Why It Ranks
The show that made the whole world watch Korean television.
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The Review
Squid Game became the most-watched Netflix series in history and turned Korean entertainment into a global force. Hwang Dong-hyuk's survival drama about desperate debtors playing children's games for a deadly cash prize struck a nerve about economic inequality that transcended language and culture. The red light, green light sequence became an instant global meme.
Fun Fact
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote the script in 2008 but was rejected by every studio for over a decade. Netflix finally greenlit it in 2019, and it became their biggest show ever.
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