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SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- The hit Korean survival drama "Squid Game" has topped Netflix's TV category in India, making it reach No.1 at least once in all 83 countries that screen the series. "Squid Game" has remained on the top spot for nine days as the world's most popular Netflix TV show rankings
"Squid Game" topped Netflix's TV category in 81 out of the 83 countries except Denmark and Turkey on Oct. 1. In Denmark and Turkey, the survival drama remained first place but went down a rank and was placed second, according to streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol.
The total score of "Squid Game" was 828, down one point from the previous day and 158 points ahead of the British original TV series "Sex Education," which ranked second place with 670 points.
In India, where viewers show high loyalty to contents made within their own country, "Kota Factory," an Indian comedy drama that depicts the competition of entrance students to enter prestigious universities, has maintained its No. 1 position. However, the series eventually gave up its top spot to "Squid Game," which had been gradually rising in rankings every other day.
Meanwhile, the cast of "Squid Game" will continue the global craze of the drama by appearing as special guests for popular American talk show "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
"We can't reveal the specific list, but the cast of 'Squid Game' will appear on the 'Jimmy Fallon Show' on Oct. 6 (Korean time)," an official from Netflix said.
The nine-episode thriller follows a group of people entering life-and-death survival games to win 45.6 billion won as prize money. "Squid Game" features actors Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, Wi Ha-joon, Oh Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi.
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