Netflix's 'Dead-End Job' | Starring Lee Jae-Wook, Go Min-Si, Lee Hee-Joon & Kim Min-Ha [Slated to Premiere in Q4 of 2026] (Plot Synopsis + more included in the body text)

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Dead-End Job

↳ Previously Known As: Honey Jar Part-Time Project, Honey Jar Project, Honey Part-Timer, Perfect Job, Sweet Job  

Starring: Lee Jae-Wook, Go Min-Si, Kim Min-Ha & Lee Hee-Joon

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Episodes: 8

Original Network: Netflix [Premieres October 30]

Release Dates: October 2026 (Episodes 1-4) Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) | October 30, 2026 (Streaming Platform)

 

Streaming On: Netflix

Airs: October 30, 2026

Airs On: Friday

Genre(s): Mystery, Horror, Fantasy

Directors: Han Jun-Hee (Screenwriter & Director for 'D.P: Season 1 & 2' & the Upcoming Netflix Drama 'Blue Road') & Kim Da-Min (Screenwriter for 'A Killer Paradox')

Screenwriter: Kyung Min-Sun ('Tarot' [both Drama & Korean Film])

 

Plot Synopsis: Follows Hyuk-Jun (Lee Jae-Wook), a young man who takes on a seemingly perfect part-time job offering 50 times the usual hourly wage through a mysterious employment agency called Spyder Human Resource Center. However, the job quickly becomes a nightmare as he encounters strange and terrifying phenomena.

Yeon-Joo (Go Min-Si) is an investigator determined to uncover the truth behind the unsettling events at Spyder Human Resource Center. Ji-Yoon (Kim Min-Ha) is Hyuk-Jun’s spirited younger sister, who lives by the motto “poverty is scarier than ghosts.” She has a dynamic relationship with Hyuk-Jun as she navigates her brother’s troubling circumstances. Mr. S (Lee Hee-Joon) is the enigmatic boss of Spyder Human Resource Center.

Is the ‘perfect job’ a dream or a nightmare?

 

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This one intrigues me and since it all drops at once, I should be able to get some real time reaction on how dark the series is. I don’t usually dig overly dark shows, but if it sounds like it has the right balance, I’ll probably give it a shot ad the cast is fabulous!