SquidGame is worth the hype
for its eye-popping gore and nail-biting tension—even if the real reason it has become a runaway success is its timely message.
In the show, a motley crew of South Koreans—all mired in debt—are lured to a remote island where they’re to play a series of games from which the winner will emerge a multimillionaire. Soon things take a turn for the darker, beginning with the most gruesome game of Red Light, Green Light you’ve ever seen.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos of the word-of-mouth hit. So, what are you waiting for? Here, we round up everything you need to know aboutNo, there aren’t any actual squid involved. First things first, let’s clear up what the squid game actually is : It’s a playground game that was popular among children in South Korea during the 1970s and ’80s. So how does this play into the show’s brutal series of challenges? Each of the six games played by the contestants is based on a classic Korean children’s game—some, like Red Light, Green Light and tug-of-war, will be known to Western audiences—and the squid game is the final one.
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