Netflix’s most-watched series of all time. Following Season 1’s success in 2021, Season 2 and 3 were filmed back-to-back, allowing the streamer to release them just six months apart.
Viewers interested in the new season can use our guide to find out how to watch the Squid Game franchise in order on Netflix.
Squid Game Season 1 (2021)
Squid Game Season 1 follows Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-jae), a gambling addict struggling to make ends meet while caring for his elderly mother. When a mysterious man invites him to participate in a competition playing children’s games for a cash prize, he accepts the offer, but soon finds himself in a nightmare situation, as losing the games means death. Squid Game is highly reminiscent of The Hunger Games with its deadly competition plotline. However, it differentiates itself with its children’s game premise, horror, intensity, and scathing critique of capitalism. Squid Game’s first season is addicting, brilliant, and terrifyingly relevant for modern viewers.
Squid Game Season 2 (2024)
Squid Game Season 2 picks up with Gi-Hun two years after the events of Season 1. Despite his newfound wealth, he remains determined to get to the bottom of the games and stop them. In the process, he gets pulled into another competition and struggles to stay alive while forming a rebellion. While Season 2 doesn’t have the same advantage of shock and surprise as the first season, it stands well on its own as it introduces and delves into another slew of diverse, complex characters and probes the seeds of rebellion amid oppression. With new games, new characters, and higher stakes, Squid Game Season 2 is a worthy extension of the story.
Squid Game Season 3 (2025)
Rather than a time jump between seasons, Squid Game Season 3 takes place immediately after Season 2, serving as the second part of the story. The season follows the aftermath of Gi-hun’s efforts to end the games. How the games pan out remains unpredictable, as high tensions and grief mean anything can happen. The trailer confirmed a horrific, deadly game of jump rope, and that the inklings of rebellion are still alive. With higher stakes than ever, Squid Game Season 3 is bound to be a horror-filled and thrilling ride.
Squid Game: The Challenge (2023)
Viewers looking for a little more Squid Game besides the main series can also check out Squid Game: The Challenge. The Squid Game-inspired reality competition series sees 456 players compete for a cash prize of $4.56 million. As in the original series, the contestants compete against each other in a variety of children’s games. While the losers don’t have to fear death, the prize money is real, resulting in high stakes, alliances, betrayal, and plenty of drama. Squid Game: The Challenge brings the original series to life in a unique, gripping, and lighthearted manner.
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