According to a popular rumor, the show was inspired by a real 1986 hostage situation in which captives had to "complete ...

"Squid Game" is described on IMDb as a show in which "hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to ...

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said his own financial struggles, Japanese comics and the 2009 SSangyong strikes fired ...

To know the true story that inspired Squid Game, we must go back to the 70s and 80s, when South Korea was under an ...

Only two weeks have passed since the second season of 'Squid Game' arrived on Netflix and it has already managed to become ...

Did the global hit Squid Game draw from real-life events? Rumours tie it to a 1986 incident in Korea's Demilitarised Zone and ...

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The Brothers Home atrocity is considered to be one of the darkest human rights violations in South Korean history.

AI-generated images of an abandoned building have spread in social media posts falsely claiming they show a bunker that ...

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk claims that the story of Gi-hun being laid off was inspired by the 2009 Ssangyong Motor strikes in South Korea, as well as his own financial struggles.

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First, there was the 'accidental' reveal of the Squid Game Season 3 premiere date, June 27, 2025, which was quickly deleted.