After leading some of his fellow players in an uprising against the games, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sees his rebellion instantly squashed. The man he thought was an ally in the game was actually the villainous Front Man (Lee Byung-hun),

When Squid Game hit our screens back in 2021, it did so without fanfare or ado – a blood-soaked bolt from the blue that set a new benchmark for TV. Within weeks of its release on Netflix, it became the platform’s most-viewed title in 90 countries.

Additionally, Squid Game Season 2 quickly climbed to the seventh spot on Netflix's list of its all-time top non-English TV shows, which is based on each series' first 91 days of viewership. Atop the list is Squid Game season one, which debuted in 2021.