![]() ![]() ![]() That version of Squid Game is real and potent, and it’s aided by elements of the show that are primed for cultural penetration. That Squid Game is a hilariously, almost perversely flattened version of the show itself - it is the Squid Game that exists so that Jeff Bezos can retweet “Planet Squid Game” as a congratulations for Netflix’s “internationalization strategy.” It’s also the Squid Game that has required Netflix to hastily slap together a merchandizing plan (customize a T-shirt with your own player number!), and will no doubt spark many industry conversations about what could be the next Squid Game. There is Squid Game as a cultural idea, the Squid Game Vulture’s Joe Adalian wrote about as “ Planet Squid Game”: the Korean Netflix series that has quickly become a world-dominating piece of television and proof of the streamer’s global reach. The show the whole world wants to watch right now is a show that’s best when it’s about realizing that the end has already come. ![]()
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