Popular Netflix Show ‘Squid Game’ is directed and written by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The drama series aired on Netflix on September 17th ,2021 and has been a global hit, since then. Here is everything that you need know about the trending show.
1. The drama series stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.
2. It was predominantly shot in Daejeon City in central Korea.
3. In the third episode of the show, the contestants had to carefully carve out a shape in a fragile piece of Dalgona candy. Dalgona coffee had become a global sensation during the pandemic and the show has once again resurfaced the craze.
4. The plot of the show revolves around a contest of 456 debt-ridden players, who engage in deadly children’s games in order to win multi-million dollars.
5. Just like the show, its memes had taken over by the internet in no time.
6. The show was originally scripted back in 2008 but unfortunately it did not find any producers to back it.
7. The nine-hour series was initially going to be a movie but Netflix decided to turn it into a show by adding additional characters.
