{"id":9704,"date":"2021-11-05T17:41:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T21:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu\/messenger\/?p=9704"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:45:37","slug":"squid-game-becomes-netflixs-most-watched-show-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/messenger\/2021\/11\/05\/squid-game-becomes-netflixs-most-watched-show-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Squid Game\u2019 Becomes Netflix’s Most-Watched Show of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

A still-twitching body shoved into an incinerator. Masked men in bright pink jumpsuits harvesting organs. A man pours himself a drink while dozens of people are shot on his screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are only a few scenes from Netflix\u2019s newest hit, \u201cSquid Game.\u201d In less than a month, the show has reached 111 million viewers, surpassing \u201cBridgerton\u201d at 82 million viewers to become the most-watched Netflix show, according to a company tweet on Oct. 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Korean drama revolves around a series of childhood games played by cash-strapped contestants desperately trying to pay off their massive debts. It is not revealed until the first game, Red Light, Green Light, that the contestants are playing for the 45.6 billion won (about $38 million USD) cash prize at a steep cost: their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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