Squid Game: Season 1

2021 · 9 episodes · ★ 8.3

What Season 1 of Squid Game

Seong Gi-hun is a divorced father and gambling addict who lives with his elderly mother and is drowning in debt. A mysterious invitation offers him the chance to win a huge sum by playing children's games. He accepts and ends up in an isolated location alongside hundreds of people just as desperate for money. Everyone wears green tracksuits and is watched by masked guards in pink jumpsuits. The games are run by the Front Man, and each participant risks their life to escape financial ruin. Gi-hun, Sang-woo, Sae-byeok and Jun-ho form the core of the story, while alliances and distrust begin to define every challenge.

9episodes

Sep 17, 2021premiered

8.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Red Light, Green Light
Sep 17, 2021 · 61 min · ★ 8.3
Hoping to win easy money, a broke and desperate Gi-hun agrees to take part in an enigmatic game. Not long into the first round, unforeseen horrors unfold.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: Park Hye-jin, Kim Gyeong-min, Kim Yeong-ok, Lee Seo-hwan
1x02 Hell
Sep 17, 2021 · 63 min · ★ 8.2
Split on whether to continue or quit, the group holds a vote. But their realities in the outside world may prove to be just as unforgiving as the game.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: Park Hye-jin, Kim Yeong-ok, Kim Gye-sun, Kim Min-sik
1x03 The Man with the Umbrella
Sep 17, 2021 · 55 min · ★ 8.3
A few players enter the next round — which promises equal doses of sweet and deadly — with hidden advantages. Meanwhile, Jun-ho sneaks his way inside.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: You Seong-joo, Yoon Seung-hoon, Kwak Ja-hyung, Yoon Don-seon
1x04 Stick to the Team
Sep 17, 2021 · 55 min · ★ 8.4
As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: You Seong-joo, Woo Young-taek, Kwak Ja-hyung, Lee Ji-ha
1x05 A Fair World
Sep 17, 2021 · 52 min · ★ 8.1
Gi-hun and his team take turns keeping guard through the night. The masked men encounter trouble with their co-conspirators.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: You Seong-joo, Woo Young-taek, Heo Dong-won, Yoon Ju-man
1x06 Gganbu
Sep 17, 2021 · 62 min · ★ 8.8
Players pair off for the fourth game. Gi-hun grapples with a moral dilemma, Sang-woo chooses self-preservation and Sae-byeok shares her untold story.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: Kwak Ja-hyung, Lee Ji-ha, Lee Sang-hee, Kim Seo-hyeon
1x07 VIPS
Sep 17, 2021 · 58 min · ★ 8.1
The Masked Leader welcomes VIP guests to the facility for a front-row viewing of the show. In the fifth game, some players crack under pressure.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: Lee Sang-hee, Kim Seo-hyeon, Hwang Yeon-hui, Kim Yun-tae
1x08 Front Man
Sep 17, 2021 · 33 min · ★ 8.2
Ahead of the last round, distrust and disgust run deep among the finalists. Jun-ho makes a getaway, determined to expose the game's dirty secrets.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: Lee Byung-hun
1x09 One Lucky Day Season Finale
Sep 17, 2021 · 56 min · ★ 7.9
The final round presents another cruel test — but this time, how it ends depends on just one player. The game's creator steps out of the shadows.
Directing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Writing: Hwang Dong-hyuk · Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Park Hye-jin, Kim Yeong-ok, Geoffrey Giuliano