Squid Game
DramaThriller2021Rated 7.9
Gi-hun, a gambler deep in debt, accepts a stranger's invitation to play children's games for a huge cash prize, then wakes among hundreds of numbered players who learn losing means death.
Starring Lee Jung Jae, Wi Ha Joon, Lee Byung Hun
Status
Ended
3 seasons, last aired Fri, 27 Jun 2025
Is it for me?
Thriller fans who can take real brutality, and want it staged in a children's playground, will get a lot out of this. The sets are bright and toy-like while masked guards run each round. In the dalgona game, Gi-hun licks the candy to loosen the umbrella shape he drew, and you see how a desperate person improvises. Lee Jung-jae plays him as a tired, likeable man.
Before you start
Most episodes are built around one game, so the pace stays even, and the second season has the players vote after every round.
3 seasons, 22 episodes, 59 min each, about 21 hours so far
This show
Gi-hun, a gambler deep in debt, accepts a stranger's invitation to play children's games for a huge cash prize, then wakes among hundreds of numbered players who learn losing means death.
Starring Lee Jung Jae, Wi Ha Joon, Lee Byung Hun
Is it for me?
Thriller fans who can take real brutality, and want it staged in a children's playground, will get a lot out of this. The sets are bright and toy-like while masked guards run each round. In the dalgona game, Gi-hun licks the candy to loosen the umbrella shape he drew, and you see how a desperate person improvises. Lee Jung-jae plays him as a tired, likeable man.
Before you start
Most episodes are built around one game, so the pace stays even, and the second season has the players vote after every round.
3 seasons, 22 episodes, 59 min each, about 21 hours so far
- E01Red Light, Green LightAired Fri 17 Sept
- E02HellAired Fri 17 Sept
- E03The Man with the UmbrellaAired Fri 17 Sept
- E04Stick to the TeamAired Fri 17 Sept
- E05A Fair WorldAired Fri 17 Sept
- E06GganbuAired Fri 17 Sept
- E07VIPSAired Fri 17 Sept
- E08Front ManAired Fri 17 Sept
- E09One Lucky DayAired Fri 17 Sept
- S01E01Red Light, Green Light17 Sept 2021
- S01E02Hell17 Sept 2021
- S01E03The Man with the Umbrella17 Sept 2021
- S01E04Stick to the Team17 Sept 2021
- S01E05A Fair World17 Sept 2021
- S01E06Gganbu17 Sept 2021
- S01E07VIPS17 Sept 2021
- S01E08Front Man17 Sept 2021
- S01E09One Lucky Day17 Sept 2021