The Entire Run of ‘Squid Game' Is Currently Dominating Netflix Ratings
You can assume some folks wanted to watch or re-watch the first two seasons ahead of the latest (and final, at least we think it's the final) installment. That makes sense, especially since two and three are a continuous story that was divided across two seasons. Maybe, after watching season three and feeling some disappointment, fans also wanted to revisit season one and remember the thrills of that first gruesome round of 'Red Light, Green Light.'
And, reviews be damned, but according to a Netflix press release, Squid Game season three, the show's shortest entry at just over six total hours, 'is now Netflix's third-biggest show ever through two weeks, with 106.3 million global views.' In the week of June 30-July 6, season two notched 4.9 million views; season one had 3.8 million views.
Squid Game can add another jewel to its crown with this achievement, as it's now 'the third show ever to claim the top 3 spots in a single week, after Stranger Things and Money Heist, and the first since 2022.'
What does this mean for Squid Game's future? It bodes well for that American version that David Fincher is working on, which apparently has no known connection to that Hollywood cameo at the end of season three. Might this success give Netflix leverage to ask original series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk to step back in the ring for another round, as the streamer apparently did after season one?
If the latter happens, here's hoping nothing gets rushed into production. Like it or hate it, that season three ending did tie up the major storylines for the (very few) surviving characters—and literally blow up the island where the games were being played—so starting from scratch would be necessary, unless Hwang decides to tell a story that spins off or is set between the existing seasons, as he's hinted he might be open to doing.
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