A STAR schoolboy suddenly died in a “very tragic set of circumstances” after recreating a scene from a Netflix thriller Squid ...

The ultraviolent scenario is made up, but there are economic themes in the hit Netflix survival drama that are all too real in South Korea. For cash-strapped South Koreans, the class conflict in ...

The themes of class conflict and economic hardship in the Netflix series "Squid Game" are real for many South Koreans, and relate to issues on the agenda ahead of presidential elections next year.

The extremes of income disparity shape many of the small screen’s fall offerings — but, THR’s television critics say, not all explorations of class are created equal. By Daniel Fienberg, Angie Han ...

If invites to play Netflix’s “Squid Game” were extended to college students, almost none of us could claim victory as long as the game represents capitalism, which only the top 1% have mastered.

SEOUL, South Korea — It should be clear enough to viewers that Squid Game, the South Korean TV series that has quickly become Netflix's most-watched show to date, is fictional. It follows a band of ...

South Korean cast members (from left) Park Hae-soo, Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon in a scene from Squid Game. The series is a globally popular South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds ...