Scripted series · Netflix
Squid Game
The final games begin.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Jung-jae
Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
22 eps
Yim Si-wan
Lee Myung-gi / Player 333
13 eps
Wi Ha-jun
Detective Hwang Jun-ho
22 eps
Jo Yu-ri
Kim Jun-hee / Player 222
13 eps
Lee Byung-hun
Front Man / Hwang In-ho
15 eps
Hoyeon
Kang Sae-byeok / Player 067
10 eps
Park Gyu-young
Kang No-eul / Guard 011
13 eps
Kang Ae-sim
Jang Geum-ja / Player 149
13 eps
Park Hae-soo
Cho Sang-woo / Player 218
10 eps
Lee Jin-uk
Park Gyeong-seok / Player 246
13 eps
Yang Dong-geun
Park Yong-sik / Player 007
13 eps
Park Sung-hoon
Cho Hyun-ju / Player 120
13 eps
Oh Young-soo
Oh Il-nam / Player 001
9 eps
Kang Ha-neul
Kang Dae-ho / Player 388
13 eps
Heo Sung-tae
Jang Deok-su / Player 101
9 eps
Park Hye-jin
Sang-woo's mother
4 eps
Chae Kook-hee
Seon-nyeo / Player 044
11 eps
Anupam Tripathi
Ali Abdul / Player 199
9 eps
Kim Joo-ryoung
Han Mi-nyeo / Player 212
9 eps
Lee You-mi
Ji-yeong / Player 240
9 eps
Hyeon Jin
Player 209
9 eps
john choi
Player 226
7 eps
David Lee
Park Min-su / Player 125
11 eps
Lee Doo-seok
Mat Te Soo/ Player 062
12 eps
Song Young-chang
Im Jeong-dae / Player 100
11 eps
Oh Dal-su
Cap. Park
12 eps
Choi Gwi-hwa
Kim Gi-min / Player 203
8 eps
Park Hee-soon
Commanding Officer
10 eps
Kang Sung-Wook
Gyeong-su/ Player 256
11 eps
Gong Yoo
Recruiter
9 eps
Jun Seok-ho
Choi Woo-seok
7 eps
Ha Soo-ho
Player 145
4 eps
Roh Jae-won
Nam-gyu / Player 124
5 eps
Kwak Ja-hyung
Player 278
4 eps
Kim Seo-hyeon
Player 244
4 eps
Heo Dong-won
Player 028
4 eps
Lee Seo-hwan
Jeong-bae / Player 390
7 eps
Moon Byeong-ju
Player 021
7 eps
Choi Seung-hyun
Thanos / Player 230
5 eps
Won Ji-an
Se-mi / Player 380
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Squid Game actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Squid Game reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 22 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20219 episodes
8.3IMDbHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Best episode · S01E06 Gganbu
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20247 episodes
8.1IMDbReady to run for your lives? Player 456 returns for more heart-pounding children's games, facing deadly new challenges — but armed with a hidden agenda.
Best episode · S02E01 Bread and Lottery
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20256 episodes
7.6IMDbGi-hun is devastated by the loss of his best friend and sinks into deep despair after discovering that the Game Master had hidden his true identity to secretly infiltrate the game.
Best episode · S03E02 The Starry Night
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06 · Signature episode
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.
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S01E04 · Signature episode
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.
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S02E01 · Signature episode
Bread and Lottery
A vengeful Gi-hun makes a U-turn at the airport. Later, in his hideout, he intensifies his search for the elusive recruiter who is seeking new players.
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S01E03 · Signature episode
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.
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S01E01 · Signature episode
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.
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S02E03
001
New players gather for a chance to win 45.6 billion won. After an intense first round, the survivors' fates hang in the balance — down to one final vote.
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E03
It's Not Your Fault
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S03E01
Keys and Knives
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S03E02
The Starry Night
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
S03E06
Humans Are...
- Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Hwang Dong-hyukExecutive Producer
- Kim Ji-yeonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Hwang Dong-hyukWriter
Direction
- Hwang Dong-hyukDirector
Cinematography
- Lee Hyung-deokDirector of Photography
Music
- Jung Jae-ilOriginal Music Composer
- Kim SungsooOriginal Music Composer
- Park Min-jooOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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