The Wonderfools (Korean: 원더풀스) is a 2026 South Korean superhero comedy action adventure television series created by Kang Eun-kyung and written by Heo Da-joong, with direction by Yoo In-shik. It stars Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Hae-sook, Choi Dae-hoon, Im Seong-jae and Son Hyun-joo. The show follows flawed superhumans who cannot control their abilities and use them unintentionally. It was released globally on Netflix on May 15, 2026.
Development and production
The series began development in 2018 under the working title The B-Team and was first conceived as an adaptation of an original story idea by Stan Lee. It later moved to a completely new original story. Kakao Entertainment and Fantagio co-produced the series, and principal photography ran from October 2024 to May 2025.
Reception and performance
The Wonderfools received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its warm-hearted humanism, late-1990s nostalgia and cast performances. It debuted at number six on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English Shows chart after three days of tracking, and it ranked eighth among Nielsen's most-watched streaming originals in the United States during its first full week, the only non-English-language series in that Top 10.