In South Korea, much of the domestic reaction to 'Squid Game' has focused not on plot but on the prestige it has brought to ...

The most successful South Korean TV series in history, Squid Game sped up a golden age of ‘Hallyu’ while provoking serious ...

The backstory of protagonist Seong Gi-hun, a car factory worker who was laid off and later went on strike, was also inspired ...

The Netflix hit has left a lasting legacy as a major cultural export, but also one that exposed some unsettling aspects of ...

Season three of Netflix’s global phenomenon Squid Game premiered on June 27, 2025, delivering a harrowing and emotionally ...

The record is just the latest achievement for the season—”Squid Game” also broke the Netflix three-day streaming record with ...

Netflix’s head of Korean content explains the strategy that’s led to 60% of Netflix’s 280 million users watching projects ...

The Squid Game creator has said the show’s overall story is based on his own economic struggles, as well as the class ...

The third and final season was released on Friday, concluding the series that sees desperate people compete in deadly ...

Park Sung-hoon says of playing trans woman Hyun-ju, aka Player 120: "I had my concerns. But I was determined to make her into ...

This isn’t a fluke or even a “Squid Game”-specific phenomenon. In 2023, the streamer pledged to spend $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years. As Netflix has increased its ...