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After Money Heist, Netflix`s Squid Game is internet`s next obsession - Know why!
Squid Game, a Korean Drama series, released globally on September 17, 2021. Here`s why netizens can`t get over the dark, thrilling Hwang Dong-hyuk directorial.
Highlights
- Squid Game is a bleak, dystopian Koren drama show directed and written by Hwang Dong-hyuk
- It revolves around 456 players competing in a deadly game for a generous cash prize
- The series is currently streaming on Netflix and has gained immense traction all over the world
New Delhi: Squid Game, a Netflix Korean show, has gained immense popularity in many regions since its release on September 17, 2021. It's a dark, survival, somewhat dystopian take on the financial struggles of people around the world and how many debt-ridden individuals would go to any extent to gain economic stability.
Although it's bleak, audiences are thrilled with its ominous storyline and semblance to the depiction of class disparity in real life.
Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the plot of the show revolves around 456 individuals or players who've agreed to partake in a game show to win a ₩45.6 billion prize. For this huge cash prize, they can face deadly consequences including death if they lose any of the games.
The series stars Jung Ho-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, Heo Sung-tae, Park Hae-soo, and Anupam Tripathi among others.
Watch the trailer here:
What's all the buzz about Squid Game?
Squid Game quickly became a critic favourite with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes giving it a rating of 94% or 8/10. On Netflix, it became the first Korean drama to reach the platform's top 10 weekly most-watched TV shows worldwide. It appears to be the next big show after the Spanish crime-thriller Money Heist.
Indian users have also found a liking towards the show. It gained more buzz when a few netizens compared it to the 2009 Imran Khan-starrer 'Luck' and pointed similarities between the two storylines.
The nine-episode series Squid Game is currently streaming on Netflix.