Single’s Inferno Season 5 Part 2 ended in a huge cliffhanger, with Choi Mina Sue about to choose who she’s going to Paradise with next. If you can’t wait to find out, there’s good news: Part 3 is dropping on Netflix very soon.
The South Korean dating series, which has quickly become one of the streaming service’s most popular reality shows, sees a group of singletons stranded on the Single’s Inferno island, where they must fend for themselves while getting to know each other.
If two people match up, they get to spend the night together at a luxury resort called Paradise. At the end each season, a final match-up takes place and the formed couples can leave together.
The producers have made some changes this year, expanding the Single’s Inferno Season 5 cast pool and adding a new rule to the ‘truth or drink’ game to ramp up the drama.
Following its four-episode debut, Single’s Inferno Season 5 Part 3 drops on Netflix on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 12am PT/3am ET. Part 3 will reportedly consist of Episodes 8-10.
We’ve listed several timezones below so you know exactly when to tune in:
- 5am Brazil
- 8am UK
- 9am Central European Time
- 1:30pm India Standard Time
- 7pm Australia
- 9pm New Zealand
Unlike scripted Netflix originals, the streaming service tends to drop reality shows in batches to ensure maximum engagement over several weeks rather than one short binge window.
By splitting seasons into parts, Netflix can build anticipation around cliffhangers and twists, while encouraging discourse on social media (of which there’s always a lot – fans and friends alike are defending Choi Mina Sue after the truth game drama).
How many episodes are there?
Although there’s no confirmation from Netflix just yet, reports suggest that Single’s Inferno Season 5 will have 12 episodes in total.
Even though Season 1 had just eight episodes, this number steadily increased as the show gained popularity. Season 2 had 10, there were 11 in Season 3, and Season 4 bumped this up to 12.
Full release schedule
Again, the release schedule is yet to be confirmed, but if it follows the same pattern as previous chapters, it will look like this:
- Episode 8 – February 3, 2026
- Episode 9 – February 3, 2026
- Episode 10 – February 3, 2026
- Episode 11 – February 10, 2026
- Episode 12 – February 10, 2026
We’ll keep this space updated when the full release details and episode count are confirmed.
What happened in Season 5 Part 2?
Single’s Inferno Season 5 Part 2 introduced two new game changers to the island: Lee Ha-eun and Jo I-geon. After one-on-one chats with the contestants, they got to choose two people each to take on a date to Paradise.
Ha-eun chose Kim Jae-jin and Woo Sung-min, while I-geon picked Kim Go-eun and Ham Ye-jin. While they got on well, there are no solid couples just yet, with many of the contestants feeling conflicted about who they like the most.
Arguably the most talked about love triangle is between Mina Sue, Kim Min-ji, and Song Seung-il. Mina Sue wants to get to know a few of the guys, but Min-ji has made it clear she’s only interested in Seung-il.
As for Seung-il, he’s expressed interest in both of them. Although he picked Min-ji for a date after winning second place in the ‘Fight For the Ball’ game, he told her that he’s thinking of picking Mina Sue for his next Paradise date.
He’s already been to Paradise with Min-ji, so he understandably thinks going with Mina Sue will help him to make a decision.
At the end of Episode 7, it’s time for another round of Paradise trips. Mina Sue is called out to announce who she’d like to go with, but before she says their name, the episode ends.
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