SQUID GAME

SQUID GAME  2021 – is a dark, twisted, emotional, riveting South Korean survival drama, horror television series streaming on Netflix. It was written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, and stars Lee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooO Yeong-suWi Ha-joonJung Ho-yeonHeo Sung-taeAnupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.  The series was released worldwide on September 17, 2021, and is  distributed by Netflix.

The series is about a contest where 456 players, drawn from different walks of life but each deeply in debt, play a set of children’s games, with deadly consequences for losing, and a chance to win a 45.6 billion prize if you win.  Hwang conceived of the idea based on his own economic struggles early in life as well as the class disparity within South Korea.