• Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us
Thursday, July 7, 2022
DashFUN
Flipboard
  • Home
  • Movies
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Series
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Video Games
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
No Result
View All Result
DashFUN
  • Home
  • Movies
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Series
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Video Games
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
No Result
View All Result
DashFUN
Flipboard
Home Series News

Netflix: Squid Game reminds you of other movies and series? U.S. too ! – News Series on TV

October 3, 2021
in News
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Find out which films and series share common points with “Squid Game”, the Korean series currently in the first position of the most viewed programs on the platform!

Netflix

A week after its release, hard not to have heard of Squid Game, which has become the first Korean series to dominate the ranking of the most viewed programs on Netflix. Leader in more than 76 countries, the program fascinates as much for its breathtaking concept as for the personality of its main characters.

While the creator of the series Hwang Dong-hyeok admitted in an interview to have been inspired by several Japanese manga, here are the three films and series that remind us of the new Netflix phenomenon!

Battle Royale, for the cruelty of its concept

Netflix: Squid Game reminds you of other movies and series? U.S. too ! - News Series on TV
Toho / Netflix

Squid Game was directly inspired by Battle Royale, it is also an influence fully assumed by its creator Hwang Dong-hyeok. In an interview with Variety, the latter admitted to having imagined the series – originally conceived as a film – by reading several manga, including Battle royale.

At first glance, the connection between the Korean series and the film by Kinji Fukasaku (taken from the novel by Kōshun Takami) seems obvious. However, the concept of the two plots differs on several points; in Battle Royale, students are chosen to fight to the death until the last survivor is declared the winner. There is nothing to be gained, and winners of previous editions are sometimes brought to participate in other royal battles, as “volunteers”.

In Squid Game, the events offer both individual and collective events, while the players participate on a voluntary basis (they also have the possibility of interrupting the game at any time, provided that the decision is voted by the majority players).

Parasite, for his political speech

Netflix: Squid Game reminds you of other movies and series? U.S. too ! - News Series on TV
The Jokers / Netflix

Their nationality is obviously not the only common point linking the film Parasite to the Squid Game series. In either case, South Korean society has come under the scrutiny of satire against the background of inequality of wealth. In Bong Joon-ho’s feature film, a penniless family comes to the service of the Parks; little by little gaining their confidence, they find themselves dreaming of being able to lead a privileged life themselves.

In Squid Game, the precariousness of the protagonists is also the element serving as a basis for the plot. Riddled with unpayable debts, the characters in the series actually have no choice but to participate in these killings disguised as games. At the same time, extremely wealthy spectators do not hesitate to bet on their favorite candidates, the sums involved having in their eyes more importance than the lives of the participants.

Does money empower the most privileged over the poor? This is indeed the common theme of the two works, a universal subject which probably explains their respective success with the general public.

Alice in Borderland, for phenomenal success on Netflix

Netflix: Squid Game reminds you of other movies and series? U.S. too ! - News Series on TV
Netflix

One success can hide another on Netflix… A few months before the Squid Game phenomenon, another Asian series aroused enthusiasm on the platform. At the end of 2020, the broadcast of the adaptation of the manga Alice in Borderland was indeed a great success, causing the manga to be out of stock.

Squid Game is not an adaptation of a manga, nor of a webtoon (a very popular comic book format in South Korea). But its phenomenal success on Netflix does indeed seem to follow the already triumphant reception ofAlice in Borderland Note also that the two series offer relatively similar concepts, with protagonists involved without knowing it in extremely dangerous games.

Unlike the Japanese series, Squid Game has yet to be renewed for a second season, with creator Hwang Dong-hyeok having recently said he hasn’t yet thought about how to continue his story.

Series Squid Game can be found now in full and exclusively on Netflix!

Share61Tweet38SendShare

Related Posts

'Death Note' Series Coming From Duffer Brothers
News

‘Death Note’ Series Coming From Duffer Brothers

July 7, 2022
"Pretty Little Liars" is coming back – but not as you think: First horror(!) trailer for "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin"
News

“Pretty Little Liars” is coming back – but not as you think: First horror(!) trailer for “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”

July 7, 2022
Trailer of 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
News

Trailer of ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’

July 6, 2022
Imminent MCU disappointment: Sorry, "Ms. Marvel" – but the end of episode 5 is cheeky!
News

Imminent MCU disappointment: Sorry, “Ms. Marvel” – but the end of episode 5 is cheeky!

July 6, 2022
Bad news for fans: Amazon Prime stamps new open-ended sci-fi series after just one season
News

Bad news for fans: Amazon Prime stamps new open-ended sci-fi series after just one season

July 6, 2022
Netflix, Stranger Things Announced 4's New Records
News

Netflix, Stranger Things Announced 4’s New Records

July 6, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT

Popular

  • Sophie Cross on France 2: will there be a season 2?  – News Series on TV

    Sophie Cross on France 2: will there be a season 2? – News Series on TV

    379 shares
    Share 152 Tweet 95
  • Delicious: discover the recipe for the famous dish concocted by Grégory Gadebois in the film

    229 shares
    Share 90 Tweet 57
  • surprise in “Avatar 2” trailer: Is that the dead villain from part 1? – DashFUN News

    159 shares
    Share 63 Tweet 40
  • “Thor: Love and Thunder”Is There Loki In?

    153 shares
    Share 61 Tweet 38
  • Balthazar on TF1: a major cliffhanger for this end of season 4

    182 shares
    Share 73 Tweet 46
DashFUN

© 2022 DashFUN

Navigate Site

  • Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Movies
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Series
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Video Games
    • News
    • Articles
    • Reviews

© 2022 DashFUN

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.