What to watch after ‘Squid Game’ and other new shows to check out this week
Squid Game is the latest talk of the town, with the show taking the number one spot on Netflix a week after its release.
The South Korean drama series is a gripping tale about a group of desperate citizens who volunteer to play children’s games for a huge cash prize, with deadly consequences. Unfortunately, Squid Game only has nine episodes and one season, so most people will have already finished binge-watching it by now.
Looking for something new to watch with similar themes of deadly competitions? Sadly, Japanese films Battle Royale (2000) and As the Gods Will (2014), which netizens have been comparing to Squid Game, are not available on Netflix Philippines. Instead, you might want to check out some shows below that you might have missed, as well as new additions recently added to Netflix's library.
Squid Game
Synopsis: Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Alice in Borderland
Synopsis: An aimless gamer and his two friends find themselves in a parallel Tokyo, where they're forced to compete in a series of sadistic games to survive.
3%
Synopsis: In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.
Circle
Synopsis: When a group of strangers is seized and awaits execution, they face the impossible task of choosing the one person among them worthy of being spared.
Extracurricular
Synopsis: A model high school student who's steeped in a world of serious crime finds his double life upended when a classmate takes an interest in his secret.
Nerve
Synopsis: An online game of truth or dare turns deadly for a newbie player who assumed she was signing up for harmless fun. Now, the only way out is to win.
Sweet Home
Synopsis: As humans turn into savage monsters and wreak terror, one troubled teen and his apartment neighbors fight to survive — and to hold on to their humanity.
New on Netflix
Midnight Mass
Synopsis: The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.
Intrusion
Synopsis: After a deadly home invasion at a couple’s new dream house, the traumatized wife searches for answers—and learns the real danger is just beginning.
Bangkok Breaking
Synopsis: Struggling to earn a living in Bangkok, a man joins an emergency rescue service and realizes he must unravel a citywide conspiracy.
The Stronghold
Synopsis: Tired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask.
The Last Black Man in San Fransisco
Synopsis: Weary of watching his gentrified city slip out of reach, Jimmie decides to live the dream and move into his grandfather's majestic home with his pal.
Dear White People: Volume 4
Synopsis: Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as "post-racial" as it thinks.
The Starling
Synopsis: A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden—and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.
The General’s Daughter
Synopsis: Torn between two warring families, a dedicated military nurse moonlights as a spy to take revenge against her father’s biggest enemy.
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