Netflix released a poster and teaser on its social media pages, announcing the premiere of Squid Game 3 on Wednesday (January 1). The posts captured the attention of millions of K-drama fans worldwide. Although a few followers of the drama series were eager to get the details about the new sequel, several netizens were not happy with the news.

As you move on from holiday rom-coms, there’s season six of Virgin River, which returned on December 19. Starring Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, and Tim Matheson, this story follows a nurse practitioner searching for a fresh start. When she moves to a remote northern California town, she’s surprised by what, and whom, she finds.

In the NBA, the Christmas lineup averaged 5.25 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a big increase from the all-time low of 2.85 million in 2023. ABC simulcast all five games this year, whereas the broadcaster only carried two a year ago due in part to its Monday Night Football obligation.

The new season debuts with 68 million views beating Wednesday which previously held the first week record with 52.6M views.

Season 2 debuted with 68 million views in its first four days of availability - more than any other Netflix series has achieved in its premiere week, beating a record that "Wednesday" set with 50.1 million views in 2022.

The first season of Squid Game is the biggest show in Netflix ‘s history. Season two is shaping up to be just as huge.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix pulled out all the stops for the launch of Squid Game Season 2, and it appears to have paid off. The highly anticipated seven-episode second season, which launched on December 26, raked in 68M views in its first three days on the streamer.

Squid game season 2 has made an unprecedented debut, becoming the first series to hit #1 in all 93 countries where Netflix is available.