Record-breaking ‚Squid Game‘ Season 2 tops Netflix charts for 2nd week

Actor Lee Jung-jae in a scene from Netflix collection “Squid Recreation” Season 2 / Courtesy of Netflix

The worldwide sensation „Squid Recreation“ Season 2 maintained its dominance on Netflix’s High 10 Non-English TV listing for the second consecutive week following its launch, the streaming big mentioned Wednesday.

The collection garnered 58.2 million views in the course of the week ending final Sunday, securing the No. 1 spot in 91 international locations.

In simply 11 days since its launch Dec. 26, it has collected a record-breaking 126.2 million views, making it one of many most-watched exhibits in Netflix’s historical past. It climbed to No. 2 on Netflix’s listing of hottest non-English TV exhibits of all time.

The immense recognition of the second season additionally reignited curiosity within the first season, which rose to No. 2 on the non-English TV listing, attracting 13.6 million views for the week.

The primary and second seasons of „Squid Recreation“ rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on Netflix’s listing of the preferred non-English exhibits of all time.

The brand new season follows protagonist Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who abandons his plans to depart for america after profitable the deadly competitors. As a substitute, he returns to Korea with a resolute mission to finish the lethal video games as soon as and for all.

Season 2 concludes with a cliffhanger, setting the stage for the whole story of „Squid Recreation“ to unfold in Season 3, slated for launch later this yr. (Yonhap)