A game that can wipe away all financial problems in an instant—the only catch is hundreds of people have to die for this windfall to change someone’s life. Squid Game is an hour-long drama series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk (Collectors). The show follows a group of impoverished individuals experiencing different socioeconomic hardships, ranging from being a migrant worker to having a gambling addiction, competing alongside each other to win 45.6 billion won. The game takes on a sinister tone when it’s revealed that the price of losing the game is one’s life.

If you want to check out Squid Game—and you should, since everyone is—here's how to watch:

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What Is the Viewing Experience Like For Squid Game?

Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game
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Rife in-class commentary directed towards the wage gap found in South Korea (though capitalism in all corners of the world can be lumped into the show's critique) like Parasite mixed with a gory romp like Danganronpa, Squid Game is a dramatic thriller for contemporary times, internet memeification and all. Enjoying reality television but nudged by the nagging thought that a particular show would be much better if they all just killed each other—look no further, Squid Game invests just as much into its ensemble cast’s issues as it does in the reality of corralling human beings into a deathmatch. The show pulls no punches with its graphic imagery, but it does offer a pointed critique of this barbaric game...and capitalism.

Where Can You Stream Squid Game?

The cast of Squid Game
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Squid Game began streaming on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and all of the episodes were made available immediately.

Netflix subscriptions include $8.99/month for a basic plan, $13.99/month for a standard plan, 17.99/month for a premium plan. Each plan varies in the number of simultaneous streams that are allowed: 1 for the basic plan, 2 for the standard plan, and 4 for the premium plan.

The show would be considered a foreign language program for American viewers as it was written and voiced in Korean. However, Netflix offers dubbed viewing in English, German, Spanish, and French; along with subtitled viewing in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese. Being one of the highest-rated and most-viewed Netflix programs to date, on track to beat out the platform's other most viewed program, Bridgerton, Squid Game is definitely worth the purchase of any of the subscriptions.

What Are Similar Shows on Netflix?

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Hungry for another show with suspenseful competitions and dark implications? Alice in Borderland is a Japanese drama with similar themes and a similar number of episodes. If watching a show from a different part of the world with similar feelings of escaping captivity is on the agenda, Level 16 is a great film that also codes in some sci-fi elements. Possibly the furthest suggestion from the others, The Uncanny Counter is a series that is also set in Korea but deals with a hidden supernatural world alongside Korea’s everyday life that is kept at bay by a group of working-class individuals. Netflix boasts a vast catalog of international films and TV shows, all just one click away.

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