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One of the newest additions coming to Netflix in 2024 is the K-drama The 8 Show, which has similar themes that will entice Squid Game fans.
Netflix just announced a plethora of upcoming installments to popular K-dramas. Everything from Sweet Home Season 3 to Hellbound Season 2, and an official first teaser to Squid Game Season 2. But the year will also bring a newcomer, The 8 Show.
As part of Netflix’s teaser special, it released clips of the new thriller that has a similar quest for money in a high-stakes environment to Squid Game, as well as a star-studded cast.
With Squid Game returning late in 2024, The 8 Show may be exactly what you need to watch to tide you over.
What is The 8 Show About?
A group of contestants desperate for money are invited to a reality show. They must survive their new living situation even if it means madness.
The 8 Show’s storyline reads, “Eight people in need of money are invited to appear on reality variety show Money Game. The eight people are to stay at the studio that consists of nothing but concrete walls. If they are able to hang in there for 100 days, they can divide the winning prize of 44.8 billion won equally. But, everything they spend for, including necessities like food, water, electricity, costs 1,000 times more than normal prices and are deducted from the winning prize.”
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Sound familiar? The Netflix K-drama is originally based on a webtoon titled Money Game by Bae Jin-soo. You may see the similarities between The 8 Show and what enthralled you about Squid Game. Both K-dramas focus on people who are likely at a low in their lives and money is the only solution. While a group of contestants take part in the Games, The 8 Show focuses on a reality series where the stakes are high and mental fortitude is a must.
Squid Game focuses on the total cash prize accumulating after every death of a player. The 8 Show instead reduces the total prize depending on how much the players spend. Both are all about the amusement of the watchers who relish seeing these contestants fall apart.
The teaser for the K-drama depicts the contestants wearing white uniforms and being gleeful until grasping the reality of what they have gotten into. There’s also a woman in a white dress almost acting as a conductor. The series producer perhaps?
The 8 Show stars Ryu Joon-yeol as Jin-soo, Chun Woo-hee as Se-ra, Park Jung-min as Philip, Bae Sung-woo as Sang-gook, and Park Hae-joon. Moon Jung-hee also joins as Moon-jung, Lee Yeol-eum, and Lee Joo-young as Chun-ja. The K-drama has no set release date yet and will have eight episodes.
