‘Squid Game’ Is Now The #1 Show In 90 Different Countries
www.forbes.com
Netflix’s focus on global content has paid off in a big way with Squid Game, which has planted itself not just as the #1 show in its home country of Korea and in Netflix’s home country of the United States, but now, the show is #1 in at least 90 different countries around the world.

I did. We all did. Still happy to see it.

Korean cinema has really seemed to break through in the US since Parasite. I will say I am not very exposed to Korean culture outside of what makes it over the Pacific to bleed into US culture. Which in my opinion makes it all the more impressive that two anti-capitalist Korean productions became international sensations after exploding in the US.

Can you all feel it? They tried to make us feel like the energy was gone, but it's still there, and it's not just Squid Game that's showing it.

EDIT - on a show related note, Oh-Il Nam was a total surprise to me, biggest twist I'd say.

    • Hoodoo [love/loves]
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      3 years ago

      Columbo. You can watch a frumpy coated detective fuck up rich people for an hour at a time.

    • cpfhornet [she/her,comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Eh, I agree for most of the world's time spent under capitalist hegemony, but it's a strategy that isn't without risk. What happens if your system blows up in your face right in the midst of much of the popular media leaning anti-capitalist at the time, all while China appears to be making it's long anticipated leftward turn?

      Idk, seems like we're in for an interesting couple years, but that's hopeful optimism lol