I’m done with hard The Paper House: Korea and it caused me panic thinking about The possibility of Netflix greenlighting an American version of The Squid Game. It is not a verified fact, partly because the streaming platform has not spoken on this rumor, but it has already been read in various media. And I wouldn’t be surprised: they transformed the house of paperhis most successful non-English speaking series until Squid Game, in a soulless Korean adaptation. Why not do the same with The Squid Game, but move its premises to the United States?
Why shouldn’t The Squid Game have an adaptation on Netflix?
Its premise would not fit in the United States
First, because part of the argument of the squid game is based on the social differences that exist in South Korea between the rich and the rest of the people. A technologically advanced country, but economically and socially backward. It is a state full of inequalities and therefore The squid game worked as a metaphor for what happens day in and day out on its streets.
It’s already the most-watched series in Netflix history.
Since its premiere on September 17, 2023, The Squid Game has become the most-watched series in Netflix history. And despite the fact that we do not have global audience data, we can say that there are few series that have been viewed more than squid game (maybe Game Of Thronesand I have serious doubts).
Adaptations Haven’t Worked On Netflix Before
I recover the case of The Paper House: Korea remember that accommodations don’t always work. In this case, money theft it was a product of a Spanish seal, but of international aspirations. However, in its Korean version, the cultural brand was reinforced, but eliminating the emotion literally copying every character from the original series, changing the names and little else. And another notable case is that of Elite: Classits Indian adaptation, will have been renewed for a season 2, but It’s nothing more than an attempt to repeat success without realizing it’s the same.
It practically repeats the phenomenon of The Squid Game
The closest thing to fever for The Squid Game was Wednesday. Despite everything, it took several hundred million hours of views to catch up with the all-powerful Korean series. Right now, it seems virtually impossible to repeat this successmotivated by a surprising and unique word of mouth which lasted for weeks.
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