Netflix’s South Korean thriller “Squid Game” has been making headlines for its out-of-nowhere popularity, hitting No. 1 in 90 countries within 10 days of release and on track to become the streamer’s most-watched series ever.
The shockingly violent and unabashedly gory series tells the tale of 456 deeply indebted and desperate people who are recruited into a mysterious competition, offered the chance to win $45.6 billion Korean won (approximately $48 million Canadian).
What they don’t realize until it’s too late, however, is that losing the competition results in instantaneous — and usually gruesome — death.
As the series’ popularity explodes worldwide, “Squid Game” is causing serious headaches for the owner of a phone number that briefly
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