Yahoo News Squid Game smashes major record with second season
Squid Game returned for season 2 over three years on from its initial run - and smashed a Netflix record in the process.
The streaming giant has announced that the second season, which dropped on December 26, topped its most-viewed TV show charts in 92 countries.
In a December 31 announcement, Netflix says season 2 had already racked up 68 million views to become the platform's seventh-biggest non-English language show, with the most views ever for a show in its first week.
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While season 2 may not have the element of being something brand new that season 1 had, the response from critics and fans alike is still strong.
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Digital Spy's review reads: "If Squid Game's debut season was predominantly about the violence lurking around every corner, season 2 is a deeper, richer and more intimate watch, with more emphasis placed on the players as people...
"This time around, Hwang [Dong-hyuk] introduces more characters who organically evoke the same reactions as our departed favourites and leans heavily into exploring them as individuals as well as their place within the collective of players."
We also delved into season 2's focus on violence and the character Gi-hun specifically, as well as one major improvement over season 1.
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Meanwhile, fans shouldn't have to wait nearly as long for Squid Game season 3, as Hwang Dong-hyuk recently teased that: "I believe we will be announcing the launch date for season 3 soon. I probably expect that to launch around summer or fall next year."
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Given he said that when it was still 2024, we should expect the third and final season to be out within the next 12 months.
Squid Game seasons 1 and 2 are available on Netflix now.
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