Squid Game: Minimalist Chic and Spaces of Oppression
People die in Squid Game. Lots of people. But while violence is one of the most appealing ingredients for the success (or failure) of a television show, that's not the only reason the series has become so popular worldwide. Pop culture, mesmerizing scenarios, and a plot full of social metaphors all contribute to this.
![Squid Game: Minimalist Chic and Spaces of Oppression](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/615b/9cf8/f91c/81d7/0700/0069/medium_jpg/FAXQWRwWUAIR2SK.jpg?1633393894#)
![Maze-like hallway. Screenshot from the series. Courtesy of Netflix Maze-like hallway. Screenshot from the series. Courtesy of Netflix](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/615b/9cf8/f91c/81d7/0700/0069/medium_jpg/FAXQWRwWUAIR2SK.jpg?1633393894)
People die in Squid Game. Lots of people. But while violence is one of the most appealing ingredients for the success (or failure) of a television show, that's not the only reason the series has become so popular worldwide. Pop culture, mesmerizing scenarios, and a plot full of social metaphors all contribute to this.
Available for streaming since September 2021, the Netflix series Squid Game “will definitely be our biggest non-English language show in the world, for sure,” and has “a very good chance it’s going to be our biggest show ever,” according to Ted Sarandos, the platform's co-CEO and Head of Content. The survivor thriller by director Hwang Dong-hyuk tells the story of a group of 456 people who are deeply in debt competing to win 45.6 billion won (around €33 million, $38 million) in prize money.