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Teach You a Lesson: Season 1

10 episodes Premiered Jun 5, 2026 Updated Jul 19, 2026

Teach You a Lesson is a South Korean action school drama television series that premiered on June 5, 2026. The series, which consists of 10 episodes, was directed by Hong Jong-chan and written by Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Da-hee, and Moon Jong-ho. The production features a cast including Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo, and Pyo Ji-hoon. The narrative is based on the Naver webtoon titled Get Schooled by Chae Yong-taek an

Season overview

Teach You a Lesson is a South Korean action school drama television series that premiered on June 5, 2026. The series, which consists of 10 episodes, was directed by Hong Jong-chan and written by Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Da-hee, and Moon Jong-ho. The production features a cast including Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo, and Pyo Ji-hoon. The narrative is based on the Naver webtoon titled Get Schooled by Chae Yong-taek and Han Ga-ram.

The plot follows the aftermath of the collapse of teachers' authority, leading the National Assembly and the Ministry of Education to pass an amendment to the Act on the Protection of Teachers' Rights. This legislation results in the creation of the Educational Rights Protection Bureau. Na Hwa-jin, an inspector from this bureau, is dispatched to problem schools as a supervisor. Authorized by the government, he utilizes physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and address parents who cross professional boundaries. His role allows him to educate students without standard restrictions or limitations as he works to reform the educational system. The series is categorized under the action, adventure, drama, and comedy genres.

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Jun 5, 2026 · 52 min

Inspector Na Hwa-jin steps into the chaos and takes control of a school plagued by the spoiled son of a powerful politician — to teach him a lesson.

S1·E2 Core

Episode 2

Jun 5, 2026 · 57 min

With unassuming Bong Geun-dae on his side, Hwa-jin uses his special ops skills to handle a school gang and defend a student who just wants to study.

S1·E3 Core

Episode 3

Jun 5, 2026 · 72 min

When a teen influencer spreads false claims about her teachers, the team's loose-cannon Inspector Im Han-rim steps in to set the record straight.

S1·E4 Core

Episode 4

Jun 5, 2026 · 68 min

Choi Gang-seok weathers a political attack on his bureau. Hwa-jin's team visits an elite school to uncover why a student attacked a respected teacher.

S1·E5 Core

Episode 5

Jun 5, 2026 · 66 min

When an elementary school teacher's spirit wears down under pressure, Hwa-jin steps in to be her substitute — turning the tables to solve the case.

S1·E6 Core

Episode 6

Jun 5, 2026 · 69 min

Four juvenile delinquents think they're above the law — until the team takes an interest in their extracurricular crimes and gives a harsh reality check.

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Episode 7

Jun 5, 2026 · 64 min

Geun-dae goes undercover to help a father find his gambling addict son. To undermine the bureau politically, Hwang Gi-tae visits a juvenile inmate.

S1·E8 Mytharc

Episode 8

Jun 5, 2026 · 60 min

After a pre-med student collapses in class, Hwa-jin investigates his obsessive mother, whose access to illicit pills hints at a larger conspiracy.

S1·E9 Mytharc

Episode 9

Jun 5, 2026 · 67 min

To help a student escape his exploitative friends, Han-rim adopts a new persona to join his circle. Cho Gyu-cheol's return puts the bureau in danger.

S1·E10 Mytharc

Episode 10

Jun 5, 2026 · 61 min

After public backlash hits the bureau, Hwa-jin and his team go rogue to expose a deadly conspiracy led by a violent student-run gang.