Squid Game is taking all over Netflix. Topping charts and maintaining the position for days. The Korean survival series is now one of the most popular shows on Netflix. The fresh plot of the show, combining horror, action, and drama has become very appealing to fans from all over the world. It was released on September 17th, 2021.

Who can imagine a child’s play can turn into a deadly competition for a huge cash prize! You can’t even wonder in your wildest dreams the cost of failure if you lose these games? It is not just a penalty or punishment, it’s “death” – which is inevitable and uncompromised once you fail.

Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, this Netflix Original is unsettling and chilling. The nine episodes of Squid Game have different children’s games that are suspenseful and thrilling with multiple cliffhangers. The plot develops around a few main of the 456 players who desperately need money. It primarily follows Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), a chauffeur and a gambling addict. He is player number 456, the last in count in the game.

If you liked Squid Games and are looking for a “deadly competition” survival series, there are more, and we have got you covered. So, here are five dramas like Squid Game for you to stream right now.

Alice In Borderland

Another Netflix show, just like Squid Game, is Alice in Borderland. It is a Japanese sci-fi fiction. This show is almost like Squid Game, but players play this game only for survival, not money. It transports three participants to an alternate universe. The only way out is to play this game or else they will die. It’s a 2020 Japanese series that has eight episodes in total.

Sweet Home

One of the most popular “deadly competition” series before Squid Game. This show is also a Korean drama. There is no particular game for survival, but this is a horrifying post-apocalyptic series that is worth watching. The suspense and thriller will just blow your mind. It’s the story of a depressed man who wakes up to an impending apocalypse of humankind as they are turning into monsters. Sweet Home has one season with ten episodes in total.

Kingdom

Another worth watching South Korean drama is Kingdom. It is one of Netflix’s first original Korean Series. Released in 2019, it’s a political thriller-horror series with two seasons and 13 episodes. The story develops around a prince who investigates a mysterious plague that ravages the country where the citizens are becoming ferocious deadly zombies.

3%

3% is the first Brazilian show to stream on Netflix.

Do you want to live in a utopia where everyone is rich and happy? But, kill 97% of your friends to survive? This 3% group lives to be in this utopian world. The Brazilian thriller drama takes us to the future where only 3% of elite people can join the inhabitants of an island far from the crowded slums. To be in this 3%, one has to survive tests, and failure means only death.

Black Mirror

Black Mirror is a popular British series on Netflix, like Squid Game. The series predicts what will happen in the future. It is a dystopian science fiction with convoluted twists. Every episode covers different situations, including creepy video games, out-of-hand social media platforms, and others. A high-tech future’s innovation collides with the darkest human instincts in Black Mirror.

These are the top five series you can’t miss if you like Netflix’s Squid Game. Some of these are even similar to Squid Game. Go stream these till we wait for Squid Game Season 2.

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