If Wishes Could Kill
Watch if you're interested in how the Korean industry adapts Western horror motifs (demon app) to local realities — here, the fear of death is mixed with exam stress.
Netflix launches on April 24, 2026, a Korean teen horror about an app that grants wishes — for a price. Five high school students discover "Girigo," upload videos of their dreams, and receive death predictions instead of their fantasies coming true. The project falls into the subgenre of "digital horror," where technology becomes a conduit for ancient curses — close to "Black Mirror," but with a focus on teenage psychology and Asian mythology of suffering. Director Park Youn-seo, known for "Seoul Adventures," knows how to blend comedic notes with genre tension. The atmosphere of the series features school corridors, smartphone fixation, and sudden awakenings of the supernatural, when the screen cracks, and instead of the assistant's voice, a death rattle is heard. For fans of "Quartet" and "Gang," it features the same age group, but instead of social satire, pure horror about the price of wishes.
Judging by the ending of the first season and the director's interviews, the story is intended to continue, but there is no official announcement yet.
The number of episodes has not been finalized, expected 8-10 episodes.
Yes, the central motif is the mysterious app "Girigo," which predicts death after granting a wish.
April 24, 2026, on Netflix.
The creators position the project as "young adult horror" — aimed at teenagers, but with real horror elements, not just mysticism.