Squid Game one year later: Why it’s still popular
The world is still looking for it and remains
A year – and a few months more – after the global frenzy caused by the Squid Game and it is noticeable that the series-goldmine of Netflix remains in the spotlight. At least that’s what a new survey that focuses on the world’s most popular Korean series reveals.
How is the Squid Game still so popular?
According to the survey conducted by Overview, a well-known VPN service company, ” Squid Game” continues to be in the searches of users worldwide with over 15 million monthly searches even though it has been over a year since it premiered, namely September 2021.
In 2nd place, but by a wide margin from the first, is ” All of Us Are Dead ” the post-apocalyptic zombie series of Netflix also, counting over 3 million monthly searches worldwide. It is worth mentioning that both these series have been renewed by Netflix for a 2nd season.
Other Korean dramas that have stood the test of time are ” Business Proposal ” (3rd with 1.5 million searches), 2019 ‘s ” Crash Landing on You ” and ” Love Alarm “, as well as 2020 ‘s ” Itaewon Class .”
According to a representative of the company that conducted the research, one of the reasons that Squid Game remained in the minds of viewers this year was the 7 Emmy nominations , as well as its wins in the “Best Actor” category due to Lee Jung ‘s performance -jae , who plays Player 456 or Seong Gi-hun, but also in the “Best Director” category thanks to the guidance of its creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk .
The Squid Game remains after all this time as the most popular and most watched series in Netflix history, with over 1.65 billion hours watched.
What do we know about Squid Game Season 2?
Most recently we got news about the progress of filming and when we can finally expect Squid Game season 2.
“We will start filming in 2023 and it will be released the following year.” said Hwang Dong-hyuk, confirming that the 2nd season of Squid Game will be released in 2024 on Netflix.
Dong-hyuk is already open to the possibility of seeing big Hollywood names participating in the future – for example in a 3rd season , even calling Leonardo DiCaprio who has declared himself a fan of the show.
In fact, for those who want to test their limits, Netflix is also preparing the real Squid Game reality show with the biggest prize ever given to the genre, while also accepting Greek entries. Finally, another satirical series is being developed that will describe how Squid Game became “the best series in the world”.
