With the amount of support and staggering views that Netflix stranger things Season 4 received, the Korean series squid game always takes first place.
According to Nielsen Streaming Record, the fourth season of stranger things broke records within minutes of the show’s release. However, the numbers are not enough to beat squid game. The sci-fi horror series garnered 1.4 billion hours of viewing, while the survival horror show racked up 1.7 billion hours.
squid game is a Korean drama that follows hundreds of poor contestants invited to participate in a strange children’s game. Mechanisms must pass and survive each deadly stage, while contestants who fail the game will be shot and killed. In its first 28 days, the series gained 1.65 billion hours of views.
stranger things, on the other hand, received a total of 1.15 billion hours in its first 28 days. The second part of the fourth season garnered a huge amount of views, crashing Netflix servers.
What’s next for Squid Game and Stranger Things?
The continuation of the squid game series has been announced, and its era has only just begun. The creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk said (via RBC):
“But, I will say that there will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head right now. I am currently in the planning process. But I think it’s too early to say when and how it will happen..”
There will also be a fifth season for stranger thingsand actor David Harbor teased that the show could arrive sooner (via RBC).
“i think we are going [shoot] Next year. They’re finishing writing it this year, and they need to prepare and stuff, so hopefully it will be this year. It would probably release in mid-2024, based on our track record.”
Both squid game and all the seasons stranger things can be streamed online via Netflix.
