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Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) is a South Korean survival drama television series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. Its cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.

The series revolves around a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial debt, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion prize. The title of the series draws from a similarly named Korean children’s game. Hwang had conceived of the idea based on his own economic struggles early in life, as well as the class disparity in South Korea and capitalism. Though he had initially written it in 2009, he was unable to find a production company to fund the idea until Netflix took an interest around 2019 as part of their drive to expand their foreign programming offerings.

Squid Game was released worldwide on September 17, 2021, to critical acclaim and international attention. It is Netflix’s most-watched series, becoming the top-viewed program in 94 countries and attracting more than 142 million member households and amassing 1.65 billion viewing hours during its first four weeks from launch, surpassing Bridgerton for the title of most watched show. The series has also received numerous accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for O Yeong-su’s performance and four nominations at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. A second season is in development.

*Squid Game*
Korean promotional poster
Also known as	*Round Six*

Hangul	오징어 게임
Revised Romanization	*Ojing-eo Geim*
McCune–Reischauer	*Ojingŏ Keim*
Genre	Survival Thriller Horror^[1] Drama
Created by	Hwang Dong-hyuk
Written by	Hwang Dong-hyuk
Directed by	Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring	Lee Jung-jae Park Hae-soo Wi Ha-joon HoYeon Jung O Yeong-su Heo Sung-tae Anupam Tripathi Kim Joo-ryoung
Composer	Jung Jae-il
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	32–63 minutes
Production company	Siren Pictures Inc.
Distributor	Netflix
Budget	$21.4 million
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	4K (Ultra HD) Dolby Vision
Audio format	Dolby Atmos
Original release	September 17, 2021