korean: 원더풀스) is a 2026 South Korean superhero comedy action adventure television series created by Kang Eun-kyung, written by Heo Da-joong, directed by Yoo In-sik [ko], and starring Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Hae-sook, Choi Dae-hoon, Im Seong-jae [ko], and Son Hyun-joo. The series focuses on the experiences of "flawed superhumans", who are unable to control their abilities and end up using them unintentionally. It was released on Netflix on May 15, 2026.

Synopsis

In late 1999, as the impending arrival of the new millennium fuels widespread Y2K panic and apocalyptic doom-mongering, the fictional city of Haeseong becomes the epicenter of an unusual supernatural phenomenon. The city is home to a trio of social outcasts: Eun Chae-ni, a cynical, hot-tempered 27-year-old suffering from a severe congenital heart condition that leaves her facing sudden death; Son Kyung-hoon, a notorious public nuisance who constantly files petty civil complaints at city hall; and Kang Ro-bin, an overly timid man frequently treated as a neighborhood pushover.

Desperate to travel the world before her illness claims her life, Chae-ni concocts a hare-brained scheme to stage her own kidnapping alongside Kyung-hoon and Ro-bin in order to extort ransom money from her wealthy, overprotective grandmother, Kim Jeon-bok. However, the plan goes disastrously wrong when Chae-ni suddenly suffers a fatal heart attack. Panic-stricken, Kyung-hoon and Ro-bin attempt to dispose of her body near a local facility, unaware that illegal, toxic wastewater is leaking from a hidden laboratory. Exposure to the chemical waste unexpectedly resurrects Chae-ni and grants all three misfits erratic, uncontrollable superpowers. Chae-ni acquires the ability to teleport whenever her heart rate spikes; Gyeong-hun develops a hyper-adhesive secretion that triggers whenever he tells a lie; and Ro-bin is endowed with superhuman strength that is unleashed only when he hears profanity.

The entire incident is witnessed by Lee Un-jeong, a socially awkward, rigidly rule-oriented civil servant recently transferred to Haeseong City Hall from Seoul. Known by colleagues as an oddball, Un-jeong secretly possesses powerful telekinetic abilities. Recognizing his prowess, the newly empowered trio dubs him their "master" and pressures him into training them to control their unstable gifts. Un-jeong reluctantly complies, harborours his own dark secrets tied to a closed orphanage that once stood on the grounds now occupied by a fanatical doomsday cult, the Church of Eternal Salvation.

The source of the toxic pollutants is eventually traced back to the Wunderkinder Project, a brutal, covert human-experimentation program run by the ruthless scientist Ha Won-do. Decades prior, Won-do had subjected orphaned children to agonizing biological experiments in a bid to awaken superhuman abilities and discover the secret to eternal life. Having weaponized the surviving test subjects, Won-do returns to Haeseong City to track down a mythical "Child of Eternity" whose unique biology holds the key to a definitive cure for the side effects plaguing the survivors.

As Won-do's sinister trio of altered enforcers—Kim Pal-ho, Seok Ju-ran, and Seok Ho-ran—begin terrorizing the city and staging abductions to fulfill their master's greed, the bickering, flawed "Team Wonderfools" is inadvertently thrust into the center of a massive conspiracy. Despite their lack of superhero competence and personal struggles—including Kyung-hoon's painful attempts to reconcile with his estranged family and Chae-ni's coming to terms with the dark truth behind her past medical history—the team must learn to sync their absurd abilities. Moving past their shared feelings of worthlessness, the eccentric band of citizens unites under Un-jeong's guidance to protect their neighborhood and stop Won-do's apocalyptic plans before the dawn of the new millennium.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Park Eun-bin as Eun Chae-ni
    • Kim Si-on as young Chae-ni
A resident who is known as the trainwreck of Haeseong City with a terminal heart condition who attempts to fake her own kidnapping to obtain travel money from her grandmother. After the plan results in her temporary death, she is resurrected and gains the ability to teleport whenever her heart rate spikes, eventually leading her to defend her hometown.[1]
  • Cha Eun-woo as Lee Un-jeong
    • Han Ji-an as the young Un-jeong
A reserved and rule-abiding civil servant who secretly possesses telekinetic abilities. While operating alone to find a person from his past and locate his birth mother, his plans are disrupted when he is forced to guide Chae-ni and her friends in mastering their newly acquired powers.[1]
  • Choi Dae-hoon as Son Gyeong-hun
A chronic complainant at Haeseong City Hall Complaints Center who frequently files grievances regarding toxic runoff from a local dump site. He agrees to assist Chae-ni with her fake kidnapping scheme for a share of the money, but exposure to the chemical waste grants him the ability to secrete a powerful adhesive from his hands whenever he tells a lie, which only releases once he speaks the truth.[1]
A timid kitchen employee at Hearty House and Chae-ni's friend who acts as an accomplice in her fake kidnapping scheme. Following the incident, he develops superhuman strength that is triggered exclusively when he is insulted or hears profanity.[1]
  • Kim Hae-sook as Kim Jeon-bok
Chae-ni's grandmother and the owner of Hearty House who secretly possesses significant financial influence. She was a former financier of Won-do's covert research laboratory and maintains a watchful eye over the facility's surviving test subjects.[1]
  • Son Hyun-joo as Ha Won-do
A scientist who returns to Haeseong-si after serving a 20-year prison sentence for running the "Wunderkinder Project", a covert human-experimentation program that granted children superhuman abilities. Upon his release, he reunites with his surviving test subjects to locate a former patient whose unique biology he believes holds the key to discovering eternal life.[1]

Supporting

  • Bae Na-ra as Kim Pal-ho
    • Shin Tae-yang as young Pal-ho
A Wunderkinder who works closely with Won-do and has the ability to manipulate the gravity.[1]
  • Jung Yi-seo as Seok Ju-ran
    • Oh Ji-yul as young Ju-ran
A Wunderkinder who views Won-do as a father figure and has the ability of brainwashing.[1]
A Wunderkinder who has a hallucination ability.[1]
  • Cha Seo-won as Gu Jun-mo
    • Jang Jae-ha as young Jun-mo
A survivor of Wunderkinder Project who lives a normal life thanks to Jeon-bok.
A former caretaker of kids for Wunderkinder Project.
  • Kang Ki-doong as Yang Seok-u
A senior civil servant at Haeseong City Hall Complaints Center.
a junior civil servant at Haeseong City Hall Complaints Center.
  • Jung Yeon as Moon Mi-hui
Gyeong-hun's wife who runs a flower shop in Haeseong City.
  • Park Ye-rin as Son Cheong
Gyeong-hun's daughter.
The former director of Wunderkinder Project.
One of the elders of the Church of Eternal Salvation.
An employee at Hearty House.
  • Jin Tae-yeon as Du-na
An employee at Hearty House.
  • Jin Mi-sa as Won-ju
An employee at Hearty House.
  • Hong Min-soo as Kim Bong-pal

Special appearances

  • Hur Jung-do [ko] as Kwon Jun-bae,[A] a doctor
  • Byun Woo-min [ko] as a loyal subject
  • Jeong Bo-seok as Nam Sun-gyu
  • Jung Ji-an [ko] as Nurse Eom
  • Jung Young-joo as Aurora madam
  • Lee Il-hwa as Un-jeong's mother
  • Lee Yong-yi as a cursing grandmother
  • Lee Juck as a radio DJ

Episodes

No. Title Original release date
1 "Every Life Comes With a Surprise Twist"
Transliteration: "Nuguui insaengena banjeoneun itda" (Korean: 누구의 인생에나 반전은 있다)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
2 "Secrets Are Meant to Be Kept"
Transliteration: "Malhal su eopseonikka bimiriji" (Korean: 말할 수 없으니까 비밀이지)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
3 "Brutes and Bad Luck Do Come in Droves"
Transliteration: "Kkangpaewa buruneun kkok mollyeodaniji" (Korean: 깡패와 불운은 꼭 몰려다니지)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
4 "Boon the King Duck vs Wunderkinder"
Transliteration: "Bundang Keundak vs Wunder Kinder" (Korean: 분당 큰닭 vs Wunder Kinder)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
5 "All We Need Is You"
Transliteration: "Neo hanamyeon dwae" (Korean: 너 하나면 돼)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
6 "All Roads Lead to Chae-ni"
Transliteration: "Modeun giren Chaeniro tonghanda" (Korean: 모든 길은 채니로 통한다)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
7 "The Guardians of Haeseong City Part 1"
Transliteration: "Gadieonjeu obeu Haeseongsi part1" (Korean: 가디언즈 오브 해성시 part1)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)
8 "The Guardians of Haeseong City Part 2"
Transliteration: "Gadieonjeu obeu Haeseong-si part2" (Korean: 가디언즈 오브 해성시 part2)		 May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15)

Production

Development

In November 2018, the superhero drama series was initially based on Stan Lee's IP work titled The B-Team and is about a fight between B-rated superheroes and a mad scientist who created them. Lee's production company POW! Entertainment participated in the early stages of planning and development for the series, which was then being produced by Studio Invictus and JYP Pictures.[3] Later in 2024, as the full-scale production began, the series would be developed as an original by the production company without the original work. Regarding this, the series' new production company Nangmancrew stated, "This is something that was agreed upon with the original author. The title would also be changed."[4]

In December 2020, SBS held the "2021 SBS Showcase" introducing their drama, entertainment, and educational lineup for 2021 through its official YouTube channel and announced that it would launch the drama The B-Team, which was supposed to air on SBS TV in 2021. PD Yoo In-sik [ko], who directed Giant (2010), Dr. Romantic series (2016–2023), and Vagabond (2019), helmed the megaphone, screenwriter Kang Eun-kyung, who is best known for writing Bread, Love and Dreams (2010), Dr. Romantic series (2016–2023), and Gyeongseong Creature series (2023–2024), participated as the creator, and Heo Da-joong, who is one of the writers of Extreme Job (2019), penned the script.[5] Nangmancrew, Kakao Entertainment, and Fantagio would managed the production.[6]

Casting

Park Eun-bin and Cha Eun-woo were reportedly cast as the lead actors of the series in April and July 2024, respectively.[4][7] Park and Cha's appearances were confirmed to appear along with Kim Hae-sook, Choi Dae-hoon, Im Seong-jae, and Son Hyun-joo in November 2024.[8] Bae Na-ra joined the cast in June 2025.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2024 and wrapped up in June 2025.[10][9]

Release

Netflix announced their confirmed 2025 Korean content lineup and The Wonderfools was not included.[11] Netflix later confirmed that the series was scheduled for a second quarter of 2026 release.[12] In February 2026, a premiere date of May 15 was reported by My Daily [ko], but Netflix initially responded that the date was not finalized.[13][14] By April 2026, Netflix officially confirmed that the series is set to be released on May 15, 2026, and released the official trailer and poster.[15]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Midgard Times 9.5/10[16]
Screen Rant 9/10[17]
But Why Tho? 8.5/10[18]
Digital Mafia Talkies StarStarStarStarStar[19]
IDN Times StarStarStarStarHalf star[20]
iMBC StarStarStar[21]
India Today StarStarStarHalf star[22]
South China Morning Post StarStarStar[23]

The Wonderfools received generally positive reviews from both domestic and international critics upon its release. Reviewers frequently praised the series for its warm-hearted humanism, late-1990s nostalgia, and the strong chemistry of its ensemble cast, though opinions were divided regarding its early pacing and rapid tonal shifts. Writing for Decider, Joel Keller gave the series a "Stream It" recommendation, calling it a fun and funny show about reluctant superheroes despite the slow-burning first episode.[24] But Why Tho? awarded the series an 8.5 out of 10, summarizing it as "so darn delightful" because it never takes itself too seriously.[18] Variety India described it as "immensely watchable" despite a few flaws, highlighting its breezy, action-packed and comedy-filled nature as perfect light-hearted entertainment.[25] Screen Rant awarded the series a 9/10, stating that it "breathes new life into the superhero genre" thanks to its instantly lovable and colorful characters, strong emphasis on personal growth, interconnected storylines, and efficient eight-episode structure.[17]

The series' narrative themes and direction were a primary focus of praise. OSEN highlighted that beneath its superhero premise, the show effectively depicts the growth of its main characters into a family-like team, allowing them to recover their self-esteem after previously being viewed as societal nuisances.[26] TV Daily and the South China Morning Post echoed this sentiment, noting that the show delivers a deep sense of humanism and "fitfully entertaining fluff" by contrasting the bleak, apocalyptic anxieties of the late-20th-century Y2K panic with the pure-hearted solidarity of ordinary citizens fighting to protect their neighborhood.[27][23] Hankook Ilbo described the series as a "Korean version of Guardians of the Galaxy", praising its charm in placing flawed, minor characters — deeply rooted in Korean social realities — inside a popular superhero framework, creating unpredictable developments filled with B-grade humor and warm humanism.[28] iMBC awarded the series 3 out of 4 stars, describing it as a warm story that comfortably embraces human flaws through the solidarity of its quirky characters.[21] Director Yoo In-sik [ko] was also lauded for his direction; Ilgan Sports praised his rhythmic action sequences, particularly a long, one-take rescue scene,[29] while IDN Times praised the distinct mise-en-scène, highlighting the fast camera movements, sudden close-ups, and whimsical sound design that enhanced the multi-layered comedic scenes.[20] Digital Mafia Talkies compared the series favorably to Western sci-fi and superhero properties like Stranger Things and The Boys, writing that it avoided the narrative bloat of later seasons of those shows by prioritizing intimate character development over convoluted plotting. They also commended the grounded, impactful weight of the stunt work and superhero action, comparing its execution to early-2000s films like Hancock, Push, Chronicle, and Jumper.[19] Screen Rant praised "The Wunderkinder" as effective and sympathetic antagonists who serve as a dark mirror to the main quartet, with tragic backstories intrinsically linked to Chae-ni and Un-jeong. The review also highlighted the strong visualization of the powers and action sequences, noting that characterization and emotion are never sacrificed for spectacle.[17]

The performances of the ensemble cast were widely acclaimed. Park Eun-bin's performance was singled out by critics, with Ilgan Sports calling it an "overwhelming one-woman show" that easily anchored the series through shifts between comedy, action, and emotional drama.[29] Hankook Ilbo also highlighted her overwhelming presence and energetic performance.[28] The South China Morning Post praised her bold willingness to "eschew conventional character tropes in favour of abrasive kookiness",[23] while India Today noted that Park successfully gave her character both loudness and vulnerability without becoming exhausting.[22] Digital Mafia Talkies described her performance as "Chaplin-esque" in its physical comedy and dramatic range.[19] Tatiana Hullender of Screen Rant noted that Park brings the right mix of spunk and sadness to her performance as the unexpected heroine.[17] The comedic contributions of Choi Dae-hoon and Im Seong-jae [ko] were heavily praised. The Fact noted that while the script's dialogue could have felt juvenile on paper, Choi and Im elevated the material through their natural ad-libs and realistic comedic timing, effectively serving as the highlights of the series.[30] Hankook Ilbo echoed this, commending their rich supporting performances that added greatly to the show's fun.[28] Midgard Times, which rated the series 9.5 out of 10, praised the supporting cast for bringing a "dangerously bingeable" energy, noting that superpowers did absolutely nothing to improve the characters' emotional maturity.[16] Screen Rant highlighted that both actors bring a delicious combination of humor and pathos to their roles as Son Gyeong-un and Kang Ro-bin.[17]

Cha Eun-woo's performance received mostly positive reviews, with journalists at the pre-screening praising his acting and noting how well he embodied the character.[31] Korean critics, including Hankook Ilbo, Delighti, and Next Daily, praised his restrained and stable acting as a mature step forward. They highlighted his subtle use of eye work, breathing control, and micro-expressions to convey the character's inner tension and conflict without awkwardness.[29][28][32][33] International outlets noted that his subdued style worked effectively as a counterbalance to Park Eun-bin's energetic performance.[22][18] Variety India described his performance as solid, noting that he proves once again that whimsical, slapstick comedy scripts are his forte.[25] India Today and But Why Tho? highlighted his dry humor and strong presence as the "straight man" of the group.[22][18] Hullender of Screen Rant emphasized that it is Cha who will surprise audiences most. He fully embraces traumatic memories and morally ambiguous motivations while never abandoning the romantic aspects of his character. The critic also highlighted the impeccable chemistry between Park and Cha that drives the show's most emotional moments.[17] ITBizNews praised Cha's compelling screen presence and emotional depth, noting that his performance and dynamic with Park helped the series surge to No. 1 on Netflix's "Now Trending" chart shortly after its release.[34]

Conversely, the pacing, narrative structure, and rapid tonal shifts received mixed commentary. Several outlets found the early episodes slow due to extensive character backstories, though the second half improved significantly.[26][21] International outlets like India Today and the South China Morning Post pointed out that the series frequently "veered wildly in tone" from slapstick comedy and heart-tugging romance to traumatic childhood abuse, leaving the overall execution feeling disjointed and uneven at times.[22][23] TV Daily and JoyNews24 also expressed disappointment with the final episodes, citing a drop in tension during the climax and an excessively long running time.[27][35] In contrast to some criticisms regarding pacing, Screen Rant celebrated the show's ability to juggle multiple plotlines without biting off more than it can chew, delivering a satisfying climax and conclusion that answers the major questions posed at the start while leaving room for potential future stories in Haesong City.[17]

Viewership

Upon release, The Wonderfools debuted at number six on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English Shows chart. In its first three days (May 15–17, 2026), the series accumulated 25.3 million hours watched, totaling 2.7 million views and reached the top 10 in 25 countries, including South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, and Mexico.[36]

Notes

  1. ^ Hur Jung-do's character name, Kwon Jun-bae, is seen on the white coat he wears but his role is credited as an "attending physician" at the first episode of the series.[2]

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