Squid Game
| Squid Game | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | Round Six |
| Hangul | 오징어 게임 |
| Revised Romanization | Ojing-eo Geim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ojingŏ Keim |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Written by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Directed by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Jung Jae-il |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 32–63 minutes |
| Production company | Siren Pictures Inc.[2] |
| Budget | $21.4 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 17, 2021 |
Squid Game is a 2021 South Korean survival drama television series created for Netflix. It was created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. It is about a contest where 456 players play a series of deadly children's games to win ₩ 45.6 billion.
Plot
[change | change source]Seong Gi-hun, a divorced father and gambler, is in heavy debt and lives with his elderly mother. He is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize. Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location where he finds himself among 455 other players who are all in deep financial trouble. The players are made to wear green tracksuits and are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits. The games are overseen by the Front Man, who wears a black mask and black uniform. The players soon discover that losing a game results in death, with each death contributing ₩100 million to the potential ₩45.6 billion grand prize. Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo and North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok, to try to survive the games' physical and psychological twists.[3]
Cast
[change | change source]| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee Jung-jae | Seong Gi-hun |
| Park Hae-soo | Cho Sang-woo |
| Wi Ha-joon | Hwang Jun-ho |
| Jung Ho-yeon | Kang Sae-byeok (North Korean defector) |
| O Yeong-su | Oh Il-nam |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Squid Game: the smash-hit South Korean horror is a perfect fit for our dystopian mood". the Guardian. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Lee, Julie (August 10, 2021). "Squid Game invites you to deadly childhood games on September 17". Netflix Media Center. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Korean series 'Squid Game' gives deadly twist to children's games". ABS-CBN News. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
