‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Becomes Netflix’s 2nd Most Popular Non-English Show Ever With 126 Million Views

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The second installment jumped from No. 7 to No. 2 on the streamer’s most-watched list with 58.2 million views this week

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Won Ji-an as Se-mi in "Squid Game" Season 2 (Photo Credit No Ju-han/Netflix)

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“Squid Game” Season 2 has become the No. 2 most popular non-English series in Netflix history.

The second installment of the Lee Jung-jae-led series brought in 126.2 million views in just 11 days on Netflix, ranking the No. 2 most-watched non-English series, behind just “Squid Game” Season 1. Amassing this many views in this time frame marks a new record for the streaming giant.

In the second week since its release, “Squid Game” Season 2 jumped to from No. 7 to No.

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