Summary: When a group of women fall victim to a call-center scam and the police fail to help, they team up to investigate and take justice into their own hands, determined to win their lives back.
Director: Dom Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Executive Producer: Lek Kongdej Jaturanrasmee
Producer: Soros Sukhum
Writers: Lek Kongdej Jaturanrasmee and Siam Tinnapat Banyatpiyaphoj
Production Partner: Song Sound Production
Cast: Mew Nittha Jirayungyurn, Esther Supreeleela, Ning Chutima Maholakul, Top Todsapol Maisuk, Ton Tonhon Tantivejakul, Pao Paowalee Pornpimon, Akk Akarat Nimitchai, and Tool Nuttanan Kunpat
2. MY DEAREST ASSASSIN (Film)
Release: TBA
Summary: Hunted for her rare blood type, a young girl is raised by a family of assassins. When a vengeful enemy returns for her blood, she is determined to fight alongside the one she loves to claim her freedom once and for all.
Director: Kui Taweewat Wantha
Executive Producer: Jeab Wattana Weerayawattana and Bew Oraphan Arjsamat
Summary: After his time behind bars, a former brutal debt collector remains haunted by his guilt. Racing against a terminal illness, he returns to his old world to avenge injustices against victims of loan sharks and seek redemption for his past.
Director: Top Surapong Ploensang
Producer: Poonlek Nalina Chayasombat
Writers: Top Surapong Ploensang, Daew Onusa Donsawai and Pun Homchuen
Production Partner: Jungka Studio
Cast: Nadech Kugimiya, Daou Pittaya Saechua and Tob Chaiwat Thongsang
4. OVERACTING (Film)
Release: TBA
Summary: When her retired father’s memories slip back to his days as a top cop, a struggling actress and her gang stage over-the-top fake missions to protect him from pursuing his elusive criminal arch nemesis.
Director: Tui Prueksa Amaruji
Producers: Rergchai Poungpetch and Sirada Buddajak
Cast: Phongsak Phongsuwan (Teng Terd Terng), Bow Maylada Susri, Kong Huayrai and Joke Gornpop Janjaroen
5. CHOMPOO: LOST & FORGOTTEN (Documentary Feature)
Release: TBA
Summary: When a young girl vanishes from a remote Thai village, a frantic police hunt turns into a national spectacle. As the accused becomes an overnight sensation, one question remains: who turned a suspected criminal into a celebrity?
Director: Nontawat Numbenchapol
Production Partner: Beach House Pictures and Thai Film Works
6. THE EVIL LAWYER (Series)
Release: TBA
Summary: When a principled young lawyer becomes the prime accused in the murder of a high-ranking police officer’s son, he is forced to team up with the "Evil Lawyer,” exploiting every legal loophole to prove his innocence.
Director: Kai Nottapon Boonprakob
Co-Director: Jakkarin Thepvong
Producer: Songphon Jantharasom
Writers: Jakkarin Thepvong, Noolek Sureechay Kaewses, Pannaporn Watthanapong, Usicha Udomsak, Sopana Chaowwiwatkul and Kai Nottapon Boonprakob
Production Partner: underDOC Film
Cast: Ying Rhatha Phongam, Nat Kitcharit, Prim Atchareeya Potipipittanakorn, Kob Songsit Roongnophakunsri, Tom Phollawat Manuprasert, Two Popetorn, Petch Paopetch Charoensook and Jear Sarinrat Thomas, Peter Nopachai Jayanama
7. DELUSION (Series)
Release: TBA
Summary: A small-town school teacher races to uncover the truth when her aging father's worsening dementia makes him the prime suspect in a spate of murders, amid swirling rumors of mysterious superstition.
Director: Au Chayan Laoyodtrakool
Producer: Prakasit Patrathiranond
Writers: Au Chayan Laoyodtrakool, Pete Kasidej Sundararjun and Yui Kanokphan Ornrattanasakul
Production Partner: Base Camp PA
Cast: Taew Natapohn Phornprapha, Jes Jespipat Tilapornputt, Surasak Chaiyaat, Sirani Yankittikan, August Vachiravit Paisarnkulwong, Tham Norraphat Nakadumrongchai, Boombim Samtone and TAE Suttawat Settakorn
8. EMPRESS OF FLAMES (Series)
Release: TBA
Summary: Born of royal blood, a fallen princess seeks to reclaim the throne that was torn from her bloodline. In a kingdom ruled by treachery, she trades her virtue for vengeance, ready to spill the blood of those she once trusted.
Director: Karn Sivaroj Kongsakul
Producer: Tent Kulp Kaljareuk
Writers: Nut Nualpang, Jan Weerasu Worrapot, Gift Nattamol Paethanom, Nuttapot Potchumnean and Titipong Chaisati
Production Partner: Kantana Motion Pictures
Cast: Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Yada Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Pancake Khemanit Jamikorn, Mark Prin Suparat, Boy Pakorn Chatborirak, Tuck Naphatsaran Mittiraroch, Amanda Chalisa Obdam, Mote Pramote Seangsorn
All information taken from 2026 Next on Netflix Thailand Appendix. Read below the cut for the official Netflix Thailand 2026 Press Release and my personal thoughts on the lineup.
Next on Netflix Thailand 2026: The Widest Variety of Thai Stories, All in One Place
With Thailand’s entertainment sector accelerating and its creative talent gaining global attention, Netflix is deepening its commitment to Thai storytelling with its most ambitious slate to date: three new series, four films, and Netflix’s first local documentary feature.
The 2026 lineup reflects the evolution of local viewing habits and the maturing of Thailand’s creative ecosystem. Last year, more than 90 percent of Netflix members in Thailand watched local content, underscoring the strong appeal and appetite for Thai stories at home.
This local connection is increasingly matched by global reach. To date, 33 Thai titles have charted in Netflix’s Global Top 10, including 17 Thai Netflix originals. From Hunger and Master of the House to breakout sensation Mad Unicorn, these titles show that when Thai audiences embrace a story, global audiences often follow, with Thai content generating over 750 million viewing hours worldwide.
This year marks a new brand chapter with ดูไทยหนำใจที่ Netflix (Doo Thai Nham Jai Tee Netflix), centered on making Netflix the place where audiences can enjoy Thai entertainment to their heart’s content. Through a rich mix of original productions and licensed titles, we are aiming to offer the widest variety of Thai stories to audiences at home and around the world.
“We want Netflix to be the destination where audiences can immerse themselves in all the stories they love, enjoying familiar favorites while discovering world-class originals from local creators,” says Malobika Banerji, Senior Director of Content - Southeast Asia, Netflix.
What’s next for Thai stories in 2026
The 2026 slate brings together our widest range of genres to date, supported by productions that reflect a new level of scale and craft — from prestige dramas and psychological thrillers to action films, epic soap dramas, heartfelt comedies, and investigative nonfiction.
At the forefront is a trio of distinctive series. The Evil Lawyer pairs an idealistic young attorney with a lawyer known for bending the rules, using the legal arena to explore power, morality and the grey spaces within Thailand’s justice system. Directed by Nottapon Boonkrapob (Mad Unicorn), this marks his next collaboration with Netflix.
Shifting from the courtroom to a rural community, Delusion unfolds as a psychological family drama revolving around a daughter fighting to uncover the truth of her father, as his worsening dementia places him at the center of a spate of murders. As old suspicions resurface and superstition blends with fear, the series examines how fragile memory and collective belief can shape the truth.
Empress of Flames arrives as an ambitious reimagining of one of Thailand’s most iconic lakorn titles, brought to life on an unprecedented scale. Led by a new generation of creators at original production house Kantana, the series features expansive locations, richly detailed sets and striking period costumes, anchored by an all-star ensemble cast. Bringing deeper character exploration and a richer narrative lens, it relooks a world of palace intrigue, shifting alliances and the personal cost of pursuing power, revealing new layers and perspectives never explored in past adaptations.
On the film side, The Debt Collector introduces Nadech Kugimiya in a role that moves away from his familiar romantic persona and into a grittier action space. He plays a former underground enforcer racing against a terminal illness to make right the life-shattering debts suffered by illegal loan victims.
Blending high-stakes action with a deeply emotional love story, My Dearest Assassin follows a young woman raised by a family of contract killers but never trained as one herself, until a brutal attack claims the lives of many in her found family. Hunted for her rare blood type and forced to confront an old enemy, she undergoes intensive training to fight alongside those she loves.
Next is The Red Line, from the creative team behind Hunger, which tackles one of Thailand’s most pervasive modern threats: call-center scams. When a group of women fall victim to a sophisticated operation and find limited support through formal channels, they band together in search of answers.
Bringing levity to this year’s titles, Overacting serves up a warm family comedy infused with intentionally exaggerated, over-the-top action from renowned comedy director Prueksa Amaruji. When an aging father slips into memories of his days as a police officer, his daughter — an aspiring actor — stages wildly choreographed “missions” with her friends to keep him safe, creating heartfelt and humorous moments that blur the line between performance and caregiving.
Rounding out the slate is Chompoo: Lost & Forgotten, Netflix Thailand’s first true-crime documentary, co-produced with Singapore’s Beach House Pictures and Thai Film Works. What began as a missing-child case in a remote village spiraled into a media storm that turned the accused into an unexpected public figure. The film traces how a criminal investigation became a cultural spectacle and examines the forces that propelled it.
In addition to originals, Netflix will continue to offer a strong lineup of licensed Thai titles, with over 600 hours of box office hits, popular local series and fan-favorite unscripted shows, including Death Whisperer 3, Girl From Nowhere: The Reset, and The Seven Legends. This year also brings a strengthened focus on lakorn, with Netflix set to host its largest selection yet across primetime and evening series.
“Expanding our licensed programming is also a way for us to support the broader Thai industry. By working with more studios and rights-holders, we’re able to offer viewers the shows they already follow while helping these stories reach even bigger audiences,” says Banerji.
Partnering to build Thailand’s creative future
Netflix’s commitment to Thailand is rooted in long-term partnership and investment across the creative ecosystem. Between 2021 and 2024, Netflix invested $200 million in local content and employed over 13,500 cast and crew across Thailand.
Today, Netflix continues to invest in Thailand’s creative and technical talent, working closely with local studios, creators and production partners across every stage of development and production. Our team in Bangkok collaborates directly with directors, writers and crews to help deliver best-in-class work while strengthening on-set craft and production capabilities.
Through local workshops and initiatives such as Reel Life Camp, Netflix has trained more than 200 aspiring Thai creators and 500 production professionals, underlining our commitment to nurturing emerging talent and widening opportunities for below-the-line professionals. By continuing to team up with key partners such as the Creative Economy Agency, Netflix contributes not only to storytelling on screen but also to the sustainable growth of the Thai creative industry.
“Thai audiences are opening the door to more genres and perspectives, and creators are responding with ideas that are bolder and more inventive,” says Banerji. “Our role is to give those stories the space, support and global runway they deserve, and we’re committed to supporting this evolution in the years ahead.”
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My personal thoughts on the lineup: My first impression is that I'm a little disappointed with the line-up this year because rather than seeing an increase in the number of original series, Netflix Thailand has decided to keep the number of series the same while decreasing the number of films. It's good that they're branching out to doing true crime documentary though, love that for the Thai docu industry.
From 2023 to 2026, the number of projects would be something like this:
Series: 2-> 7 -> 3 -> 3
Films: 4 -> 1 -> 6 -> 4
Documentary: 0 -> 0 -> 0 -> 1
Overall, Netflix TH line-up for 2026 suggests that they're focusing on action, thriller, crime drama genres. Although we aren't fortunate enough to get a GDH series like last year, I'm happy to see Director Kai Nottapon being brought back for a second Netflix series (The Evil Lawyer) following the immense success of Mad Unicorn.
Netflix Thailand also continues to prove itself to be the one of the few production houses/networks capable of bringing large household name talents across competing lakorn channels together. Empress of Flames quite literally consists an all-star Avengers cast of current and former CH3 and CH7 actors. While it's no longer surprising to see seasoned current and former CH3 actors taking on leading roles in these Netflix productions (at this point, CH3 might as well disclose their drama distribution/talent lending deal with Netflix Thailand), it's interesting that Yada Narilya remains one of the few actors among young CH3 talent roster (re: Dhevaprom kids) that are consistently booking Netflix projects (some other reoccuring names are Amanda Oabdam and Ryu Vachirawich).
Out of all the projects, needless to say I'm most excited about My Dearest Assassin, the action romance film starring Tor Thanapob, Baifern Pimchanok AND PORSCHE SIVAKORN. That's right, Porsche Sivakorn as in P'Good from Great Men Academy.
I feel like the only other person who might understand how ecstatic I am about this casting is my fellow lakorn watcher @chimons. Like the mini 9x9 reunion and top independent pra'ek x nang'ek combination goes crazyyyyy.
I'm excited for this project not only because of its cast which also features my favorite Thai 'dad actor' of all time Chai Chartayodom...
NO BUT LIKE PORSCHE SIVAKORN WAHHHHHHHH (fun fact i knew about this project back when it started filming in early 2025 and Porsche's fanclub accidentally leaked info on this -> making us know in advance that there was a TorBaifern film project going on lmao
And it's interesting to see that One31 Lead Screenwriter Jeab Wattana (who adores Baifern because she's the screenwriter for Secret Garden, The Fallen Leaf, The Curse of Saree, Thicha) and Acting Coach Bew Oraphan as the executive producers of this film. These two have worked closely with Tor and Baifern through all of their dramas with One31 (even when they are independent actors) so My Dearest Assassin is looking to shape up like a passion project created specifically for Baifern and Tor. I'm very excited to hear more on how this project came about because you'd kinda expect Tor and Baifern's first work together to be either a One31 lakorn or a GDH film (because they are both One31's and GDH's fave children) rather than their first work ever together to be a Netflix Original Film directed by CH3 Tee Yod's director Kui Taweewat Wantha.
So for 2026, my list of anticipation for Netflix projects is My Dearest Assassin, The Evil Lawyer, The Red Line, Empress of Flames and The Debt Collector (in that order of preference).
Synopsis: This drama revolves around a man (played by James Jirayu) and a woman (played by Taew Natapohn) who develops visions after touching people. He realizes that he's been seeing his past and has been spending his past lives protecting a powerful ancient relic. He meets his childhood friend and they work together to find the 9 people who were used to protect the relic before villains killed them off to protect the relic.
Opinion: I personally found this drama quite unique because I've never seen this type of storyline before. The plot itself was a bit normal but I like that the suspence and the mystery keeps me wanting to see more. I love the pairing as individuals and as a couple so I really enjoyed seeing their roles. The OSTs were good but I didn't love them. I didn't give the drama a 10 because I just didn't get the "I LOVE IT VIBE." But it was such a good drama overall.
