If TV’s winter awards season is a game, then Netflix’s breakout hit “Squid Game” is here to play.
That was the takeaway of Monday night’s all-guild event for the series in Los Angeles, featuring a screening of arguably the best episode of the show’s first season, “Gganbu.” That was followed by a Q&a featuring creator, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, as well as performers Lee Jung-jae, Jung HoYeon, and Park Hae Soo — and, of course, a reception on the third floor terrace of NeueHouse Hollywood.The series, produced in South Korea, centers around Seong Gi-hun (Lee), an indebted former chauffeur so down on his luck, he’d be better off having no luck at all.
Living with his elderly mother, growing estranged from his young daughter, he takes advantage of an opportunity offered by a mysterious stranger.
All he has to do is play a
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