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Netflix Leaders Hail the Global Content Operation That Yielded ‘Squid Game’

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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNetflix’s content team in Korea was pretty sure they had a local hit on their hands in “Squid Game.” But no one at the streaming giant saw a global phenomenon coming when the thriller bowed on Sept.

17, soon to become Netflix’s most-watched original series ever.Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO and chief content officer, said the series that has been sampled by some 142 million Netflix households was ordered a few years ago by executives Minyoung Kim and Don Kang on the content team serving South Korea.“They did recognize they thought it would be their biggest title this year,” Sarandos said Tuesday during Netflix’s quarterly earnings video interview released as part of the company’s third-quarter earnings.

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