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Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.

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Genre Dystopian, Survival, Thriller, Action
Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk
Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, Lee Byung-hun
Music by Jung Jae-il
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 16
Producers Han Heung-seok, Kim Ji-eun (Season 2)
Cinematography Lee Hyung-deok (Season 1), Kim Ji-yong (Season 2)
Editor Nam Na-yeong
Running time 33-76 minutes
Production company Siren Pictures Inc.
Network Netflix
Release September 17 2021 - present

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Last Updated : 06 Mar 2025

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos with Anant Goenka at Express Adda on Thursday; Squid Game

Ted Sarandos reveals no data could have predicted success of Squid Game: 'Twice as expensive'

August 06, 2026 2:38 pm

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has said that nothing in the company's data would have supported greenlighting Squid Game, revealing that the Korean show cost twice as much as any other Korean production on the platform and was rejected for 12 years before Netflix picked it up.

Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae's fan scammed out of Rs 3 crore using AI images of the actor

October 22, 2025 8:03 pm

Lee Jung-jae's AI generated images were used by scammers to steal 500 million KWR from a woman, which is roughly the equivalent of Rs 3 crore.

Shah Rukh meets Squid Game stars Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun at Saudi event; fans call it 'crossover of the century'

October 19, 2025 11:29 am

Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Salman Khan recently attended Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Actor Lee Jung-jae making a genre switch with Prime Video’s romantic comedy, Not Nice to Meet You.

Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae swaps survival games for rom-coms: 'I can separate my roles from my life'

September 28, 2025 2:34 am

Seong Gi-hun, aka Player No. 456, over three seasons of Squid Game, swaps the deadly world of survival games for something lighter, discarding the green tracksuit for a bomber jacket and romance.

Inside Korea’s Real-Life Squid Game: The Horror of Brothers’ Home- Streaming on Netflix

Netflix’s ‘gruesome’ series offers first look at Korea’s real-life Squid Game, darkest chapter of human abuse

August 22, 2025 10:43 am

Real-life Squid Games: Netflix spotlights how a government-backed camp once branded as “welfare” turned into one of Korea’s darkest scandals, with survivors recalling abuse, slavery, and death

Steve Martin, Selena Gomez & T.O.P Lead Emmy 2025 Snubs List

10 Biggest Emmy snubs of 2025: Squid Game, Selena Gomez, The Handmaid’s Tale and more

July 16, 2025 11:30 am

The 2025 Emmy nominations are out, and with them, a brutal list of snubs. From Squid Game and Handmaid’s Tale to Steve Martin and Keira Knightley, some of TV’s biggest names were shut out.

Lee Byung-hun wears Astronomia Panda watch

Squid Games' Lee Byung-hun flaunts panda-inspired Jacob & Co. watch, Jimmy Fallon asks: 'Does it tell time'; learn more about this limited edition collectible

July 05, 2025 6:49 pm

The watch retails for 1 million US dollars and is a limited edition collectible, with only 9 rare pieces available worldwide.

Squid Game 3 achieves 370 million hours viewed globally on Netflix

Squid Game Season 3 fails to match Season 2’s opening weekend, despite breaking Netflix viewership record

July 02, 2025 11:09 am

Squid Game season 3 hits number 1 in 93 countries with 368 million watch hours in 3 days. Finale hints at an American spinoff with Cate Blanchett.

'Squid Game' remains Netflix’s biggest show.

How South Korea became a cultural powerhouse, and what’s next

June 29, 2025 7:59 pm

The third season of “Squid Game” has arrived on Netflix, the final installment of a show whose first season set viewership records. But the so-called Korean Wave shows no signs of subsiding.

Real-life inspirations behind Squid Game’s VIPs

Squid Game director reveals real-world figures who inspired VIPs: 'They no longer hide behind a curtain’

June 28, 2025 1:18 pm

Squid Game’s director lifts the mask on VIPs, revealing how real-world billionaires, political conflicts, and his own struggles shaped the show’s darkest characters. 'They're not hiding anymore.'

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From Squid Game to Ted Lasso: Here is all you need to know about the Best Series Nominations for Primetime Emmy 2022

July 13, 2022 5:29 pm

With the announcement of the nominees for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards, here is a look at the nominees in the Drama, Comedy and Limited Series categories.