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As far as I can tell the show only got made because Netflix specifically developed it and funded it. Of course it is “Korean” in that the employees and actors

As far as I can tell the show only got made because Netflix specifically developed it and funded it. Of course it is “Korean” in that the employees and actors are all Korean, but the show seems to be entirely funded by Netflix. Which means Netflix obviously had a say in the content.

tucnak 2y ago
Give it up
- keiferski 2y ago
  ? Everything I read about the show indicates that it was directly a Netflix production that didn’t exist until the writer brought the script to Netflix’s office in Seoul. Do you have information that says otherwise?
  - Pigalowda 2y ago
    I’m just butting in here and I thought you were wrong. However I looked it up and indeed you are right. The creative talent are all Korean but they couldn’t get a studio to fund production for their show. Netflix was approached and liked the script and funded them. It’s all in the wiki and pretty easy to catch up on the info. I also think you’re right about the global resonance. If this was purely a Korean issue I don’t think it would be as darkly appealing as it is. As an American who is almost done paying off a lot of student debt - I definitely identify with the characters, although their desperation is much worse than mine. I absolutely remember believing that if I didn’t succeed I would have to cut life short. If a few things hadn’t broken my way - I’d probably be in that squid game too.
  - tucnak 2y ago
    Saudi Oil finances half the things in your life; it doesn't make any of them Saudi in nature
wongarsu 2y ago
Netflix obviously wanted a Korean show, otherwise they wouldn't have funded Koreans to make the show in Korea, they would have funded Americans to make the show in Hollywood. I applaud Netflix for actually embracing diversity of content and having great shows produced outside Hollywood, and the results speak for themselves (not just Squid Game).
infecto 2y ago
Yes netflix funded it but its still a korean written and produced show? It just seems like a weird take that because Netflix is paying it should somehow be Americanized/Globalized.

tucnak 2y ago

Give it up

keiferski 2y ago
? Everything I read about the show indicates that it was directly a Netflix production that didn’t exist until the writer brought the script to Netflix’s office in Seoul. Do you have information that says otherwise?
- Pigalowda 2y ago
  I’m just butting in here and I thought you were wrong. However I looked it up and indeed you are right. The creative talent are all Korean but they couldn’t get a studio to fund production for their show. Netflix was approached and liked the script and funded them. It’s all in the wiki and pretty easy to catch up on the info. I also think you’re right about the global resonance. If this was purely a Korean issue I don’t think it would be as darkly appealing as it is. As an American who is almost done paying off a lot of student debt - I definitely identify with the characters, although their desperation is much worse than mine. I absolutely remember believing that if I didn’t succeed I would have to cut life short. If a few things hadn’t broken my way - I’d probably be in that squid game too.
- tucnak 2y ago
  Saudi Oil finances half the things in your life; it doesn't make any of them Saudi in nature

wongarsu 2y ago

Netflix obviously wanted a Korean show, otherwise they wouldn't have funded Koreans to make the show in Korea, they would have funded Americans to make the show in Hollywood. I applaud Netflix for actually embracing diversity of content and having great shows produced outside Hollywood, and the results speak for themselves (not just Squid Game).

infecto 2y ago

Yes netflix funded it but its still a korean written and produced show? It just seems like a weird take that because Netflix is paying it should somehow be Americanized/Globalized.