GENIE, MAKE A WISH — SEASON 2 (2026)

⭐ Kim Woo-bin • Bae Suzy
🎭 Romance • Fantasy • Supernatural • Drama
🎥 Written by Kim Eun-sook | Directed by Park Hoon-jung
📅 Netflix Original Series | Premieres Spring 2026

✨ “Be careful what you wish for… love might answer.”
“Freedom is a wish. Love is the price.”

🌙 Overview

The lamp’s glow returns — softer, sadder, and infinitely more powerful.
Following its breakout first season, Genie, Make a Wish transcends fantasy and dives straight into mythic melancholy. Season 2 is a grand, poetic continuation — an exploration of immortality, regret, and the haunting beauty of love that refuses to die.

Writer Kim Eun-sook (Goblin, Mr. Sunshine) brings her signature lyrical depth to this new chapter, weaving timeless romance with philosophical weight, while director Park Hoon-jung (The Witch, Night in Paradise) grounds the magic in shadow and emotion.

It’s not merely a continuation — it’s a reincarnation of everything the first season promised: sweeping passion, cosmic consequence, and a love written in starlight and ash.

💫 Story

Centuries-old genie Jinn (Kim Woo-bin) once lived in servitude, bound to a lamp, cursed to grant others’ happiness while never knowing his own. At the end of Season 1, he found freedom through Ka-young (Bae Suzy) — the woman whose final wish was his release.

But freedom, he learns, isn’t peace.

Now wandering the human world under a new identity, Jinn lives among mortals — haunted by memories he can’t erase and a love he can’t forget. Every reflection still flickers with Ka-young’s face, every dream echoes her voice.

Meanwhile, Ka-young, having given up her wishes, struggles to rebuild an ordinary life. Yet, strange things begin to happen: clocks stop at midnight, wind carries whispers of her name, and mirrors shimmer with gold light. Her final wish — one she never voiced — has awakened.

When their paths cross again, time itself seems to pause. But their reunion is shadowed by a new threat: Astaroth, an ancient spirit of envy and lost desire, once imprisoned within the same realm as Jinn. Freed by Ka-young’s unspoken wish, it now seeks to claim the power that once belonged to the genie — by feeding on the desires of mortals.

“You asked for love. But love, mortal or eternal, always asks for something in return.”

To save Ka-young, Jinn must confront the truth behind his own creation — and face the possibility that love, for a genie, was never meant to exist.

🌌 Tone & Style

Genie, Make a Wish: Season 2 is a fusion of Eastern mythology and modern gothic romance, visually lush and emotionally devastating.

✨ Expect:
🌠 Cinematic fantasy realism — golden deserts, moonlit Seoul skylines, and surreal dreamscapes of mirrors and memory.
🔥 Emotional intensity — love that burns across centuries, balanced with the quiet tragedy of impermanence.
🎶 A haunting score — strings, vocals, and desert winds, echoing Kim Eun-sook’s signature poetic tone.
🕯️ Aesthetic perfection — soft lighting, slow-motion storytelling, and dialogue written like prayer.

Imagine Goblin meets The Witcher — but with the soul of Your Name and the heartbreak of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

❤️ Themes

Immortality vs. Humanity
Can something eternal truly understand love if love’s beauty comes from its end?

The Weight of Wishes
Every desire has a cost — and every fulfilled wish leaves a scar.

Love Beyond Time
A romance that transcends lifetimes, forcing two souls to decide whether eternity is a gift or a prison.

Redemption and Rebirth
Both Jinn and Ka-young must face their past sins — learning that true freedom isn’t found in power, but in forgiveness.

🎭 Cast & Performances

Kim Woo-bin — Jinn
A haunting, majestic performance that captures both divine power and human fragility. Woo-bin balances immortal stoicism with quiet yearning — his eyes speaking louder than spells.

Bae Suzy — Ka-young
Ethereal and grounded, Suzy delivers her most nuanced role yet — a woman both muse and mirror, fighting destiny with grace and fire.

Lee Dong-wook (rumored) — Astaroth, the fallen wishkeeper. Charismatic and chilling, his presence turns desire itself into danger.

Kim Tae-ri (rumored) — Selene, the spirit of lost dreams, guiding Jinn and Ka-young toward their intertwined fate.

🎬 Direction & Visuals

Director Park Hoon-jung crafts each episode like a cinematic poem.
The show’s visual language is drenched in symbolism — fire as emotion, sand as memory, water as redemption.
Every scene pulses with intimacy, every close-up feels like a secret whispered between souls.

The production’s art direction merges Middle Eastern mythology with Korean minimalism, creating a world both mystical and modern — lamps, mirrors, and sigils blending seamlessly with city lights and shattered reflections.

⭐ Projected Rating: ★★★★★ (9.2/10)

“Romantic, mythical, and profoundly human — Genie, Make a Wish: Season 2 is a love story written in starlight, bound by fate, and freed by forgiveness.”

🎬 Final Thoughts

Genie, Make a Wish – Season 2 (2026) is not just a fantasy drama — it’s a meditation on love’s infinite shapes: desire, devotion, loss, and rebirth.
It reminds us that even magic cannot outshine the miracle of a beating heart — and that some wishes aren’t meant to be granted, but lived.

“You freed me from my lamp. Now, let me free you from your fears.”

📅 Streaming Spring 2026 | Netflix Original Series
🎥 Written by Kim Eun-sook • Directed by Park Hoon-jung
💫 “Be careful what you wish for… love might answer.”