Agent Kim Reactivated has 10 episodes, and the full season is now available on Netflix where licensed. It began on June 26, 2026, Episode 9 aired July 24, and the finale aired July 25. Netflix does not publish one worldwide clock time for this weekly title, so the exact release time must be checked on the title page inside your local account.

What viewers are checking Confirmed answer
Episode count 10 episodes
Original run June 26–July 25, 2026
Weekly cadence Friday and Saturday
Netflix release time No single worldwide time is published; availability can vary by region
So Ji-sub at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2011
File photo: So Ji-sub at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2011. This is not a still from Agent Kim Reactivated.Photo: 4season_santa · Wikimedia Commons source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Netflix release date, episode schedule and time

Netflix Tudum confirms that episodes were released on Friday and Saturday starting June 26. SBS identified the July 24 installment as Episode 9 and the July 25 broadcast as the finale, confirming a 10-episode run.

Netflix’s official pages do not publish one universal clock time for this weekly title. Netflix’s help guide says weekly episodes or shows that follow an original broadcast can vary from its usual release pattern. Check the title page inside your own Netflix account for the exact local availability; the date and time can differ by territory.

The official Netflix page names So Ji-sub, Choi Dae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho as the leading cast. Netflix’s fuller cast guide also lists Joo Sang-uk, Son Na-eun, Seo Su-min and Yu Ji-ahn.

Cast Instagram profiles

Only clearly attributable public profiles are listed. We do not link unverified fan or impersonation accounts.

Story and source webtoon

Mr. Kim has built a quiet life around raising his teenage daughter, Kim Min-ji. When she fails to return home, the evidence points toward a kidnapping. His search reconnects him with former agents and exposes the dangerous past behind his ordinary salaryman image.

The series adapts the webtoon Manager Kim, written by Toy and illustrated by Jeong Jong-taek. Netflix credits Nam Dae-jung as writer and Yi Seung-young and Lee So-eun as directors.

So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo and director Song Il-gon at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival
File photo: So Ji-sub with Han Hyo-joo and director Song Il-gon at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival. It is included for cast context, not as drama imagery.Photo: 4season_santa · Wikimedia Commons source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Why international viewers are finding it

In Netflix’s published global chart for July 6–12, 2026, Agent Kim Reactivated ranked No. 1 among non-English TV titles with 9.1 million calculated views. Netflix defines a view for this chart as total hours watched divided by runtime, so the number is not a count of unique viewers.

Availability, subtitle options and the exact local release time can vary by country. The Netflix title page is the safest place to check what is available in a specific account region.

How the finale actually ends

SBS’s coverage of the July 25 finale describes a coordinated operation: three operatives work together to rescue the kidnapped children and dismantle the criminal organization behind the scheme, and the finale confirms that the show’s central corruption thread — tied to Juhak Construction — is exposed. Having settled that plot, the episode gives Mr. Kim and his daughter Min-ji new identities and the start of ordinary civilian lives, closing the season’s core mission.

The finale does not end there, though. SBS’s report notes a final scene in which Agent Kim attends an unusual job interview at a manpower agency — a deliberately odd, loose-thread moment placed right at the end. Min-ji, worried about starting over, is told by her father, in effect, “let’s just say I was reborn,” a line SBS frames as optimistic about their fresh start even as the interview scene leaves open the possibility that his old life is not entirely finished with him.

Season 2 status: discussions, not a renewal

In a July 31 interview published by SBS Entertainment News, director Lee Seung-young said the people involved had begun serious, positive discussions about a second season. He also confirmed that the open ending was designed with a possible Season 2 in mind.

That is a meaningful step beyond fan speculation, but it is not a production order. The report does not announce a signed cast, filming start, release date, episode count or Netflix schedule. Until SBS, Netflix or the production company issues a formal order, the accurate status is “in discussion,” not “confirmed.”

What is not yet confirmed

No official source checked for this guide gives one worldwide Netflix release time, a Season 2 production order, a returning-cast list or a Season 2 release date. Treat regional availability and any future-season timing shown outside Netflix or SBS as unconfirmed until a primary source publishes it.

Reading the chart number correctly

Netflix’s global Top 10 methodology counts a “view” as total hours streamed divided by the title’s runtime, which means the 9.1 million figure for the July 6–12 week measures viewing volume, not a headcount of unique accounts, and it reflects only part of the show’s run since new episodes were still airing during that window. A No. 1 debut in that partial week is a strong early signal, not a final tally of the show’s total audience.

For more context on that metric, see Seoul Current’s guide to how Netflix Top 10 rankings calculate views, hours and country charts.

Quick questions

Does Agent Kim Reactivated end on a cliffhanger? The central kidnapping and corruption plot is resolved, but the finale’s closing scene — Mr. Kim’s job interview — is deliberately left open rather than explained.

Is a second season confirmed? No. The director says serious discussions have begun, but no production order, cast commitment or release date has been announced in the sources checked here.

What does the webtoon source tell us about where the story could go next? The series already adapts the webtoon Manager Kim for its first season; whether any unadapted material from the source exists to carry a second season is not addressed in the sources cited in this guide.