The backstory of protagonist Seong Gi-hun, a car factory worker who was laid off and later went on strike, was also inspired by a real-life event: a 2009 strike at the SsangYong Motor factory, where ...

In South Korea, much of the domestic reaction to 'Squid Game' has focused not on plot but on the prestige it has brought to ...

The most successful South Korean TV series in history, Squid Game sped up a golden age of ‘Hallyu’ while provoking serious ...

With the release of each season of Squid Game, the internet becomes flooded with claims linking the Netflix show with the ...

The record is just the latest achievement for the season—”Squid Game” also broke the Netflix three-day streaming record with ...

Park Sung-hoon, who played Player 120 in Squid Game, has been officially cast in a new TV drama following a recent scandal.

The Squid Game creator has said the show’s overall story is based on his own economic struggles, as well as the class disparity in South Korea and capitalism. There, work/life balance is reportedly at ...

The first season of the hit South Korean survival series took Netflix by storm during the Covid pandemic, and later, the ...

Even though we've been told that this is the final season, I have my doubts…and even some worries for the franchise. Like ...

Squid Game Season 3 has a new set of VIPs – here’s the cast members who play them and why they’re the worst thing about the ...

Viewers believe Squid Game could be loosely based on “true events” that took place in South Korea in 1986. Popular social ...

Amid the re-fuelled speculations of South Korea's internment camp 'Brothers Home' serving as an inspiration for Netflix's hit ...