When “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” was selected as the only K-drama in the Special Screening section at Series Mania in Lille earlier this year, it marked an early signal that something unusual was happening with a show that had started life as a calculated creative gamble.

Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/legend-of-kitchen-soldier-cj-enm-global-success-1236846772/)

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