Squid Game
Premise
In South Korea, Seong Gi-hun, a divorced father and indebted gambling addict who lives with his elderly mother, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize. Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location where he finds himself among 455 other players who are all in deep financial trouble. The players are made to wear green tracksuits and are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the Front Man), who wears a black mask and black uniform. The players soon discover that losing a game results in their deaths, with each death contributing ₩100 million (US$87,400) to the potential ₩45.6 billion (US$39.86 million) grand prize. Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo) and North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok, to try to survive the games' physical and psychological twists, while detective Hwang Jun-ho infiltrates the games as one of the guards to find his missing brother.
Premise
In the third and final season, Gi-hun and the players fight for survival in ever-deadlier games, which have dire consequences. In-ho welcomes the VIPs) while his brother Jun-ho continues the search for the island, unaware of a traitor in their midst.
Season 1 (2021)
<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>"Red Light, Green Light" Transliteration: "Mugunghwa kkochi pideon nal" (Korean: 무궁화 꽃이 피던 날)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>"Hell" Transliteration: "Jiok" (Korean: 지옥)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>"The Man with the Umbrella" Transliteration: "Usaneul sseun namja" (Korean: 우산을 쓴 남자)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>"Stick to the Team" Transliteration: "Jjollyeodo pyeonmeokgi" (Korean: 쫄려도 편먹기)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>"A Fair World" Transliteration: "Pyeongdeunghan sesang" (Korean: 평등한 세상)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>"Gganbu" Transliteration: "Kkanbu" (Korean: 깐부)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>"VIPS"</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>"Front Man" Transliteration: "Peuronteumaen" (Korean: 프론트맨)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>"One Lucky Day" Transliteration: "Unsu joeun nal" (Korean: 운수 좋은 날)</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>Hwang Dong-hyuk</td><td>September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)</td></tr></tbody></table>
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