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Squid Game

Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojingeo geim) is a South Korean dystopian survival thriller drama television series created, written, and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. The series depicts a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of children's games that result in death if…

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Genre
Dystopian · Survival · Thriller · Drama
Budget
US$21.4 million (season 1) · ₩100 billion (US$68.9 million) (seasons 2–3)
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Cinematography
Lee Hyung-deok (season 1) · Kim Ji-yong (season 2)
Country of origin
South Korea
Created by
Hwang Dong-hyuk

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Squid Game

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Edges198
Triples194
Avg. degree1.99
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Squid Game

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related to Introduced in season 1 · 40
Squid Game → After, Ali Abdul, Anupam Tripathi, Cho Sang-woo, Front Man, Games, Gi-hun, Han Mi-nyeo, He, Heo Sung-tae, Her, Hwang In-ho, Hwang Jun-ho, IPA-label-small, Jang Deok-su, Ji-yeong, Jung Ho-yeon, Kang Sae-byeok, Kim Joo-ryoung, Korean
related to Music · 24
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related to Related works · 21
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related to Plot · 20
Squid Game → Accepting, After, At, Cho Sang-woo, Choi Woo-seok, Front Man, Front Man's, Gi-hun, Hwang Jun-ho, In, In South Korea, Jun-ho, Kang No-eul, Kang Sae-byeok, Kim Jun-hee, North Korean, Park Jung-bae, Seong Gi-hun, The, US
related to Marketing · 12
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has impact · 11
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related to Viewership · 11
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related to Themes and analysis · 9
Squid Game → As, During, He, Hwang, Korean, So, South Korea, They're, This
Genre · 4
Squid Game → Drama, Dystopian, Survival, Thriller
related to Release · 4
Squid Game → December, June, September, The

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Squid GameBudgetUS$21.4 million (season 1)1.00infobox
Squid GameBudget₩100 billion (US$68.9 million) (seasons 2–3)1.00infobox
Squid GameCamera setupMulti-camera1.00infobox
Squid GameCinematographyLee Hyung-deok (season 1)1.00infobox
Squid GameCinematographyKim Ji-yong (season 2)1.00infobox
Squid GameCountry of originSouth Korea1.00infobox
Squid GameCreated byHwang Dong-hyuk1.00infobox
Squid GameDirected byHwang Dong-hyuk1.00infobox
Squid GameEditorNam Na-yeong1.00infobox
Squid GameExecutive producersKim Ji-yeon1.00infobox
Squid GameExecutive producersHwang Dong-hyuk1.00infobox
Squid GameGenreDystopian1.00infobox
Squid GameGenreSurvival1.00infobox
Squid GameGenreThriller1.00infobox
Squid GameGenreDrama1.00infobox
Squid GameHangul오징어 게임1.00infobox
Squid GameMROjingŏ keim1.00infobox
Squid GameMusic byJung Jae-il1.00infobox
Squid GameNetworkNetflix1.00infobox
Squid GameNo. of episodes221.00infobox
Squid GameNo. of seasons31.00infobox
Squid GameOriginal languageKorean1.00infobox
Squid GameProducersHan Heung-seok1.00infobox
Squid GameProducersKim Ji-eun (season 2)1.00infobox
Squid GameProduction companySiren Pictures Inc.1.00infobox
Squid GameReleaseSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) – June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27)1.00infobox
Squid GameRROjingeo geim1.00infobox
Squid GameRunning time33–76 minutes1.00infobox
Squid GameStarringLee Jung-jae1.00infobox
Squid GameStarringLee Byung-hun1.00infobox

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