The new Netflix series Hierarchy is set in one of Korea’s most prestigious schools, Jooshin High School. We can see how the school has this intense divide between the “royalty” and the scholarship kids. The royalty are the kids from super-rich families, like Kim Ri-an from the family that owns the school, Jooshin Group, and siblings Jeong Jae-i and Jung Jae Hyeok from the prestigious Jaeyul Group. On the other hand, you’ve got the scholarship kids, who get to attend this elite school only because the rich families decided to be “generous.”

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The rich kids act like they own the place, treating the school, the students, and even the teachers and principals as if they’re their personal staff. But things take a dark turn by the end of the series—Jung Jae Hyeok ends up dead! Can you believe it? There’s a lot to unpack here.