SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from “Squid Game” Season 2 finale, now streaming on Netflix. Facing betrayal from an inside man infiltrating the Squid Games is nothing new for Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) within the twisted “Squid Game” universe. When the first season of the Korean drama released on Netflix in 2021, watching […]
Warning: spoilers for Squid Game season two ahead Is it possible to get PTSD from a television show? Squid Game is not listed as a cause in any medical journals, but bingeing the second season of Netflix’s global hit left me feeling like the haunted figure in Edvard Munch’s The Scream. The first season of […]
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from “Squid Game” Season 2 finale, now streaming on Netflix. Game over — for now. “Squid Game” Season 2 concluded its seventh and final episode with the brutal murder of Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) best friend Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan) right before his eyes. Jung-bae is shot dead by Squid […]
With 456 players involved at the titular deadly competition in “Squid Game,” viewers are sure to have a hard time keeping every character straight when they start binge-watching Season 2 at launch on Dec. 26. The good news is, not every one of those players is essential to the story of Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) return […]
It’s been 1,196 days since Netflix premiered, with little promotion and no reviews, an odd South Korean drama about economic desperation, bloodsport and childhood games that quickly became one of its most-watched series. That’s a long hiatus — even by the erratic release standards of post-COVID, post-strike television — so I forced myself to do […]
Netflix is not holding back when it comes to the return of Squid Gamethe streamer’s biggest show of all time, as it held an immersive premiere and fan event in Los Angeles on Thursday. Los Angeles City College’s athletic field was converted into a recreation of the games, featuring the iconic “Red Light, Green Light” (with […]
With an enormous Young-hee doll towering ominously above them, the creator and stars of Squid Game met the press in South Korea on Monday to publicly discuss the second season of Netflix‘s most-watched show for the first time. Fans and influencers who had flocked to Seoul from across the globe for the occasion could be […]
Keira Knightley’s long-awaited return to a high profile project; Sabrina Carpenter and friends getting everyone ready for Christmas; Angelina Jolie bringing the legendary Maria Callas to life; Tyler Perry telling the story of a women and POC only WWII Army unit; the NFL attempting to institute a new streaming Christmas tradition; and the return of […]
Who needs upfronts anyway? Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, Netflix‘s first live sporting event, has been stuffed with Netflix promotion during its first broadcast hour. The main event began at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, and almost immediately there was plenty of Netflix self-promotion. The initial bit of entertainment before the first fight was a […]
(Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Getty Images Netflix, which has seen share prices rocket back to pandemic-era heights over the past few months, reported another 5.1 million subscribers today, puffing up its global customer base to nearly 283 million. That keeps it easily as the biggest streaming service on the planet. But so what? Yes, the […]
