Netflix Says Squid Game Is Already Its Most-Watched Show Ever

111 million households have sampled the South Korean survival drama

Squid Game, the bloody survival series that has been at the top of Netflix’s Top 10 list in the U.S. since it premiered in September, is now the streaming service’s most-watched series yet, the company said Tuesday.

According to Netflix, 111 million subscriber households have opted to at least sample the South Korean drama since it premiered on the service on Sept. 17. The series, in which indebted contestants are forced to compete against one another in twisted kill-or-be-killed games, has become a global phenomenon.

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