Squid Game is a Netflix original Korean series, that aired recently on the platform. The series has already gained popularity and is trending on the platform.
Let’s find out more about it!
- Squid Game is a South Korean survival drama streaming television series.
- It is written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
- It consists of nine episodes.
- In the nine-episode series star Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Wi Ha-joon.
- Squid Game tells the story of a group of people who risk their lives in a mysterious survival game with a ₩45.6 billion prize.
- 45.6 billion won is…US$38.7 million.
- It was released worldwide on September 17, 2021 by Netflix.
- On September 2, 2019, Netflix announced through a press release that it would create another Korean original series.
- Initially it was titled Round Six.
- The story is inspired by a popular Korean children’s game from the 1970s and 1980s known as squid game.
- During the press conference for Squid Game, Director Hwang Dong-huk shared that he first wrote the script in 2008.
- Back in 2008, Director Hwang was in debt, just like the 456 participants of Squid Game. It led him to think, “If there were a game like this, I would have participated in it.”
- Dong-hyuk stated “I wanted to write a story that was an allegory or fable about modern capitalist society, something that depicts an extreme competition, somewhat like the extreme competition of life. But I wanted it to use the kind of characters we’ve all met in real life.”
- Dong-hyuk wrote all of the series himself.
- It took him nearly six months to write the first two episodes alone.
- After writing them he turned to friends to get input on moving forward.
- Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed that he had finished writing the script for ‘Squid Game‘ in 2009.
- However, many people still doubted the concept of the story.
- Considering the fact that the series became the first Korean drama to rank at number one on Netflix’s top 10 TV show chart in the United States, they were probably wrong.
- Casting for the series was confirmed on June 17, 2020.
- The soundtrack was released on September 17, 2021.
- Film critics stated that Squid Game is a dynamic, stylish and edgy thriller, horror and drama film. The dark comedy makes this product even more exhilarating than it would like.
- Despite the violence and the amount of blood shown, Squid Game features traditional games, such as the game ‘Mugunghwa has bloomed‘, which is similar to the game ‘What’s the time, Mr Wolf‘. The game ‘Red Light Green Lights‘ is indeed similar to the game ‘Daruma-san‘ from Japan or Tak Patung‘ from Indonesia.
- Hwang had no immediate plans to write a sequel to Squid Game and planned instead to return to writing films. However, he stated he did not have well-developed plans for a follow-up story and if he were to write one, he would likely have a staff of writers and directors to help.
- Hwang mentioned to a South Korean film magazine. about the colours in the uniforms: “We paid attention to the color contrast because both groups wore team uniforms. Wearing uniforms of the same color is to symbolize the elimination of individuality and personality.”
- owever, they had to stop filming in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea. Therefore, Squid Game resumed filming in September 2020. That is the reason why this story is set in 2020.
- The shapes on the masks were inspired by an ant colony.
- Upon entering the filming location, the cast of Squid Game was surprised by the design of the filming set. The size and details are exactly the same as what we saw in the series.
- There are 456 people participating in Squid Game. Not only did Hwang Dong-hyuk build the actual set, but the filming actually involved 456 people.
- The paintings on the dorm walls foreshadow the games
