SEOUL, The Kabar News—South Korean horror series Dead-End Job, starring Lee Jae-wook, climbed to second place on FlixPatrol’s daily global Netflix television chart only days after its Oct. 30 premiere.

A Nov. 1 UTC chart snapshot, reported on Nov. 2, gave the series 618 points, up from 477 a day earlier. The increase lifted the show from third to second place in FlixPatrol’s global ranking, according to South Korea’s Electronic Times.

The series also entered Netflix’s daily Top 10 list in 86 markets. A report cited FlixPatrol data for the ranking. It ranked first in 14 countries and territories. These included South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Jordan, Nigeria, Peru and New Caledonia.

Its early reach extended beyond Asia and Latin America. Dead-End Job placed second in several markets, including France, Indonesia, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates. It also reached eighth place in Japan and 10th in the United States.

The figures indicate strong initial interest, although they should not be confused with Netflix’s official weekly viewing statistics. FlixPatrol awards points based on a program’s daily position in national charts. Its score does not represent viewing hours or the number of subscribers who watched the series.

The eight-episode limited series follows Byeon Hyeok-jun, played by Lee Jae-wook, as he struggles with debt and accepts unusually lucrative assignments from the mysterious Spider Staffing Agency. The company offers jobs paying at least 50 times the minimum hourly wage, but each assignment exposes him to a different deadly threat.

Netflix classifies the production as a mystery-horror series with survival elements. Its official episode list moves Hyeok-jun through settings such as a convenience store, cinema, clinical trial facility and construction site, turning familiar workplaces into sources of danger. Netflix’s official page confirms that all eight episodes are available.

Director Kim Da-min uses horror and dark humor to examine financial desperation and unsafe employment. The Busan International Film Festival, where the series had its world premiere, described the story as one in which everyday reality crosses into the fantastical under the pressure of earning a living.

Kim, who previously wrote for A Killer Paradox, made her series-directing debut with the production. Han Jun-hee led its overall creative development. The principal cast also includes Ko Min-si, Kim Min-ha and Lee Hee-jun, as confirmed by Netflix.

The show’s rapid chart rise suggests that its combination of workplace anxiety and episodic horror has found an international audience. Its longer-term performance, however, will become clearer after Netflix releases official weekly viewing data based on total views and hours watched.