Netflix has locked in a June 5 premiere date for Teach You A Lesson, its upcoming Korean live-action series adapted from the webtoon previously known in English as Get Schooled.
Alongside the date, Netflix revealed a new teaser poster and trailer, giving fans a clearer look at the drama’s heavy setup: broken classrooms, school violence, gambling, and even organised crime creeping into the education system. So yeah, this is not your chill after-school romance K-drama.
A brutal school drama with webtoon roots
The series is set in a world where teacher authority has basically collapsed. In response, the Ministry of Education creates the Teacher Rights Protection Bureau, a government body that sends supervisors into troubled schools to deal with students, parents, and wider social problems using extreme, unconventional methods.
Moo-yul Kim stars as Hwa-jin Na, a bureau supervisor who handles school conflicts his own way. In the teaser, he is shown stepping in to protect victims, with the bureau positioned as a hard-response force rather than a normal school counselling team.
The trailer also includes a pointed line from the Minister of Education: the bureau does not stand with teachers or students, but with victims. That pretty much tells you the tone Netflix is going for here — morally intense, dramatic, and probably not afraid to make viewers argue in the group chat.
Cast and staff confirmed
The cast also includes Sung-min Lee as Kang-seok Choi, the Minister of Education who establishes the bureau. Ki-joo Jin plays Han-lim Im, a former special forces soldier who becomes a supervisor, while Ji-hoon Pyo — also known as P.O of Block B — plays Geun-dae Bong, a gifted civil servant working for the bureau.
Behind the camera, Jong-chan Hong is directing. His past credits include Juvenile Justice and Mr. Plankton, which already hints that Netflix is leaning into serious social-drama territory. The script is by Nam-kyu Lee, known for Behind Your Touch and The Light in Your Eyes.
Why Malaysian and SEA fans should watch this closely
For Malaysia and SEA viewers, this one is interesting for two reasons. First, Korean webtoon-to-drama adaptations remain a big streaming pull here. If you are already the type who jumps between Netflix K-dramas, WEBTOON titles, and TikTok edits after work or class, Teach You A Lesson is landing right in that lane.
Second, the theme hits close to home. School bullying, teacher burnout, parent pressure, and discipline debates are not just Korean issues. SEA audiences will likely recognise some of the anxieties here, even if the drama takes them to a more heightened, thriller-style extreme.
That said, this adaptation comes with baggage. The original webtoon gained attention for its forceful, satisfying revenge-style storytelling, but it also faced criticism for how it portrayed marginalised groups, including women and people of colour, and for resolving conflicts through violence. Director Hong has previously acknowledged those concerns and said the drama will handle the material with more sensitivity.
That point matters. If Netflix can keep the tension and social bite while avoiding the webtoon’s more controversial edges, this could become one of the more talked-about Korean releases of the season. If not, expect heated discourse fast.
Ablaze Publishing is releasing the title in print, while WEBTOON Entertainment had previously released part of the series digitally in English before removing it from the platform.
Teach You A Lesson premieres on Netflix on June 5.
Source: Anime News Network