Netflix has another worldwide hit on its hands. Have you been watching Squid Game? Released Sept. 17, the nine-episode Korean thriller is poised to become Netflix's biggest "non-English-language show in the world," said Netflix's co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Yes, the numbers are that huge. Sarandos also said, "It's only been out for nine days, and it's a very good chance it's going to be our biggest show ever," last month. According to Parrot Analytics's demand index, the series is now the most in-demand show in the world, with 79 times as much audience interest as the average title. And what's crazy is, the popularity is sky-high outside the U.S., where it is slowly catching on just now. Julia Alexander, a senior strategy analyst at Parrot Analytics, has said, "I'm assuming that the executives knew because of the talent they used, because of the region they released it in, that this was going to be a hit in South Korea. I would put good money that the executives had no idea this was going to be a global hit." On TikTok, the hashtag "#SquidGame" has been viewed more than 22.8 billion times. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 5 October, 2021