Squid Game

About Squid Game

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Squid Game is an action-adventure and mystery series that ran on Netflix. Its themes are secret organization, game, challenge, and death game.

It ran for 3 seasons and 22 episodes between September 2021 and June 2025. Seasons run to about 7 episodes.

Lee Jung-jae appears as Seong Gi-hun, Yim Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi, Wi Ha-jun as Detective Hwang Jun-ho, and Jo Yuri as Kim Jun-hee. Production companies include Firstman Studio and Siren Pictures.

American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Alice in Borderland and Sword Art Online make useful companions to Squid Game, all filed under survival. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 17,906 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.