Squid Game
Shares rank 39 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend it as a global cultural phenomenon and major Netflix hit, with its first season called neat and decent.
People recommend it as a global cultural phenomenon and major Netflix hit, with its first season called neat and decent.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Global cultural phenomenon and big hit
“they also have major hits like Squid Games, Stranger Things, (both became cultural phenomena)”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” “as well-known stuff like Stranger Things and Squid Game”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” “Money Heist and Squid Game were big globally”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Netflix spent over $135B on film, TV over last decade” Named among favorite recent hits
“Mindhunter, Squid Game, Adolescence, Narcos”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “Squid Game, Dynamite Kiss, Delhi Crime”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” Decent, neat first season
“Squid game and dark winds are decent.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “The first squid games was neat.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Squid GameThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Money Heist and Squid Game were big globally”
“Squid game is not original and takes a lot from this manga”
“I love it just because squid game.”
“Mindhunter, Squid Game, Adolescence, Narcos”
“The first squid games was neat.”
“Squid Game, Dynamite Kiss, Delhi Crime”
“there's more not to my taste like Squid Game”
“as well-known stuff like Stranger Things and Squid Game”
“they also have major hits like Squid Games, Stranger Things, (both became cultural phenomena)”
“Squid game and dark winds are decent.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.