'Squid Game,' 'Red Notice' emerge as most viewed show, movie on Netflix in 2021
The Korean hit series “Squid Game” and the film “Red Notice” became the most popular titles on OTT platform Netflix in 2021.
Streaming analytics company FlixPatrol released the rankings of the most popular shows and movies on different video streaming platforms in 2021.

On Netflix, “Squid Game” grabbed first place as the No. 1 show on the platform in 2021, garnering a total of 57,980 points based on FlixPatrol’s metrics.
“Points for rankings are calculated based on the position in the chart. 10 points for being in #1 position, 9 points for being in #2 position,” according to the company.
“Squid Game” was released on Netflix on Sept. 17 and quickly gained popularity worldwide. In October, Netflix declared “Squid Game” as its biggest show of all time.
The series stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung. It tells the story of 456 cash-strapped people playing deadly games for a 45.6 billion won ($38 million) prize. Season 2 has been confirmed.
Placing second is “Money Heist” followed by “Lupin,” “Sex/Life,” “Bridgerton,” “New Amsterdam,” “Lucifer,” “Who Killed Sara,” “Yo soy Betty la fea” and “Maid.”
Song Joong-ki’s “Vincenzo” ranked 15th while “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho, is in 26th place.
Here are the top TV shows on Netflix in 2021, according to FlixPatrol:
1. Squid Game - 57,980 points
2. Money Heist - 44,382
3. Lupin - 42,690
4. Sex/Life - 34,609
5. Bridgerton - 33,973
6. New Amsterdam - 33,561
7. Lucifer - 32,230
8. Who Killed Sara? - 30,363
9. Yo soy Betty la fea- 29,271
10. Maid - 29,008
11. Ginny & Georgia - 28,496
12. The Good Doctor - 27,654
13. You - 23,940
14. Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord- 22,309
15. Vincenzo - 20,307
16. Paw Patrol - 20,019
17. Sex Education - 19,667
18. Riverdale - 18,915
19. Pasión de gavilanes - 17,714
20. Behind Her Eyes - 17,409
Top Movies on Netflix in 2021
1. Red Notice - 25,918 points
2. We Can Be Heroes - 25,311
3. Army of the Dead - 18,888
4. Wish Dragon - 16,953
5. Army of Thieves - 15,081
6. The Mitchells vs. The Machines - 14,902
7.Fatherhood - 14,660
8. The Unforgivable - 13,458
9. The Guilty - 12,930
10. Yes Day - 12,809
11. Love Hard - 11,782
12.Outside the Wire - 11,661
13. Love and Monsters - 11,582
14. Kate - 11,224
15. Vivo - 11,037
16. Minions - 10,972
17. Back to the Outback - 10,555
18. He's All That - 10,222
19. Sweet Girl - 10,051
20. Blood Red Sky - 9,757