The first four days of the show’s release have already propelled season two into Netflix’s top 10 non-English language series of all time: It currently sits at No. 7, just behind Lupin (68.4 million views). Another week of viewing will likely bump Squid Game season two to No. 2 on the list, behind only season one. Netflix’s all-time top 10 lists take into account the views from the first 91 days of a show or movie’s release.
Season one of Squid Game was viewed 265.2 million times in its first 91 days. Season two is just over 25 percent of the way to that total.
Squid Game was the No. 1 show in 92 of the 93 countries Netflix lists for the week of December 23-29. The lone outlier was the United States, where season two was behind the streamer’s two Christmas Day NFL games.
The release of season two also boosted the viewing of season one, which ranked third on the list of non-English language series for the week with 8.1 million views (67.1 million hours watched) worldwide. The Norwegian disaster miniseries La Palma came in second with 12.2 million views.
Season two of Squid Game is largely set two years after the events of season one, with victor Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) re-entering the game in an attempt to find and capture those responsible, including the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). Creator and showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk has said that the series will conclude with a third season, which will be available to stream next year.
Seasons 2 and 3 were filmed simultaneously, so a smooth release could be possible.