Written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, released globally on Netflix September 17, 2021. Within 28 days it became Netflix's most-watched series ever (~1.65B viewing hours). Plot: debt-laden contestants play deadly variations of Korean children's games (
红绿灯 — 'Red Light, Green Light',
抠糖饼 — 'dalgona',
鱿鱼游戏 — squid game itself) for a 45.6 billion won prize.
