Final Table Premieres October 24 on JTBC With Ahn Hyo-seop as a Chef

JTBC's cooking-contest drama Final Table, starring Ahn Hyo-seop, Hong Hwa-yeon, Chang Ryul and Jung Yoo-jin, starts on Saturday, October 24.

By OnamiDramasOctober 20, 2026 · 1 min read

01Premiere date and first look

JTBC's new weekend drama Final Table begins on Saturday, October 24, at 10:40 p.m. Korea time. The broadcaster's drama channel and the production company SLL both posted a highlight video on October 15 that confirms the time slot and introduces the main cast: Ahn Hyo-seop, Hong Hwa-yeon, Chang Ryul and Jung Yoo-jin. Kim Do-hoon is both the writer and the director.

02A cooking contest at the center

According to JTBC's announcement, as reported by Soompi and Sports Kyunghyang, the story follows Korean chefs who have built careers around the world and come together for a contest called "The Table: K-Chef 2026", which is meant to find the best Korean chef. Ahn Hyo-seop plays Kang Han, a chef who mostly worked in restaurants abroad and whose past is kept hidden. After an unexpected event, he enters the contest as head chef of a restaurant called Familia. Sports Kyunghyang notes that this is his first role as a chef.

03Where to watch

SLL's official highlight video lists JTBC, Disney+ and Prime Video as providers. Sports Kyunghyang reports that Prime Video will carry the series for viewers worldwide; availability may differ by country.

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