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SQUID GAME: Korean original series 'Squid Game' becomes global hit

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‘Squid Game’ is set to become Netflix’s most-streamed series ever. It currently tops global ranking on Netflix and it's the first Korean series to claim the number 1 spot in the US. It's about a game show where about 500 people who are in debt forced to compete in life or death versions of classic children's games like "Red light, Green light" with the promise of millions of dollars at stake for the winner. A winner-takes all game, plotting against each other and people get killed off. We would describe Squid Game as a little Hunger Games-esque but even more violent. The Korean language drama is so hyper violent but that hasn't slowed down the millions of fans obsessed with the series.  A phenomena, Squid Game has a rare 100 critics rating on rotten tomatoes and it's number 1 in 90 countries. There's also a crazy plot-twist in the end. That's why some think it's a good show.  Korean TV shows and movies along with other cultural exports like K-b