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Brand new Netflix thriller series compared to Squid Game is leaving people traumatised

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Updated 09:21 20 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 14:58 20 May 2024 GMT+1

Brand new Netflix thriller series compared to Squid Game is leaving people traumatised

Netflix viewers can't help but compare the series to Squid Game

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Squid Game fans are Spider-Man memeing one another as Netflix drops a similarly terrifying series.

The new South Korean show tells the story of eight people who are desperate for a few quid and have been invited to take part in a shady reality TV show.

Sound familiar?

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Contestants soon find themselves trapped in an eight-storey building in Seoul and the longer they stay, the more money they can earn.

Netflix viewers can't help but compare the series to Squid Game. (Netflix)
Netflix viewers can't help but compare the series to Squid Game. (Netflix)

The only difference is that all resources apart from food and water cost 1000 times more than normal prices.

As a live and unseen audience watch on behind the looking-glass, all eight contestants are forced to fight for their life.

Because if one dies, everyone loses.

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Take a look at the trailer for The 8 Show below:

Written and directed by Han Jae-rim, the dark comedy thriller is based on the Naver webtoons, Money Game and Pie Game, by Bae Jin-soo.

The premise centres around the idea that time really is money, as a countdown clock ticks down day by day.

Along the way, they have to figure out the hidden rules of the game before the time runs out.

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As you can imagine, the group start to turn on each other.

Viewers have largely been loving the series. (Netflix)
Viewers have largely been loving the series. (Netflix)

And viewers have been left unsettled by the 'messed up' series, as one person commented: "Squid Game vibes but this one is so psychologically messed up.

"I love it. Really focuses on human nature and hierarchy."

"While it was more intelligently written than Squid Game (and also more creative), at the end of the day it wasn't as hard-hitting as squid game," another person wrote.

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"Still a masterpiece tho, watched all episodes in one day."

"One of the best series ever! Watched it in one day, because you just can't stop watching," a third said.

A fourth commented that the show had them 'screaming at their TV', adding: "Worth the watch."

Earlier this year, Netflix gave us a first look at the eagerly anticipated Squid Game season two.

It's far from a Squid Game rip off. (Netflix)
It's far from a Squid Game rip off. (Netflix)

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Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed the show, previously spoke to Associated Press about the unbelievable reception that season one received, and the desire among fans around the world to see more.

In 2021, the director said: "So, there's been so much pressure, so much demand, and so much love for a second season. So I almost feel like you leave us no choice.

"But, I will say there will indeed be a second season. It's in my head right now. I'm in the planning process currently. But I do think it's too early to say when and how that's going to happen."

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Netflix, TV, Squid Game, Money

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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