[Edaily Starin Reporter Gim Ga Yeong ] SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama “Manager Kim” has topped Netflix’s global non-English TV show chart for three consecutive weeks, demonstrating its unwavering popularity.

According to Netflix’s official site, Tudum, on the 22nd, “Manager Kim” ranked No. 1 globally among non-English TV shows from the 13th to the 19th, recording 8.2 million views (views calculated by dividing viewing time by runtime). Total viewing time was recorded at 72 million.
It ranked No. 1 in 19 countries and made the Top 10 in 73 countries, including Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, Mexico, Ecuador, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. “Manager Kim,” which premiered on the 26th of last month, reached the No. 1 spot in its second week and has maintained the top position for three consecutive weeks.
“Director Kim” is an action drama that tells the story of an ordinary father fighting to get his only daughter back. In its eighth episode, it recorded a viewership rating of 23.1% (Nielsen Korea/nationwide household basis), marking the highest viewership rating for a drama in 2026.
The Netflix Original series “Donggung,” released on the 17th, ranked second with 4.9 million views. Its total view count stands at 32.9 million. Although it is an Original series available exclusively on Netflix, it ranked lower than “Manager Kim,” which is being released simultaneously on SBS.
“Apartment,” starring Ji Sung, ranked fifth with 3.3 million views, while “True Education” ranked sixth with 2.9 million views. Additionally, “Creepy Romance,” which premiered on the 18th, ranked eighth with 1.7 million views, and director Yeon Sang-ho’s “Gas Man” ranked ninth with 1.6 million views.