Netflix‘s popular cooking survival show, ’Black-and-White Chef: Culinary Class War‘ has confirmed the production of season 2.

On the 15th, Netflix announced, “‘Black-and-White Chef: Culinary Class War’, which ranked first in the Netflix Global TOP 10 TV non-English category for three consecutive weeks for the first time as a variety show presented by Netflix in Korea, has confirmed the production of season 2. We are preparing for production of season 2 with the goal of releasing it in the second half of next year.”

In season 2, Studio Slam’s PDs Kim Hak-min and Kim Eun-ji, 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’​ has captivated the world with unconventional missions never seen before in a cooking survival show, and a dynamic survival show that is like watching a sports game or a martial arts novel. Above all, the fierce journey to find the best ‘taste’ 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 chef in Korea, received a lot of love.

It also became an all-kill in Korea. After its release, it swept Korea with a ‘Black and White Chef’ craze for 4 weeks, and according to the TV-integrated survey for the 1st week of October announced by Good Data Corporation Fundex, it ranked first for 3 consecutive weeks among both dramas and non-drama shows. OTT entertainment became the center of attention by taking first place in the September Gallup ‘Korean Favorite Programs’ survey.



Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com