7.156 minSeason 3 • Episode 6
LatestAs Jun-ho races to reach the island, tensions peak in the final round. The last players face an impossible situation in the closing minutes of the game.
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Production
Those candy-colored sets cost more than most films. Worth every won.
Acting
Lee Jung-jae's face carries 456 lives' worth of regret.
Costume
Those tracksuits and masks launched a million Halloween costumes.
Creator
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Lee Jung-jae
Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
Yim Si-wan
Lee Myung-gi / Player 333
Wi Ha-jun
Detective Hwang Jun-ho
Jo Yu-ri
Kim Jun-hee / Player 222
Lee Byung-hun
Front Man / Hwang In-ho
Park Gyu-young
Kang No-eul / Guard 011
Kang Ae-sim
Jang Geum-ja / Player 149
Lee Jin-uk
Park Gyeong-seok / Player 246
Yang Dong-geun
Park Yong-sik / Player 007
Park Sung-hoon
Cho Hyun-ju / Player 120
David Lee
Park Min-su / Player 125
Kang Ha-neul
Kang Dae-ho / Player 388
Song Young-chang
Im Jeong-dae / Player 100
Choi Gwi-hwa
Kim Gi-min / Player 203
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote the script in 2009; every Korean studio rejected it for being 'too unrealistic.' Netflix said yes in 2019. The rest is 2.1 billion hours of watch time.
The dalgona candy challenge broke TikTok because of course it did. The show's critique of Korean household debt resonated globally—turns out everyone recognizes desperation.
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