TV shows similar to Squid Game

Squid Game is one of the latest Netflix bombings. With 9 episodes full of suspense and bloody games and the second season still in shooting, we are undoubtedly one of the best Korean dramas of recent times. Action, surrealism, tension and gore are the ingredients of this fascinating dystopia, which also hides a deep critique of the current consumer society.

If you’ve already finished watching and are looking for a similar plot on Netflix, we’ve put together a compilation of 9 suggestions that share the same DNA as Squid Game and you’ll definitely like.

In our compilation you’ll find a movie that explores eight TV series and various dystopias, all of which, yes, explore the grossest side of human existence. In principle, all of them can be watched on Netflix Turkey right now, if you see one you like, add it to your watch list immediately.

Alice in Borderland

Considered by many to be the Japanese version of Squid Game, this 2020 series chronicles how a young video game addict is trapped in a “weird” version of Tokyo with two of his friends. There they will have to compete in a series of spooky games to survive. A bloody dystopia with a bit of dark humor that won’t leave you indifferent.

Sisyphus: The Myth

A little further from the terrifying Squid Game of old, Sisyphus is a Korean drama with a thriller and sci-fi component that also deserves our attention. Recommended by Netflix, Sisyphus tells the story of a woman from the future who comes in contact with an engineering genius. Together they will enter a dark world full of secrets.

Sweet Home

Sweet Home has a lot in common with the country of origin (South Korea) and the bloody thriller Squid Game. This monstrous action series follows a young man who must face a mysterious monster invasion. Of course, fear and brutality are the responsibility of the house.

Black Mirror

The series that best reflects the spirit of The Squid Game is undoubtedly Black Mirror. Consisting of a series of self-ending episodes (each functioning as a single mid-length movie), Black Mirror shows the dark side of technology in completely shocking dystopian stories.

3%

This 2016 Brazilian drama begins with a premise as savage as seen in The Squid Game: Only 3% of teenagers can live on the “island”. All those who do not pass the “process” live in overcrowded neighborhoods, far from this privileged paradise. It’s a dystopian story where you can entertain yourself for a few days as it has about thirty chapters.

Re: Mind

Despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews, Re: Mind offers an interesting exercise in suspense. In this short-episode Japanese drama, we’ll have to investigate why eleven high school classmates woke up in a large dining room. Who locked them and why?

Snowpiercer

Inspired by the hit Korean movie of the same name, this American drama is set in a dystopian future where the Earth is completely frozen. Humanity now lives on a gigantic train that travels the planet forever, in a new and brutalized society where our heroes must survive no matter what.

Privacidad

Privacidad is a little-known Korean drama that retains a piece of the revolutionary spirit of Squid Game, which has a history full of “conspiratorial” touches involving the country’s Government entirely.

El hoyo

We end the compilation with a very raw Spanish movie, a brutal dystopia based on a very deep hole (yes, the title is real) that our hero will have to get rid of at all costs. And be careful, because the further down the hole you are, the less chance you have of surviving…