This observation brought to you by musing on the streamer’s latest effort to hype up Squid Game 2, the second season of its South Korean murder game import, which Netflix would like you to know an unbelievable number of people have watched.

With 152.5 million total views, 'Squid Game' Season 2 trails behind only its own first season (265 million) and "Wednesday" (252 million).

An intriguing aspect of the second season of the hit Netflix series "Squid Game" is its use of traditional children's games as challenges, several of which are similar to the ones I played as a child in Iran such as paengi chigi (top spinning), gonggi (jacks), biseok chigi (rock throwing or kicking) and Red Light, Green Light.

Squid Game Season 2 becomes Netflix's third most-watched series with 152.5 million views, following its own record-breaking season, Squid Game Season 1, and Wednesday. According to reports, it topped non-English charts for multiple weeks.

Squid Game has become one of the biggest non-English shows ever, continuing to build on the success of its debut season. And if the song 'Round and Round' stuck in our heads is any indication, the show is on its way to creating more milestones.

Netflix ranking SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 2 continues to captivate global audiences, holding the No. 1 position on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English TV chart for three consecutive weeks,

The second season of Squid Game features the Masked Officer as a new villain. Fans of the character and Han So-hee should check out this 2021 K-Drama.