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Squid Game

2021 South Korean television series
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Summary

Squid Game is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,308 views/month, #186 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Hwang Dong-hyeok[3]
  • Director: Hwang Dong-hyeok[4]
  • Screenwriter: Hwang Dong-hyeok[5]
  • Composer: Jung Jae-il[6]
  • Genre: thriller television series[7], action television series[8], mystery television series[9], drama television series[10], survival film[11]
  • Named after: squid game[12]
  • Cast member: Lee Jung-jae[13], Park Hae-soo[14], Jung Ho-yeon[15], Oh Yeong-su[16], Anupam Tripathi[17], Kim Joo-ryoung[18], Wi Ha-jun[19], Heo Sung-tae[20], Kim Young-ok[21], Lee Ji-ha[22], Heo Dong-won[23], Lee Du-seok[24], Lee You-mi[25], Lee Byung-hun[26]
  • Producer: Kim Ji-yeon[27]
  • Production company: Siren Pictures[28]
  • Place of publication: South Korea[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Korean[30]
  • Commons category: Squid Game[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 93[33]
  • Original broadcaster: Netflix[34]
  • Country of origin: South Korea[35]
  • Has part(s): Squid Game, season 1[36], Squid Game, season 2[37], Squid Game, season 3[38]
  • Start time: September 17, 2021[39]
  • End time: June 27, 2025[40]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: South Korea[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Squid Game[43]
  • Filming location: Seoul[44], Daejeon[45], Seongap-do[46]
  • Number of episodes: 22[47]
  • Topic has template: Template:Squid Game[48]

Why It Matters

Squid Game has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Related Entities

Crab Game Dolby Atmos Gong Yoo Hwang Dong-hyeok Lee Byung-hun Lee Jung-jae Netflix Park Hae-soo Seoul South Korea Wi Ha-jun

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14907 → 1037
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 10919420
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  3. 7w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 181816
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14544 → 3657
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  5. 17w ago · Beegies · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Squid_Game
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: Squid_Game, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213757951|Squid Game (#213757951)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeuts"
  6. 22w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → +2025-06-27T00:00:00Z
    Topic has template → Template:Squid Game
    Director → Hwang Dong-hyeok
    Derivative work → Squid Game: The Challenge
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30660|batch #30660]]: TVmaze #2.9"
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