On October 12, local time, Netflix announced that "Squid Games" had become the most watched series in its history.
According to CNN reported on October 13, Netflix announced that "Squid Games" has become the most watched series in its history.
Since the show went live on September 17, the number of viewers worldwide in less than four weeks has been 111 million (counting accounts that watched the show for more than 2 minutes), surpassing the 82 million views in the four weeks since the previous champion "Bridgeton" began broadcasting, and is also the first Netflix series to break 100 million views.
According to the report, since its launch on September 17, the drama has topped the "today's ratings list" in 94 countries. As a non-English drama, "Squid Games" leads the top ten list in the United States for 21 consecutive days.
Netflix's vice president of content production in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding India) said the company began investing in South Korea in 2015 with the goal of producing world-class Korean original content, and "Squid Games" made this vision a reality.
Squid games are a global hit, but school administrators and teachers in many countries are currently warning parents to supervise their children and not watch the show. They worry that after watching the play, the students will imitate the violent and bloody "game" in the play, thus breeding school violence.
Many schools in the United Kingdom, Belgium and other countries have sent letters warning parents not to let their children watch "The Squid Game". The drama contains a large number of bloody and violent scenes such as being shot in the head and picking organs. Due to the high popularity of "Squid Game", some schools abroad have specially added courses on violence and online injury to educate young students about the dangers of watching inappropriate age dramas.
"Squid Game" directed by "The Melting Pot" director Hwang Dong Hyuk, starring Lee Jeong-jae and Park Hae-so, broadcast on the American streaming platform Netflix, the series has been the first in Netflix ratings in many regions for many consecutive days since its broadcast, Netflix CEO Sarandos has said that "Squid Game" is expected to become the most popular tv show in Netflix's previous TV shows.
Due to the large amount of bloody, violent footage contained in Squid Games, the series is listed as a 19-banned (under 19 years old) in South Korea, and on Netflix, the show is only available to viewers over the age of 15.
