Netflix has shared the first teaser for their controversial Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality competition that turns the hit South Korean television show into a last-person-standing battle for $4.56 million. In the teaser, 456 real people attempt to “survive” the show’s now-infamous deadly children’s games, like “Red Light, Green …
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When Netflix announced its reality game show Squid Game: The Challenge, it immediately drew the ire of fans who’d sat through the original twisted South Korean thriller, about a group of poor people recruited to compete in a series of deadly games for millions in prize money, and wondered: How …
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Netflix’s attempt to turn Squid Game — the harrowing South Korean smash about the ravages of capitalism — into an actual reality competition appears to be going about as well as you might imagine: Several contestants reportedly required medical attention earlier this week as production began in the U.K., Variety …
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Squid Game actor O Yeong-su, who won a Golden Globe for his role in the dystopian Korean drama, has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct after he allegedly touched a woman inappropriately. The 78-year-old was indicted by South Korean prosecutors on Nov. 24 after a woman alleged that the …
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After becoming the first non-English language series to be nominated for some of America’s top television prizes, Squid Game secured its place in Emmy history Monday, Sept. 12, when Lee Jung-jae took home the award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The win marks the first time in Emmy …
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Squid Game has made Emmy history, becoming the first non-English language series to be nominated for some of America’s top television prizes. The searing South Korean satire/survival series, which became a global hit upon its arrival last year, picked up 14 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. Stars …
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