Positive talks for a Season 2 of Agent Kim Reactivated are happening after the action thriller dominated ratings and streaming charts. The K-drama averaged just below a 20% audience share across South Korea during its five-week run and peaked at 23.1% for episode eight, making it eligible for renewal discussions.
Agent Kim Reactivated lives on beyond Netflix
Viewers hungry for more Manager Kim do not need to wait for a studio greenlight. The television series adapts the Manager Kim webtoon by Jeong Jong-taek and Toy, which continues to publish new chapters every Tuesday on Naver Webtoon. English translations are released every Saturday on LINE Webtoon, where the series has already amassed 47.4 million views in Western markets (via ScreenRant).
The original manhwa extends far beyond the ten episodes Netflix currently streams. The live-action finale deliberately teases the Lee Do-gyu versus Manager Kim arc, condensing sprawling source material into a tight broadcast window while leaving the door wide open. Readers of the webtoon already enjoy the over-the-top action and physically imposing character work that the adaptation only begins to explore. Jeong Jong-taek’s illustrations push the violence and character depictions to extremes the screen version cannot match.
Hundreds of chapters exist, giving a potential Agent Kim Reactivated Season 2 a deep well of material. The Netflix finale shows the Kim family adopting new identities and finding temporary peace, but the tense interview at Baekho Staffing Agency makes it look like unfinished business. So Ji-sub may not hang up Manager Kim’s glasses anytime soon. Studio S is considering renewals for three SBS TV hits simultaneously, including Agent Kim Reactivated, My Royal Nemesis and Phantom Lawyer.
Moreover, the webtoon-to-drama pipeline continues to fuel K-drama success across streaming platforms, and Agent Kim Reactivated stands as a prime example. Its quick dominance across all ten episodes, propelled by So Ji-sub’s star power and the enormous existing fanbase of the Manager Kim manhwa, demonstrates the franchise’s durability.
The complete first season remains available on Netflix.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on ComingSoon.net.
