Netflix boss Ted Sarandos (57) just revealed a well-kept secret: the most popular movies and series on Netflix.
THE big winner: The Netflix hit “Bridgerton”. The historical drama, full of sex, is the most streamed series of all time. But the Korean drama series “Squid Game” could soon replace the record holder.
Because the nine episodes available so far about a brutal game show are currently the unbeaten number one in the top 10 Netflix fans worldwide.
The crazy story: The heavily indebted Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) takes part in a strange event with hundreds of other life-torn people. The participants have to play games from their childhood. With living characters, under the eyes of masked and armed personnel. The winnings are millions. But whoever loses, death awaits …
The record to be beaten: “Bridgerton” was streamed by 82 million accounts, and the first season was watched for 652 million hours. Absolute madness.
So far the number one in the favor of the Netflix watchers: The mega-success “Bridgerton”, which is set in 1813 in LondonPhoto: Liam Daniel / AP
But with “Squid Game” the numbers could get even more insane! Because the South Korean drama series is on the rise.
“We did not see this global popularity coming,” said Ted Sarandos according to “Variety” regarding the success of the survival drama, which may have come as a surprise to many.
The audience figures are currently so good that “Squid Game” could become “the biggest series ever”. Provided that there is now no break in the desire of the audience to stream the surprise hit.
The participants of “Squid Game” can expect a competition full of games that many know from their childhood and a million dollar profit. However, death awaits them when they losePhoto: Netflix
Writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk says of his series: “As a survival game, it is entertainment and human drama. The games depicted are extremely simple and easy to understand. That allows the audience to concentrate on the characters. “
By the way, “Squid Game” not only creates tension on the screen for some fans, they obviously also want to “play” real life even further.
In order to be able to participate in the macabre event, those interested in the series have to call a telephone number, which is also displayed on a business card. And according to “Screen Rant” it really belonged to a Korean by chance. Oops!
The poster for the Netflix cracker already shows how bloody the series is in partPhoto: Netflix
It was said that he was bombarded with calls and text messages. His cell phone is said to have rang around 4,000 times after the series was released – every day! So the man will probably be one of the few who the series really gets on the alarm clock.
After the phone mistake became known, an independent presidential candidate from South Korea is said to have offered him to buy the phone number for 100 million won (around 72,300 euros). Netflix is also said to have offered the owner of the number a solution.
But the man is not ready to give up his number – because he has had it for ten years. Really weird!