Overview
Why this shows page exists
This countdown tracks the premiere of Dead-End Job, a Netflix Original mystery horror-fantasy K-drama. It follows a young man lured by a strange employment agency offering high-paying part-time work that turns into a hellish nightmare.
Specificity
What makes this countdown specific
Event
Dead-End Job
Date posture
October 9, 2026 · Date confirmed · Expected
Source trail
What's on Netflix / Soompi · whats-on-netflix.com
Content family
shows · Korean horror-fantasy drama
Topic signals
k drama, korean, horror, netflix, fantasy
Format
Netflix Original series
Lead cast
Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha
Episodes
8
Dead-End Job is kept distinct from neighboring shows countdowns by its concrete source trail (What's on Netflix / Soompi at whats-on-netflix.com), its date confirmed date signal, and its expected confidence label.
The location context for this listing is a global release context. That matters because two pages can share a broad korean horror-fantasy drama label while still serving different reader tasks: travel timing, ticket timing, broadcast coverage, city logistics, or release-window monitoring.
Current event facts on file: format: Netflix Original series; lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha; episodes: 8. These details are included in the main article so the timer has venue, source, and schedule context.
Topic signals used for related-page matching: k drama, korean, horror, netflix, fantasy. Schema posture: No precise Event startDate.
Evidence pack
Source, schema, and originality audit
Retention class
Expected-date major-event watchlist
Evidence score
7/12 source/detail signals
- Evidence score7/12 signals present
- source name; source URL; source host; public date label; machine date value; 3 fact rows; 5 topic tags
- Source and schemaExpected listing
- No precise Event startDate Source trail: What's on Netflix / Soompi at whats-on-netflix.com.
- Date precisionDate confirmed / Expected
- The page keeps countdown and copy cautious so a broad, expected, or tentative date is not overstated.
- Entity grounding3 facts, 5 tags
- No firm venue or market is attached yet; the template avoids inventing one.
- Editorial depth0 paragraphs, 0 highlights
- The page relies on source confidence, specificity, facts, and related pages until a deeper dossier is available.
- Generation controlCurated event row
- This row is carried by the event catalog directly rather than a franchise template expansion.
Reference data for this countdown
Reference fields include Dead-End Job's source, date, location, tags, and facts. They make it easier to distinguish this page from adjacent shows countdowns without adding unsupported claims.
Reading the timer
How to use this shows countdown
Dead-End Job sits inside the shows calendar as a korean horror-fantasy drama date that readers may revisit as the public details firm up. This page keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the countdown is useful without implying more certainty than the source provides.
Right now the key public signal is October 9, 2026, with expected status and date confirmed precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking Dead-End Job from What's on Netflix / Soompi. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: Dead-End Job is being watched for a globally tracked release or event page, and the current page focus is the main korean horror-fantasy drama milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Format: Netflix Original series. Lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha.
Dead-End Job works differently from a simple movie or game launch because schedule precision depends on the broadcaster, streamer, market, and episode cadence. For show pages, the important question is not only “when is it out?” but also “which service or channel is being tracked, in which territory, and with what confidence?” Right now the most useful reference details are format: Netflix Original series, lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, episodes: 8. Those clues help the page answer real TV-intent searches tied to k drama, korean, horror, netflix.