It’s bleak, bloody, and No. 1 on Netflix. How ‘Squid Game’ won the pandemic.

Sung-Ae Lee

Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

People often gravitate toward dystopian stories to make sense of difficult times. But what does the global popularity of the violent Netflix series Squid Game say about the current cultural zeitgeist?

Period	3 Nov 2021

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Media contributions

Title	It’s bleak, bloody, and No. 1 on Netflix. How ‘Squid Game’ won the pandemic.
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Christian Science Monitor
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	3/11/21
Description	People often gravitate toward dystopian stories to make sense of difficult times. But what does the global popularity of the violent Netflix series Squid Game say about the current cultural zeitgeist?
Producer/Author	Linsey McGinnis
URL	https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/TV/2021/1103/It-s-bleak-bloody-and-No.-1-on-Netflix.-How-Squid-Game-won-the-pandemic
Persons	Sung-Ae Lee