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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 Concludes Korean Series’ Stunning Run With Another Netflix Viewership Record
- Netflix launched the third and final season of the South Korean survival drama Squid Game last Friday, achieving a new platform milestone with over 60 million views during its initial 72 hours.
- This release follows Season 2's December 26 debut, which attracted 68 million views over four days and established Squid Game as the most-watched non-English series globally.
- Season 3 continues the story of Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, as he challenges the deadly games and the Front Man, portrayed by Lee Byung-hun, bringing the narrative to a dramatic close.
- Don Kang, Netflix’s vice-president of Korean content, expressed the company's goal to be a platform where storytellers bring unique narratives that are not shared elsewhere, presented on an unprecedented scale, highlighting that more than 80% of Netflix members have engaged with Korean programming.
- The series’ success boosted global interest in Korean culture and economy, indicated by spikes in Korean won searches and massive social media impressions, reinforcing Netflix’s role in popularizing South Korean storytelling.
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The third season of the popular TV series premiered a few days ago.
The South Korean series The game of the squid (Squid Game) made history again with its third and final season.The new cycle became Netflix's biggest television premiere, with 60.1 million views worldwide in just three days.The production reaffirmed its status as a global phenomenon.The platform confirmed that the number, reached since June 27, 2025, equals 368.4 million hours played, which set a new record for the streaming service.Although it d…
Guadalajara, Jal.- The third and final season of El Juego del Calamar accumulated 60.1 million global views between June 27 and 29, the largest record for a series in its first three days, according to Netflix data cited by Deadline. The new release was placed in the first place of the weekly lists in the 93 countries where the platform has a Top 10, an unprecedented feat for a production in its premiere week. Premiered on December 26, 2024, the…
The third and final season of The Squid Game has broken all Netflix records, always according to the data provided by the platform. The latest adventures of the player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) have accumulated 60.1 million views from its premiere on Friday to last Sunday, and has climbed to the first position of the non-English speaking series in the top ten.The second on that list is the Spanish Olympo, with 6.9 million.
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