Squid Game centers around a series of innocent childhood games turned dark.
Here’s the origin of each game in order, and their deeper meanings.
BothThe Hunger GamesandSquid Game’s premise involves contestants participating in violent games so that survive.
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Squid Game is a South Korean series released in 2021 about financially struggling individuals who are invited to participate in a series of children’s games. The competition offers a lucrative prize but comes with perilous consequences, as the players soon discover the lethal stakes involved in each round.
