Squid Game arrived on Netflix in 2021, and the South Korean dystopian survival thriller horror series took the streamer by storm. It catapulted up the viewership charts, becoming the most-watched series at the time, and remains the streaming service’s most-watched series in its first 28 days. Following its tremendous success, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk devised a second and third season to be released in late 2024 and mid-2025.