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For the first week of June, the South Korean teen drama series Hierarchy took second place in the weekly ranking of Netflix‘s non-English TV shows.

According to Netflix‘s official tally on June 12, the new series recorded 3.5 million viewing rates (the ratio of viewing time to the total running time of the show) and 26 million viewing hours from June 3 to 9.

After taking first place in the charts in Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, it also made it to the top 10 in 51 other countries, including South Korea, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, France, Nigeria, India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Hierarchy is a teen series that depicts the story of a world thrown into chaos after a transfer student with a deep secret enters a prestigious school ruled by the top 0.01%. The cast includes well-known actor No Jeong Ee and rising stars Lee Chae Min, Kim Jae Won, Ji Hye Won, and Lee Won Jung.

Meanwhile, all seven episodes of Hierarchy were released on June 7.

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