About Genie, Make a Wish
Genie, Make a Wish (Korean title Sowoneul Malhaebwa, also rendered Da Irueojil Genie) is a 2025 South Korean fantasy romantic comedy released on Netflix on October 3, 2025. Written by Kim Eun-sook and directed by Ahn Gil-ho, the series follows Iblis, an ancient and all-powerful genie who is freed from his lamp after 983 years of imprisonment. Cynical, theatrical, and bristling with a thousand-year grudge, he expects to find the world bending to his will, only to be bound to a human woman who has no idea what she actually wants.
That woman is Ki Ka-young, a guileless and emotionally detached young person who has spent her life inside the rigid routines set by her grandmother. When Ka-young accidentally summons Iblis and is granted three wishes, she proves almost comically incapable of wishing for anything, frustrating a genie who has waited centuries to be commanded. Their odd-couple bond becomes the engine of the story, mixing slapstick, big-budget fantasy spectacle, and a slow-building tenderness as each begins to reshape the other.
Beneath the whimsy runs a thread of fate and consequence. Iblis discovers that his long imprisonment is tangled with Ka-young's past, while a present-day mystery and a roster of unusual companions complicate every wish. The result is a glossy, high-concept romance from the writer of Goblin and Descendants of the Sun, reuniting stars Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy after their earlier collaboration in Uncontrollably Fond. Note: this entry was AI-authored and is flagged for human fact-check, as the show is a recent release.