Squid Game 2 hits #1 on Netflix Top 10 for record-breaking debut

As just about anyone who knows anything about Korean dramas could have predicted, Squid Game 2 is currently the #1 TV series on the Netflix Non-English TV Series chart just a week after it premiered on December 26th.

According to the streaming platform, Squid Game 2 hit #1 on the Most-Watched Non-English TV Series chart due to it being viewed for a total of 487.6 million hours during the period December 23rd to December 29th, 2024.

That is compared to its closest rival, La Palma, which was in the #2 spot with just 37.4 million hours viewed — or, fewer than 10 percent of the number of hours of Squid Game 2 was watched.

Squid Game 2 was also viewed 68 million times, compared to La Palma‘s 12.2 million hours.

As if that wasn’t cool enough, the first season of Squid Game also re-hit the chart, this time climbing to #3.

A record-breaking debut for Squid Game 2

Netflix also announced it was a record-breaking debut for Squid Game 2, as it ranked at #1 in an astounding 92 countries, and broke the record for most views for a show in its premiere week.

A record that was held, by the way, by the first season of Squid Game back in 2022.

Squid Game 2 comprises a total of seven episodes, and stars the superb ensemble cast of Lee Jung Jae, Lee Byung Hun, Yim Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Wi Ha Joon, Jo Yu Ri, Yang Dong Geun, Kang Ae Shim, Park Sung Hoon, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Seo Hwan, Park Gyu Young and T.O.P.

Like its first season, it is written and directed by Hwang Dong Hyun.

A third and final season of the Korean survival thriller has already been filmed, although no premiere date has yet been announced except that it will air some time in 2025.

You can watch all seven episodes of Squid Game 2 alongside Season 1 via Netflix now.

Update: Korean drama Squid Game grabs the #1, #2 and #3 spots on the Netflix Top 10 this week