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Netflix’s South Korean thrillerSquid Gamewas one of the breakout shows of the past few years. The series centered around a deadlier version of a popular children’s game and was released in 2021 to critical acclaim. It also amassed a huge fan following, with the show’s iconography inculcated into pop culture.
Recently, Netflix announced a video game based on the series that would be available on the app. This announcement comes on the heels of a reality TV show based on the games played inSquid Gamethat aired earlier this year. Fans, however, are not happy with the video game announcement as they were expecting an update on a second season.
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What Is Netflix’sSquid GameAbout?
The Korean thriller seriesSquid Gameunexpectedly took the world by storm when it was released on Netflix in September 2021. The series was created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, who is known for directing films such asSilenced, The Fortress,andMiss Granny. Dong-hyuk’sSilencedis often regarded as one of the most important films to come out of Korea.
Dong-hyuk reportedly conceived the idea ofSquid Gamein 2008 based on the economic struggles he saw in South Korea as well as his own. He could not get it approved by any production studio for eleven years before Netflix picked up the series as a part of its expansion toward foreign-language content.
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Netflix’sSquad Gamecenters around Seong Gi-hun, a down-on-his-luck gambling addict who is in a lot of debt. He joins a reality games program that promises him a reward of ₩45.6 billion for the winner. While the games themselves involve children’s games, if one loses in any of the games, they are killed. Gi-hun partners up with other players to survive.
The show was lauded upon release and amassed a huge viewership count, becoming Netflix’s most-watched series. The series was lauded for its exploration of economic struggle in South Korea and the metaphors for capitalism. A second season was announced in 2022 along with a reality TV show centered around the games (minus the killings, of course).
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Fans Are Tired Of Netflix MilkingSquid Game
While season 2 ofSquid Gameonly began production in July of this year, Netflix does not seem to slow down on related content. The streaming platform recently announced a slate of video games as a part of their application, which included a game based on the show. According toVariety, it would feature similar games as the series and let one compete with other players.
This is the second non-scripted TV piece of media that the streaming giant has developed based on the hit show. Earlier this year, aSquid Game-based reality TV show debuted on Netflix, which featured similar games as the show and mimicked the killings with a squib. The show received mixed responses, with many criticizing the depiction of the killings.
With the video game series now in development, fans of the show seemed to be frustrated with the streaming giant for milking the series too much before releasing the most-awaited second season. Many believe that the show will be drained out of its potential even before the actual series progresses.
Oh, they’re milking it as hard as they can lmaopic.twitter.com/WLsA7Nvj5b
They need to chill with all of this, feels like they’re pushing it too hard
They doing everything except what people actually want:A new season
we already have this masterpiece but thanks!pic.twitter.com/afT4NxMz9h
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The second season of the show is still underway and is expected to be released in 2024.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
