Our society reflected in Squid Game: Korea Herald


A still from Squid Game - which dresses deadly children's games in candy colours. - NETFLIX

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network): Recently, the Korean television series Squid Game has become the top-rated programme on Netflix in many countries, including Korea.

Squid Game tells the story of 456 desperate and down-and-out men and women who decide to go through a cut-throat survival game for an astronomical prize: 45.6 billion won (S$52 million). The problem is that only the final survivor can get the prize money, while all of the others must die along the way.

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