According to Netflix's latest announcement, last week (December 23-29, 2024), "Squid Game 2" topped the list of most-watched non-English-language TV shows on Netflix globally, with 68 million views and a total of 487.6 million viewing hours.
Notably, “Squid Game 2” achieved this achievement just 4 days after its release, since December 26.
“Squid Game 2” officially broke the viewing hour record of part 1 which aired in 2021, recording 448.73 million viewing hours in its first week.
“Squid Game 2” also broke the viewing record of the first part of the English-language Netflix original “Wednesday” released in 2022, which reached 50.1 million views in a week.
“Squid Game 2” ranked No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly chart in 92 countries. Previously, according to Flixpatrol, since December 29, “Squid Game 2” has ranked No. 1 in all 93 countries worldwide that have Netflix. This is the first program in Netflix’s history to achieve this impressive achievement.
Video games related to “Squid Game” are also very popular. The multiplayer video game “Squid Game: Unleashed” ranked No. 1 in the action game category on the app store in 57 countries.
“Squid Game 2” follows the main character Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae) - the winner of part 1 - who refuses to move to America to return to participate in the game again, in order to find the manipulator behind this deadly game and avenge the dead.
In this part, the masked man “Front Man” (Lee Byung Hun) also participates as a player and has a fierce battle with Gi Hun.
In addition, the new cast of part 2 attracts attention with many prominent faces such as Lee Jin Wook, Park Sung Hoon, Im Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Wi Ha Joon, Park Gyu Young, T.O.P...
On January 1, Netflix confirmed that season 3 of “Squid Game” will air in 2025. According to some sources, the film will be released around June.
Currently, "Squid Game 2" is nominated in the category of Best Television Series - Drama at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. The award ceremony will take place on January 5.
