How many episodes are in If Wishes Could Kill?

If Wishes Could Kill has 8 episodes in this listed season.

When does If Wishes Could Kill premiere?

If Wishes Could Kill premieres on 2026-04-24.

Is If Wishes Could Kill a new series?

If Wishes Could Kill is a new series (Season 1).

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If Wishes Could Kill(2026)

Also known as Wish Your Death • Girigo • جيريغو: أمنيات قاتلة

Archived · Netflix

7.3168 eps

S01

MysteryDramaHorrorThriller

ON AIR: APR 24Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

If Wishes Could Kill is a tight horror thriller built around a single, propulsive premise: five Seoul high schoolers receive death warnings through a wish-granting app, and each episode drives hard toward a deadline rather than letting the dread settle into atmosphere. The miniseries format suits the material well, keeping the story focused and the clock always running.

A dead classmate sits behind everything, and the mystery of that death gives the show a concrete puzzle to pull apart rather than free-floating menace. The five friends share both the danger and the secrets, so the horror keeps folding back into the group itself, into who knew what, who wished for what, and who might not survive the truth coming out.

Best for

digital dread, deadline survival and Mystery

Story lane

Mystery and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 8 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

Follows five friends in high school who receive a death warning from a mysterious wish-granting app. As they struggle to escape their fates, they uncover chilling truths that connect the app to the sudden death of a classmate.

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Strongest Match

I Will Find You keeps the same relentless, deadline-driven dread as If Wishes Could Kill, with danger closing in fast and every episode pushing a father deeper into trouble. Both shows lean on tight miniseries pacing and personal desperation, where secrets and betrayal cost real safety, not just answers.

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Why this pick

Girl from Nowhere delivers the same high school pressure and dark, twisty consequences that If Wishes Could Kill turns into a survival puzzle. Each episode traps students in deception and social cruelty, then snaps shut with a sharp payoff, making the horror feel intimate and immediate rather than distant.

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Why this pick

School Spirits shares If Wishes Could Kill’s teen-centered mystery energy, where the tension stays close to friendships, guilt, and the fear of being trapped. The show mixes whodunit momentum with eerie school purgatory moments, trading the app’s digital dread for a more haunted, personal search for answers.

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