The Netflix hit is resonating in a country still reckoning with the death of 13-year-old schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenUshar DanieleandIman Muttaqin YusofPublished: 2:55pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 3:04pm, 16 Jun 2026Nisa Mohd did not send her daughter to boarding school unprepared. Before the now 17-year-old left for Melaka, her mother enrolled her in silat, the Malay martial art, and made one instruction clear: report any trouble immediately.
She still watches for shifts in her daughter’s mood each time they speak.
Released on Netflix, the 10-episode series follows Na Hwa-jin – played by Kim Mu-yeol – a former special forces officer deployed by a fictional South Korean government bureau to schools where teachers have lost control and entitled parents have bent the rules.
