Squid Game
Netflix has a monster hit on its hands with Squid Game, its most traditional Korean drama ever, and what’s shaping up to be one of its most-watched international-language productions interval. The quilt is planted at #1 on the service, even in the US, and has been trending on social media non-end since its open.
I’ve seen something attention-grabbing occurring with Netflix though in the wake of Squid Game’s reputation. Squid Game is basically so standard that it’s causing a surge of attention-grabbing in identical reveals that Netflix presents, so noteworthy in divulge that it’s boosting them to the “trending” page, despite many being older.
Two critical examples?
Alice in Borderland
Lawful now the first cover listed on my Trending on Netflix tab is Alice in Borderland, which at the starting up became launched in December of 2020. It’s a Japanese series about opponents playing a lethal sport in an deserted, post-apocalyptic Tokyo, and it’s some of the reveals you are going to be in a process to straight away imply to folks after observing Squid Game, because of the similarities. Clearly it’s labored, and it’s surging in reputation as we talk.
Candy Home
The 2nd is Candy Home, which became previously Netflix’s most traditional Korean drama earlier than this. That cover chronicles a landscape where folks comprise grew to change into into monsters, and a young man must defend those in his constructing, rising to the say. No games right here, but it’s with out a doubt a identical vibe and one other immense, brutal Korean series, one other easy recommendation after Squid Game. That cover too is a pair of three hundred and sixty five days passe, popping out at nearly about the identical time as Alice in Borderland.
Each and every of these reveals are trending despite neither releasing original episodes or a original season. It’s essentially horny the Squid Game stamp. Netflix has not yet renewed Candy Home, though it has renewed Alice in Borderland. Squid Game itself has not been given a season 2 yet, but it’s as dawdle thing. The most easy area is that the man who wrote and directed every episode, Hwang Dong-hyuk, is uncertain about future suggestions for the quilt, and he says he’ll need assist if he returns for one other season.
My bet is that Squid Game will return for a 2nd season in the terminate, and I bet Candy Home will too. Netflix veritably takes a weirdly lengthy amongst of time to greenlight stuff love that, but Candy Home would possibly per chance perchance well moreover take pleasure on this extra surge in reputation as folks desire extra of their Squid Game fix.
As ever, peer Squid Game when you haven’t, it’s distinctive, and I can’t wait to respect extra of it.
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Remove up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is moreover on audiobook.
