Culinary Class Wars are set to resume on Netflix.
The first season of the Korean cooking competition series was a major streaming hit, per Netflix, which is dropping the second on December 16. Netflix handed it a renewal in October.
Culinary Class Warswas the first Korean unscripted series to top Netflix’s Global Top 10 (Non-English TV) list for three consecutive weeks, and was named “the most beloved series among Korean viewers” in Gallup Korea’s September 2024 survey, as Netflix noted. The streamer claims the show has been central in a revitalization of Soeul’s dining scene.
The series sees ‘Black Spoon’ hidden masters rise from the underground to face off against Korea’s top ‘White Spoon’ star chefs in various intense kitchen challenges.
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The White Spoon line-up comprises two-Michelin-star chef Lee Jun; Son Jong-won, who holds Michelin stars in Korean and Western cuisine; Venerable Sunjae, Korea’s first master of Buddhist temple cuisine; Hou Deok-juk, a Chinese cuisine veteran; Park Hyo-nam, French cuisine legend; Korea’s chefs Jung Ho-young, Sam Kim, and Raymon Kim; Song Hoon, MasterChef Korea Season 4 judge; and Im Seong-keun, Hansik Battle Season 3 winner
The Black Spoons nicknames include ‘Three-Star Killer,’ ‘Seochon Prince,’ ‘Culinary Monster’ and ‘Barbecue Lab Director.’
New rules and unexpected comeback of two masked contestants are among twists for Season 2, with the signature blind tastings, where judges evaluate dishes on flavor alone, returning.
Producers Kim Hak-min and Kim Eun-ji, along with writer Mo Eun-sol from Studio Slam, have returned to make the second season of Culinary Class Wars.
Netflix continues to invest heavily in Korean unscripted, as shows from the country cut through globally. Physical: Asia has held a spot in the Global Non-English Top 10 list for three weeks, and execs will be hoping Culinary Class Wars return as similar impact. Others such as mystery game show Crime Scene Zero have rolled out in recent months.