Korean horror comedies occupy a space few global industries have mastered, the uneasy laughter that rises precisely because fear and absurdity coexist. From Sweet Home’s creature-feature dread laced with human irony to The School Nurse Files, where surreal monsters become metaphors for emotional rot, Netflix’s Korean slate has repeatedly shown how humor can sharpen horror rather than soften it. 

One of the next titles poised to test that balance is Dead-End Job, a horror comedy now officially locked into Netflix’s 2026 calendar. 

As first reported by What’s on Netflix, the streamer has confirmed the series for a Q4 2026 release window (October-December), with an expected debut on October 9, 2026. The production of Dead-End Job formerly named Perfect Job, began in April 2025 and wrapped in November 2025. The announcement arrived as part of Netflix’s broader reveal of its expansive 2026 Korean slate, positioning Dead-End Job as one of the platform’s genre-forward bets. 

Casting reinforces that confidence. As What's On Netflix reports, Lee Jae Wook was the first confirmed lead, taking on the role of Byeon Hyeok Jun. He is already a familiar face within Netflix’s K-drama ecosystem, having led projects such as Extraordinary You, Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, and both seasons of Alchemy of Souls. 

Joining him are Go Min Si, Kim Min Ha, and Lee Hee Joon in leading roles. Go Min Si portrays Yeon Ju, continuing her strong Netflix run following appearances in Sweet Home, The Frog, Live, and Love Alarm. She is also slated to appear in Tastefully Yours, further cementing her versatility across genres.

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With a cast known for emotional intensity rather than broad comedy, Dead-End Job raises an intriguing question, how does horror-comedy mutate when grounded in realism instead of caricature?

At the center of Dead-End Job lies a premise that feels uncomfortably contemporary. Netflix describes the story as following Hyuk Jun, a young man who accepts what appears to be a dream part-time gig. But this one is paying 50 times the standard hourly wage, through a shadowy recruiter known as Spyder Human Resource Center. The promise of easy money curdles quickly, as the work exposes him to increasingly bizarre and terrifying events.

The series will unfold across eight episodes, a format well-suited to escalating dread and tonal shifts. If Netflix’s past Korean horror comedies are any indication, Dead-End Job will not just ask how scary the job becomes, but why desperation makes it so easy to say yes in the first place.

What ultimately sets Dead-End Job apart is its potential to use humor not as relief, but as indictment.

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