Highly-Anticipated Netflix K-Drama Leaves Netizens Hugely Disappointed

The highly-anticipated Netflix K-Drama Hierarchy has left netizens drastically disappointed.

MV5BMjgyZWE4NDUtNWVkMC00NjcxLTkx — The “Hierarchy” poster | *Netflix*

The show premiered on June 7 and followed Kang Ha (Lee Chae Min), who transferred to Jooshin High School, which is the most prestigious school in South Korea. Yet, many of the students are hiding secrets as the gap between rich and poor is emphasized.

As the series isn’t long, many netizens finished it within days and have shared their “disappointment” about the show.

On Reddit, many shared how they were very excited and even impressed by the first episode of Hierarchy. However, as they continued watching, it fell short and seemed very one-dimensional, whether it was the characters or the storyline. Some were nicer and claimed that while it was predictable, it wasn’t as bad as people made out.

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Even on X, netizens shared their disappointment with the K-Drama, stating that the storyline got extremely boring and that, despite the hype, it didn’t live up to the expectations fans had when the show was announced.

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— ْ (@obseok) June 7, 2024

#Hierarchy was boring as hell 😭 generic plot: high school bullying, social class, revenge. no shocking twist to make the drama exceptional. everything was underwhelming. they wasted budget, talent, and chemistry 😬 hope it gets better if there’s season 2! pic.twitter.com/MVuhdo8Kfi

— seul (@wavedaeys) June 9, 2024

nah the first ep got me excited but then it became so boring. it completely lacked suspense and excitement #hierarchypic.twitter.com/WBuwSZfsTT

— LadyKiss (@VaneGenevieve) June 7, 2024

On IMDb, the show was ranked 6.2/10 and while it’s not bad, it isn’t at the level of many K-Dramas that have been released recently.

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Yet, while many fans were excited, it seems like many netizens had predicted that the concept and premise of the show could lead fans to be negative about the series, and you can read about it below.