The squid game has had the most successful debut in the history of netflicks. The first 25 days, for context, the most popular show before that was bridgerton. Netflick tends to not invest a lot or sort of push its hits until after come out. But if it doesn't happen, i still think it's a missed opportunity. How did a corean syphi show become the biggest show in the world in like a couple of weeks? It speaks to the biggest impact that net flix has had on pop culture all around the world.
And whether the show’s message is being lost in the shuffle.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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