"Squid Game" is described on IMDb as a show in which "hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake."

Only two weeks have passed since the second season of 'Squid Game' arrived on Netflix and it has already managed to become one of the most watched shows in the history of the platf

From the Ssangyeong Motor Strike to the Brothers' Home in 1986, here's all the real life (and debunked) inspirations behind Squid Game.

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said his own financial struggles, Japanese comics and the 2009 SSangyong strikes fired his imagination

In 2021, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk explained Gi-hun’s backstory is inspired by the real Ssangyong Motor Strike that took place in South Korea in 2009. At the start of season one, Gi-hun was laid off from his job at Dragon Motors, where he had worked for 16 years. This is what lead him to go into the games.

Squid Games season two spent less than two weeks at number one on Netflix, despite hopes that it would dominate for much longer

In its second week, the new season of Squid Game continues to break records as it amassed 126.2 million views total across 11 days. Despite its dominance around the world, the Korean drama could not hold on to the top spot in America.