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'Squid Game,' 'Red Notice' emerge as most viewed show, movie on Netflix in 2021

Published Jan 4, 2022 01:47 pm

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.

"Squid Game" (top) and "Red Notice" (Netflix)

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

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