It’s being reported by Deadline that Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is creating another series called The Best Show on the Planet. The satire would delve comedically into the making of Squid Game for Netflix, a show that took the world by storm and became a viral mega-hit seemingly out of nowhere.
At its height, Squid Game reached 100 million households faster than any other show ever had, and was on most-watched lists in 94 countries. The show critiqued late-stage capitalism, as contestants competed to the death for money in a series of schoolyard games turned fatalistic challenges. The show was a major pop culture moment: the distinctive Squid Game jumpsuits were a ubiquitous costume for Halloween 2021, and Chrissy Teigen even threw an ill-advised Squid Game-themed party.
