Squid Game: How South Korea’s social inequality inspired Netflix’s biggest ever hit
Have you watched Squid Game yet? Since its release, the South Korean drama has become a global sensation, making it Netflix’s biggest series launch to date. Sorcha Pollak speaks to Irish Times Features writer Patrick Freyne about the phenomenal success of the series and what's behind its global appeal, while Dr Kevin Cawley, Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies at UCC gives an insight into the socio-economic inequality at the heart of the story, reflected in the lives of the 456 contestants.
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