Have you ever questioned whether you were only a pawn in life’s game?
The first episode of Squid Game introduces us to some of the series’ main characters, all of whom are battling with financial hardships and dire circumstances.
Some of them even harbor the hope that a little gambling will turn their fortunes around.
Gi-hun, a vivacious but penniless obsessive gambler who otherwise survives by robbing his elderly mother of her dwindling stash of petty cash, is the character we first encounter.
However, Gi-hun is continually working to reinvent himself as a loving father to his young daughter, who now resides with her mother and her successful stepfather.
After a particularly awful day, Gi-hun runs into a man who offers to pay him to play a straightforward game.
the man hands him a business card bearing a number, which serves as his entry into a game show that has the power to alter his life.
After Gi-hun accepts this offer and voluntarily agrees to play, the other players—hundreds of insolvent and hopeless people—are introduced to us.
Only after the first of the six children’s games has started do the participants and the audience realize the absolute tragedy of the predicament they have found themselves in. Simple rules apply.
This program is available in Korean, with English subtitles, or with English audio as the preferred option.