Since The 8 Present was introduced, we’ve held a burning suspicion that the Ok-drama may/might be Netflix’s subsequent Squid Recreation. After binging the collection for ourselves, we’re much more satisfied. May and may The 8 Present be Netflix’s Squid Recreation?
What made Squid Recreation a viral sensation? The story? Idea? Costumes? Units or its characters? We gained’t ever know for positive what made Squid Recreation the viral sensation it turned. However one factor is for certain: audiences are interested in a simple idea: what lengths is an individual keen to go to grow to be wealthy?
Over the a long time, this lingering query has fueled a whole bunch, if not 1000’s, of recreation exhibits, the place common individuals can change their lives in a recreation of probability. The query has even been the inspiration behind latest fashionable tv exhibits, reminiscent of Breaking Dangerous, Squid Recreation, Ozarks, Cash Heist, and plenty of extra.
The 8 Present follows the core precept of the exhibits as talked about above. That is, amongst different causes, why we imagine Netflix has one other viral sensation on its palms.
“Eight contestants are confined to an eight-story construction with restricted area and assets. Contestants earn prize cash hourly, and the longer they keep, the extra they will earn. Nonetheless, aside from meals and water, all different assets value 1000 instances greater than common costs.
To earn extra money and time, the contestants should earn extra hours by pleasing the unseen viewers hiding behind the cameras. Nonetheless, if a contestant perishes, then everybody loses. When the contestants study that some earn greater than others, a social hierarchy is established, creating unrest amongst them.”
Image: Lee Joo Younger as Chun Ja aka 2nd Ground – Netflix
The themes of The 8 Present are very a lot in your face, however that’s the great thing about the story because it doesn’t search to insult the intelligence of its viewers however to entertain and depart you in shock and awe on the prospects of what an individual or group of individuals would do for cash or energy. It’s a brutal tackle the category system and the breakdown of social hierarchy, however on the finish of every episode, you may’t wait to seek out out what’s in retailer subsequent.
At its core, The 8 Present seeks to show the darkness in an individual’s soul when they’re confronted with not solely the chance to earn riches past their wildest desires but in addition confronted with the possibility to manage the social order.
Will The 8 Present attain the recognition of Squid Recreation?
We hope and assume that The 8 Present has the flexibility to fly as excessive as Squid Recreation, however then once more, that present got here on the proper place and hit the zeitgeist like nothing ever has for Netflix. Can this present acquire the momentum wanted to match or higher it? Rather a lot has to go proper, and most of it’s out of Netflix’s palms.
But when we’re being reasonable, then no, it undoubtedly gained’t attain the extent of recognition of Squid Recreation. With billions of hours watched, a whole bunch of hundreds of thousands of views, and an viewers of tens of hundreds of thousands, Squid Recreation is a monster of a collection that only a few noticed coming and is in a category of its personal.
Nonetheless, The 8 Present has all of the potential to be one other viral hit for Netflix. Even when the collection had been to achieve 1 / 4 of the success of Squid Recreation, it will be one other monumental success for Ok-dramas on Netflix.
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