Netflix has confirmed the production of season 2 of the entertainment show ‘Black-and-White Chef: Culinary Class War’.

Since its release on September 17, ‘Black-and-White Chef: Culinary Class War’ has ranked first in the Netflix Global TOP 10 TV non-English category for three consecutive weeks, becoming the first entertainment show presented by Netflix in Korea to do so, confirming the production of season 2 and promising an even fiercer culinary class war. Production for season 2 is scheduled to begin in the second half of next year.

In season 2, PDs Kim Hak-min and Kim Eun-ji of Studio Slam (CEO Yoon Hyun-joon), who led season 1, and writer Mo Eun-seol will team up once again to present an even more upgraded culinary class war. PDs Kim Hak-min and Kim Eun-ji said, “We are grateful to our viewers for allowing us to make it to season 2. I will try to repay your expectations and love,” he said, expressing his gratitude and his aspirations for Season 2.

‘Black and White Chef: Culinary Class War’​ captivated the world with unconventional missions never seen before in a cooking survival show, and a dynamic survival show that was like watching a sports game or a martial arts novel. The fierce competition between black and white chefs who are serious about cooking, the overwhelming scale, and the unpredictable results with one twist after another created an explosion of excitement and dopamine. Above all, the fierce journey to find the best ‘ttaste’ of Baek Jong-won, the best restaurant manager and national cooking mentor in Korea, and Chef Ahn Sung-jae of ‘Mosu Seoul’, the only Michelin 3-star in Korea, received much love. Baek Jong-won, who once again demonstrated his true worth with his popular perspective and extensive knowledge and experience in ‘taste’, and Ahn Sung-jae, the king of meticulous judging who looked into the cooking of vegetables, the subtle seasoning, and even the chef‘s intentions as befitting a top chef who has reached the pinnacle of fine dining, received favorable reviews for opening a new horizon for cooking survival shows.

It also swept the nation in popularity. Immediately after its release, it swept South Korea in a ‘Black and White Chef’ craze for four weeks, and ranked first for three consecutive weeks in TV-integrated survey results for the first week of October announced by Good Data Corporation FUNdex, including both dramas and non-drama shows. OTT entertainment became the center of attention by taking first place in the September Gallup survey of ‘Koreans’ Favorite Programs’.

Netflix is ​​ready to launch fresh and colorful entertainment programs that will follow the global phenomenon ‘Black and White Chef: Culinary Class Wars’. Expectations are high for Netflix‘s new variety shows that showcase the power of K-cooking survival shows, including ‘Comedy Revenge’, ‘​ Zombieverse: New Blood’, and ‘​ The Strongest Rugby: Die Hard’.

Season 1 of ‘Black and White Chefs: Culinary Class Wars’, where the top ‘Black Spoon’ chefs in the field, who are considered to have the best taste, fiercely compete against the top star chefs in Korea, ‘White Spoon’, is available now on Netflix.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com