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12 TV shows and movies to watch if you loved Netflix's 'Squid Game'

Ayomikun AdekaiyeroOct 2, 2021, 16:23 IST

3 main characters in "Squid Game."Youngkyu Park

Netflix's Korean Drama "Squid Game" has taken the world by storm since its released on September 17.
The thriller follows a group of contestants competing in childrens' games with deadly twists.
Netflix's co-CEO Ted Saranos said the show could be Netflix's most-watched show ever.

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"Battle Royale," based on the novel by Koushun Takami, influenced a new wave of survival thriller stories.

"Battle Royale." Toei Corporation

"3%" also contains ingenious and somewhat dangerous challenges for the prize of living in a utopia.

The main cast of "3%." Pedro Saad / Netflix

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"The Hunger Games" series is the biggest franchise to use the battle royale survival format.

Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games." Lionsgate

Netflix's "Alice in Borderland" is a violent survival thriller.

In "Alice in Borderland," challengers are transported to a parallel dimension. Haro Aso,Shogakukan / ROBOT/Netflix

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Many fans have pointed out the similarities between "As the Gods Will" and "Squid Game."

An early scene in the horror thriller "As the Gods Will." Oriental Light and Magic

Netflix recently added "Darwin's Game," a supernatural survival series about a game being brought into real life.

"Darwin's Game." Nexus

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In "Exam," 8 candidates are locked in a room for a mysterious and confusing test for a highly desirable corporate job.

The characters are all trapped in one room in "Exam." Hazeldine Films

"Black Mirror" is a British anthology series that comments on the uses of technology and social issues.

Logo of "Black Mirror." Black Mirror/Facebook

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Greed is the center of "Rat Race" as much as it is in "Squid Game."

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"The Walking Dead" has similar survival aspects to "Squid Game."

"The Walking Dead" is one of the most prominent zombie stories. Gene Page / AMC

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TNT's "Snowpiercer" adapts the French comic book for a second time after Bong Joon Ho's successful adaptation.

"Snowpiercer" is based on Bong Joon-ho's 2013 film of the same name. CJ Entertainment/Dog Fish Films/Tomorrow Studios

"Money Heist" is another foreign language hit series for Netflix.

Álvaro Morte plays the heist mastermind, The Professor, in "Money Heist." Netflix

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