Squid Game Season 2 is on track to shatter Netflix’s viewership records, continuing its global dominance with unmatched anticipation and excitement.

With 152.5 million total views, 'Squid Game' Season 2 trails behind only its own first season (265 million) and "Wednesday" (252 million).

Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed Squid Game Season 3 will be released this year, sooner than expected. Season 2's nomination for a Golden Globe raised eyebrows due to early access for voters. Dong-hyuk worked on Seasons 2 and 3 simultaneously, teasing that Season 3 will pick up from a Season 2 cliffhanger.

Squid Game Season 2 has been taking over Netflix ever since it launched last December, and now the season has officially become one of the most watched seasons on Netflix ever. Squid Game was one of the biggest successes for Netflix in the 2020s as the Korean drama really took the world by storm.

Season 2 of "Squid Game" has been sitting comfortably at the No. 1 spot of Netflix’s top 10 list since its debut, but it’s finally been unseated — by an unlikely show

The seven-episode installment put up another 26.3M views from January 6 to 12, easily making it the most-watched title of the week. With 152.5M views since its December 26 premiere, it sits behind only Squid Game Season 1 and Wednesday in terms of all-time viewership.

Less than a month after its release, the second season of "Squid Game" has already become the third most successful series in Netflix's streaming history, beaten only by season one and the US comedy horror series "Wednesday".

Three Korean shows landed in Netflix's top 10 non-English series rankings, led by the global hit "Squid Game," the global streaming site said Wednesday. "Squid Game" Season 2 maintained its position at the top of the chart with 13.

Squid Game is a South Korean series that explores themes such as class struggles, greed, apathy, and capitalism. Season 1, which debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, establishes that the show’s version of society is uncaring,