EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s Korean content craze has helped the streamer to more than four billion views, with demand going far deeper than Squid Game. A Deadline analysis can reveal that Korean-language titles across film and TV have amassed at least 4.5BN streams since Netflix first started…

K-content remains the most-watched genre on Netflix bar English-language film and TV, and a showcase of the streamer’s new Korea content points to a busy 2026. With billions of dollars already ploughed into Korean originals, all of the 34 series or films on the slate revealed yesterday have been…

EXCLUSIVE: Equity has voiced concerns about working conditions on Squid Game: The Experience, the live-action challenge based on the hit Netflix series. In a statement shared with Deadline, the UK performers’ union said it had concerns that the London-based experience may have denied workers…

Until his recent Golden Globe nomination, most people in America simply knew Lee Byung Hun as the enigmatic Front Man from the hit Netflix show Squid Game. In Asia, however, it's always been a different story. Now 55, the actor first caused a splash in Park Chan-wook's political thriller JSA, set in…

A South Korean appeals court has overturned the sexual misconduct conviction of Squid Game actor O Yeong-su. The Suwon District Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that found the 81-year-old guilty of hugging and kissing a woman on the cheek against her will during a regional tour for a…

The studio behind the mobile video game derived from global smash Squid Game has been shuttered by Netflix. Boss Fight, which was acquired by Netflix in 2022, was the maker of Squid Game Unleashed. As of early 2025, the mobile title had amassed more than 10 million downloads, making it the…

Lee Jung-jae is swapping the deadly world of Squid Game for something a little lighter. The star, who led Netflix’s Squid Game over three seasons, has been cast opposite The Glory actress Lim Ji-yeon to lead Nice to Not Meet You, a rom-com series set in the entertainment world for Prime…

Americans celebrated Independence Day this year by once again watching loads of television. Last year, every single overall Top 10 title reached 1B+ minutes streamed during the holiday week and, while that didn’t quite happen this time around, Nielsen says audiences actually spent 8% more time…

Netflix opened its big black box of data for the first time in 2023, lifting the lid on viewing figures for its entire catalog of movies and TV shows in spreadsheets that span tens of thousands of entries. The so-called “data dump” reports titled “What We Watched,” released every six months…

Korean media is still taking Netflix by storm as KPop Demon Hunters and Squid Game led the service from July 7 to 13. The most-watched title on the platform last week, KPop Demon Hunters racked up 24.2M views to put it back atop the English films list. Meanwhile, Squid Game Season 3…

The Emmys are beloved among top-tier award shows for announcing their nominations at a reasonable hour, for the most part. Now that all of the nominations are out, this morning there are some initially eupeptic and caffeinated would-be contenders who just didn't get any love from voters at the…

EXCLUSIVE: Roblox is getting closer to the worlds of film and TV. The gaming platform has teamed with Netflix and Lionsgate to make it easier for content owners and developers to join forces on Roblox games and experiences. Netflix is opening up Stranger Things and Squid Game while Lionsgate is…