{"id":373491,"date":"2026-07-29T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=373491"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:12:16","slug":"netflixs-the-east-palace-is-taking-off-worldwide-fans-already-want-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/netflixs-the-east-palace-is-taking-off-worldwide-fans-already-want-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s The East Palace is taking off worldwide: fans already want Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> dropped <em>The East Palace<\/em>, a South Korean dark fantasy miniseries, on July 17, <strong>2026<\/strong>, and it didn\u2019t take long for the show to turn into one of the platform\u2019s biggest global launches of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Netflix\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/bb71af8a-96bf-11e6-8279-00163ec9f5fa\/1690710143\/netflix-Download-Netflix.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Netflix<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its first two days, <em>The East Palace<\/em> pulled in <strong>4.9 million views<\/strong> and climbed to No. 2 on Netflix\u2019s non-English Top 10, along with No. 4 worldwide overall, based on Netflix\u2019s own rankings. It was made as a standalone, eight-episode miniseries, but it\u2019s easy to see why people are already talking about a season 2. The show mixes medieval Korean folklore, supernatural mythology, and high-intensity action with inventive plotting, a suffocating atmosphere, and polished visual effects. That combination helps it rise above a fantasy field that\u2019s already packed, and if character-driven dark fantasy is your thing, this one\u2019s worth a look.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rotten-tomatoes.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> currently has <em>The East Palace<\/em> at <strong>100%<\/strong> from critics and 91% from audiences, and a lot of the show\u2019s pull comes from the chemistry between Nam Joo-hyuk and Roh Yoon-seo, which gives the supernatural chaos something solid to hang on to.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netflix hasn\u2019t announced a second season. Still, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-east-palace-is-now-on-netflix-dark-fantasy-in-a-haunted-royal-court\" rel=\"noopener\">the door<\/a><\/strong> is obviously open. The company has a habit of going back to international hits when they break through, and a lot of the coverage so far has missed two things: how well <em>The East Palace<\/em> seems to be connecting in non-English markets, and how much of that momentum may be coming from the show\u2019s Korean historical and mythological depth, which gives it a fresher feel and leaves people wanting more.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can stream all <strong>eight episodes<\/strong> of <em>The East Palace<\/em> on Netflix now.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix dropped The East Palace, a South Korean dark fantasy miniseries, on July 17, 2026, and it didn\u2019t take long for the show to turn into one of the platform\u2019s biggest global launches of the year. In its first two days, The East Palace pulled in 4.9 million views and climbed to No. 2 on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/netflixs-the-east-palace-is-taking-off-worldwide-fans-already-want-season-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Netflix\u2019s The East Palace is taking off worldwide: fans already want Season 2&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9330,"featured_media":373490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-373491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9330"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373492,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373491\/revisions\/373492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373491"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=373491"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=373491"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=373491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}