Season 1
🎬 9 Episodes 📅 2021 ⏱ 56 min
When desperation meets opportunity, hundreds of broken souls enter Squid Game seeking redemption through child's play turned deadly combat. Each game strips away pretense, exposing the raw hunger and moral collapse of those fighting for survival and fortune. What begins as a simple competition becomes a haunting examination of humanity's capacity for both cruelty and grace under impossible pressure. The arena doesn't just test skill—it devours souls.
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📊 Season Stats
9
Episodes
2021
Year
56
min / ep
8.4
Watch Hours
1/3
Season No.
⭐ 8.8
Best Episode
Ep. 6 · Gganbu
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🎬 Episodes 9 episodes
1
⭐ 8.3
Red Light, Green Light
Hoping to win easy money, a broke and desperate Gi-hun agrees to take part in an enigmatic game. Not long into the first round, unforeseen horrors unfold.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
2
⭐ 8.2
Hell
Split on whether to continue or quit, the group holds a vote. But their realities in the outside world may prove to be just as unforgiving as the game.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
3
⭐ 8.3
The Man with the Umbrella
A few players enter the next round — which promises equal doses of sweet and deadly — with hidden advantages. Meanwhile, Jun-ho sneaks his way inside.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
4
⭐ 8.5
Stick to the Team
As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
5
⭐ 8.1
A Fair World
Gi-hun and his team take turns keeping guard through the night. The masked men encounter trouble with their co-conspirators.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
6
⭐ 8.8
Gganbu
Players pair off for the fourth game. Gi-hun grapples with a moral dilemma, Sang-woo chooses self-preservation and Sae-byeok shares her untold story.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
7
⭐ 8.1
VIPS
The Masked Leader welcomes VIP guests to the facility for a front-row viewing of the show. In the fifth game, some players crack under pressure.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
8
⭐ 8.2
Front Man
Ahead of the last round, distrust and disgust run deep among the finalists. Jun-ho makes a getaway, determined to expose the game's dirty secrets.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk
9
⭐ 7.8
One Lucky Day
The final round presents another cruel test — but this time, how it ends depends on just one player. The game's creator steps out of the shadows.
🎬 Hwang Dong-hyuk ✍️ Hwang Dong-hyuk