"Squid Game" is described on IMDb as a show in which "hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake."

Squid Game season 2 broke Wednesday's Netflix record – and now it's smashed another milestone. According to Variety, the new season raced to 126.2 million views in 11 days, which is a figure higher than any other Netflix show has reached in the same amount of time.

Squid Game's Season 2 is taking Netflix by storm, even surpassing Stranger Things. While not everyone agrees, the numbers don't lie: the world is hooked on this global phenomenon.

Squid Games season two spent less than two weeks at number one on Netflix, despite hopes that it would dominate for much longer

Squid Game season two has broken a huge new record on Netflix after amassing a staggering 126.2 million views within just 11 days of its release