10 Best Netflix Originals From 2021

What would you be prepared to do to win a life-changing amount of money? That is the question that drives nearly every single character in this thrilling Korean series.

The concept of battle-royale-themed stories has been tried, both successfully and unsuccessfully, many times in the past, but there was something in Hwang Dong-hyuk's take on it that allowed Squid Game to capture the cultural zeitgeist and become an instant classic. It would be safe to say that it was one of the main talking points around watercoolers all over the world for a couple of months in the early autumn of 2021. And that's why we've put it right at the top of this list.

Its viral rise saw it become the most viewed show in Netflix history, with over 1.65 billion hours spent watching it, a number that dwarfed the previous record-holder, Bridgerton, with its 625 million hours. But beyond pure numbers, Squid Game took over the internet for a good month or so, with memes inspired by it still making the rounds.

It is very unlikely that anybody missed this series, but if you have, it's still not too late to go back to it see what all the hype was about.