Season 2 of the Netflix original series ‘Squid Game’ became the most viewed content in the world within two days of its release.
According to Flix Patrol, an online video service (OTT) ranking site, on the 29th, Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ ranked first on the 28th as the most-watched TV program in 93 countries where the site counts viewing records, including the United States, Japan, and Australia. It went up. As of the 27th, it was ranked second in New Zealand, behind ‘La Palma’, but it overturned this in one day and rose to first place in all countries. Season 1 of ‘Squid Game’, released in 2021, ranked as the number one TV program in the world according to Flix Patrol just 8 days after its release, and was in the top 10 for 106 days.
Season 2, which was released on the 26th, depicts the story of Seong Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae), who became the final winner of the life-threatening game in Season 1 and received 45.6 billion won in prize money, as he participates in the game again. The foreign media’s response to Season 2 was not as good as expected. The New York Times (NYT) pointed out in an article titled ‘Squid Game Turns on the Red Light’ that “it shows stylish slaughter, but the story is stagnant.” The British Guardian also criticized the fact that Season 2 ended unfinished, saying, “One of Hollywood’s many bad habits is splitting stories in half to double profits.”
However, considering that Season 2 and Season 3 of ‘Squid Game’ are a continuation of the story, there is still room for evaluation to improve when Season 3 is released next year. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk previously said in an interview with the Associated Press, “(Season 3) is better than Season 2.”
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