{"id":16735,"date":"2025-07-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.insinio.fr\/squid-game-what-is-the-phenomenal-success-of-the-south-korean-netflix-series-made-of\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T11:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:32:13","slug":"squid-game-what-is-the-phenomenal-success-of-the-south-korean-netflix-series-made-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/tv-shows\/squid-game-what-is-the-phenomenal-success-of-the-south-korean-netflix-series-made-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid Game: Throwback to the phenomenal success of the South Korean Netflix series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squid Game | Bande-annonce officielle VF | Netflix France\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYoD8oOH31M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2><em>Squid Game<\/em>: 40% <em>Hunger Games<\/em><i> <\/i>and\u00a0<em>Battle Royale<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Squid Game<\/i><\/strong> tells the story of penniless heroes who agree to play fatal games to win millions of dollars. This gory version of the game &#8220;One, two, three, sun&#8221;\u00a0 which turns out to be as scary as it is addictive seems on paper to be the most original. But its aesthetic mix\u00a0\u00a0 of playful and cruel elements\u00a0is very reminiscent of the <i><strong>Hunger Games<\/strong> saga,\u00a0<\/i> starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numero.com\/cinema\/biopic-sue-mengers-hollywood-jennifer-lawrence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Lawrence<\/a>\u00a0in the title role of Katniss Everdeen, \u00a0as well as the cult Japanese film <i>Battle Royale<\/i>. In <i>The Hunger Games<\/i>, we are immersed in a dystopian world organized into castes (the &#8220;districts&#8221;)\u00a0 where a game show aims to control the people through fear. Released in 2000, <strong><em>Battle Royale<\/em> <\/strong>plunges into a country in the Far East of the future reminiscent of Japan. In the midst of a rebellion of the young people, a survival program in the form of a fierce battle is voted by the adults. In<strong> <i>Squid Game<\/i><\/strong>, as in these two works that fascinated teenagers and their parents alike, the bloody fights bring to light the darkest sides of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alice in Borderland | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49_44FFKZ1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>20% manga and video games for the\u00a0survival game scenario\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><i>Squid Game<\/i><br \/><\/strong> evokes a lot, by its exaltation of violence as well as by its importance given to rules and trials, video games and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numero.com\/art\/julien-ceccaldi-manga-dessin-toile-film-animation-balthus-shojo-nan-goldin-catherine-breillat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manga<\/a> , a whole section of which is part of a <i>survival game<\/i> tradition. Some fans of the graphic novel<i> Children&#8217;s Games<\/i>, created by <strong>Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Akeji Fujimura,<\/strong> have raised\u00a0the similarities between the two works. In<strong> <i>Children&#8217;s Games<\/i>,<\/strong> we find a figurine called Daruma close to the very disturbing giant doll from <strong><i>Squid Game<\/i>.<\/strong> The South Korean series,\u00a0 which has been at the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numero.com\/musique\/britney-spears-jamie-spears-tutelle-netflix-framing-britney-vs-spears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Netflix<\/a> charts since its launch, also mentions another surprise success of the platform,<i> <strong>Alice in Borderland <\/strong><\/i>(2020).<i> <\/i>This adaptation of a famous manga features a young man who is passionate about video games and his friends trying to extricate\u00a0 themselves \u2013\u00a0 for their survival \u2013\u00a0 from\u00a0dangerous\u00a0situations in a dark Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PARASITE - Bande-annonce officielle - Le 5 juin au cin\u00e9ma\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RqNcorpHgTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>20% <em>Parasite<\/em> for its social aspect<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being South Korean, <strong><i>Squid Game <\/i><\/strong>follows in the footsteps<strong> of the 2019\u00a0 Palme d&#8217;Or<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numero.com\/cinema\/parasite-oscars-bong-joon-ho-meilleur-film-coree-etranger-numero-magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parasite<\/a><\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>by its social scope<strong>.<\/strong> Even if<strong> the Netflix series <\/strong>imagined by\u00a0<strong>Hwang Dong-hyeok<\/strong>\u00a0does not have the\u00a0virtuosity and subtlety of\u00a0 <strong>Bong Joon-ho&#8217;s<\/strong> masterpiece, in both cases it is a question of their directors\u00a0evoking the inequalities of their\u00a0country, but also the financial injustices\u00a0that persist\u00a0in the rest of the world. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numero.com\/cinema\/bong-joon-ho-mostra-de-venise-president-78-eme-edition-coree-italie-parasite-memories-of-murder-nomadland-cate-blanchett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bong Joon-ho&#8217;s<\/a> feature film, an unemployed family puts itself at the service of a wealthy family. In <strong><i>Squid Game<\/i>,<\/strong> it is precariousness and debt\u00a0that push the protagonists to embark on deadly games: the characters are forced to participate in what could lead to their downfall so as not to wither away from anything else. A chilling and metaphysical irony that explains the profound impact\u00a0on viewers\u00a0of the series, which is on its way to becoming the most watched\u00a0non-English program on <strong>Netflix.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/499Aiwh_If0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>10% <em>Kill Bill<\/em> for its pop side\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>With its pop side in its staging of violence, <strong><i>Squid Game<\/i> <\/strong>is reminiscent of many moments of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numero.com\/cinema\/arte-documentaire-qt8-quentien-tarantino-tara-wood-tim-roth-christoph-waltz-bruce-dern-michael-madson-diane-kr%C3%BCger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quentin Tarantino<\/a><br \/><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0who happens to be a big fan of <i><strong>Battle Royale<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0especially the insane\u00a0<i><strong>Kill Bill<\/strong> <\/i>(2003), very influenced by Asian culture. In both cases, we do not come out of these bloodbaths unscathed, designed as paintings with elaborate colors and an explosive soundtrack.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLACK MIRROR Bandersnatch Bande annonce VF (Netflix, 2018)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6-HaZ0zK6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>10% <em>Black\u00a0Mirror<\/em> for the dystopian scenario<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>A scathing satire of the shortcomings of a\u00a0contemporary society ready to do anything for money,<strong> <i>Squid Game<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong>makes viewers think about their own difficulties and behaviors. What would we do in the place of the protagonists trapped in these demonic games? Would we give up the game? These questions were already the strength of <strong><i>Black Mirror <\/i><\/strong>(2011), an anthology series which, through the establishment of a dystopia, alerted over the course of its episodes\u00a0and different stories\u00a0to the dangers of technology and other demons forged by men.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Squid Game (2021) by Hwang Dong-hyuk, available on Netflix.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squid Game: 40% Hunger Games and\u00a0Battle Royale Squid Game tells the story of penniless heroes [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/tv-shows\/squid-game-what-is-the-phenomenal-success-of-the-south-korean-netflix-series-made-of\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Squid Game: Throwback to the phenomenal success of the South Korean Netflix 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