On Dec. 17, Netflix released its first Squid Game video game, Squid Game: Unleashed. The multiplayer battle royale game (a format familiar to Fortnite fans) is, in a first for Netflix, available for free to everyone, regardless of whether they are Netflix subscribers.

The second season of “Squid Game” launches Thursday and Netflix is doing everything in its power to get viewers to start watching as soon as the episodes drop — including offering free in-game rewards for the TV series’ new companion mobile game,

The success of the show’s first season surprised Netflix executives, reaffirming the company’s global strategy.

The monumental success of the Netflix Series “Squid Game” created a challenge for the team behind the Korean series when faced with putting together a second season. Along with being a massive fan favorite,

Netflix releases "Squid Game" season 2 on Dec. 26. A new Benzinga reader poll asks if viewers will be watching.

Netflix partnered with Google Search on the Easter egg activation. To play the game, search “Squid Game” on Google and tap the brown envelope that appears at the bottom of the screen.

The first season of “Squid Game” was Netflix's most-watched series and went on to win a variety of accolades including the Emmy Award for lead actor in a drama series for Lee Jung-jae and a directing award for Hwang Dong-hyuk.

Forbes revealed that Squid Game 2 will be released on Netflix on December 26 at 3 am. It is reportedly said that all seven episodes will be available for streaming at once. Squid Game is back with a second season on Netflix.

The first season of the South Korean dystopian thriller, which was directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, was released on September 17, 2021 and it quickly became a global hit