Overview

• The final season amassed 60.1 million views in its first three days, translating to 368.4 million hours of watch time—the largest three-day premiere in Netflix history.
• Squid Game 3 debuted at No. 1 on weekly charts in all 93 countries with Top 10 lists and entered Netflix’s most-popular non-English TV shows at No. 9.
• Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk framed the surprise U.S. recruiter cameo as a commentary on relentless competition, not a setup for a U.S. adaptation.
• Viewers on X criticized that Player 100’s storyline received more screen time than key female characters and that detective Hwang Jun-ho was underutilized.
• Rumors of U.S. remakes or spin-offs, including those involving David Fincher, remain unconfirmed by Netflix.