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The Wonderfools, a Y2K Superhero Comedy, Debuts on Netflix Worldwide

The director says he kept Cha Eun-woo’s scenes despite the tax case.

Overview

  • Netflix is releasing all eight episodes at once as a single-drop premiere for global streaming.
  • Set in 1999, the series follows neighborhood misfits who suddenly gain unstable powers in the fictional Haeseong City.
  • Park Eun-bin and Cha Eun-woo lead the cast, joined by Kim Hae-sook, Choi Dae-hoon, Im Seong-jae, and Son Hyun-joo.
  • Director Yoo In-sik, reuniting with Park after Extraordinary Attorney Woo, said Cha’s performance stayed in full and praised his effort, while Cha missed press events due to military service.
  • Netflix rolled out an official trailer shortly before launch, and the show streams as a Netflix Original in over 190 countries.