Netflix Korea is heading into 2026 with an ambitious slate built around “every emotion,” and unscripted is clearly one of the big pillars—from reality romance and brainy survival games to travel-adventure variety and food competitions.
Below is a fan-friendly guide to the confirmed 2026 Netflix Korea unscripted / reality / variety lineup, plus what each show is bringing to the table.
The 2026 Unscripted & Variety Titles (What to Expect)
Reality romance
Single’s Inferno 5 — Netflix’s global reality-romance hit returns for Season 5 (a milestone Netflix highlighted as the first K-reality show to reach a fifth season). Expect the classic “Inferno → Paradise” tension, with producers teasing bigger scale and higher stakes.
Better Late Than Single 2 — The sweet, awkward, and heartfelt “late-blooming romance” series is officially back for a second season.
Mystery, missions, and mind games
Agents of Mystery 2 — More complicated missions in an expanded world, led again by reality-TV maestro Jeong Jong-yeon (per Netflix).
The Devil’s Plan 3 — The mind-game survival series returns with Season 3, again under Jeong Jong-yeon, promising upgraded strategy, alliances, betrayals, and twists.
Food competition
Culinary Class Wars 3 — The cooking showdown is coming back, evolving into a team-based culinary battle.
Variety adventures & “hangout” shows
Ready or Not: Texas — Producer Na Young-suk and actor Lee Seo-jin reunite for a spontaneous U.S. journey.
Jae-seok’s B&B Rules! — Yoo Jae-seok, Lee Kwang-soo, Byeon Woo-seok, and Ji Ye-eun take on the challenge of running a B&B.
Take a Hike! — A new reality adventure following non-hikers through Korea’s snowy mountains (aka: forced nature, maximum complaining, inevitable bonding).
Kian’s Bizarre B&B 2 — The delightfully peculiar lodging show returns for Season 2 with more “only Kian84 could’ve thought of this” energy.
When will these shows be released?
Netflix’s 2026 appendix lays out the slate’s current release windows (and notes they can change).
Here’s the unscripted schedule at a glance:
Q1 2026: Single’s Inferno 5 (now streaming!), Agents of Mystery 2 (Coming in February), Ready or Not: Texas
Q2 2026: Better Late Than Single 2, Jae-seok’s B&B Rules!
Q3 2026: Kian’s Bizarre B&B 2, Take a Hike!
Q4 2026: Culinary Class Wars 3, The Devil’s Plan 3
What Netflix reality and variety shows are you looking forward this year?
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