The third and final season of Squid Game is a cynical look at humanity, with a surprisingly hopeful ending—here’s the season 3 finale, explained.

Netflix released its semi-annual data dump on Thursday, and “Adolescence” and “Squid Game” emerged as the most-watched TV shows during the first half of 2025. ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Squid Game’ Emerge as Netflix’s Most-Watched TV Shows for the First Half of 2025

With 46.3 million of its 106.3 million views falling during the June 30-July 6 viewing window, “Squid Game” Season 3 was, of course, the most-watched Netflix title of the week. On the non-English chart, it was followed by catch-up viewing: Season 2 took second place with 4.9 million views and Season 1 took third place with 3.8 million views.