The latest Korean title on Netflix — The 8 Show — will see eight individuals navigate a dangerous and mysterious game for a large sum of money. The streaming platform has dropped the deets to The 8 Show — from the cast to the plot, with the release date set for this week. Here’s all about it.
The wild popularity of Squid Game — which raked up views by the millions and bagged numerous awards — brought to light a large appetite for shows with high stakes, large cash prizes, and societal commentary. Three years after its release, Netflix has lined up a similar series called The 8 Show — the release date set for May. Directed and written by Hae Jae-rim of the Emergency Declaration fame — the new title is based on Bae Jin Soo’s webtoons Pie Game and Money Game. In it, eight individuals who are desperate for money enter an 8-storey building that’s divided into game levels, competing with and against each other. Reportedly, singer-songwriter IU was a part of the cast but had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. Here’s what we know of it all so far.
The plot of The 8 Show on Netflix
Eight participants are trapped in a mysterious show set in an eight-storey secret building — with the promise of getting paid just for being there and potentially leaving with a jaw-dropping fortune. As time accumulates, so do the stakes and the money.
Meet the cast of Netflix’s The 8 Show
While there’s not much information on each of the participants — they include Reply 1988’s Ryu Jun-yeol, Smuggler’s Park Jeong-min, The Atypical Family’s Chun Won-hee, My First Love’s Lee Yul-eum, Doctor Stranger’s Park Hae-joon, Road To Boston’s Bae Sung-woo, Vagabond’s Moon Jeong-hee, and Live’s Lee Joo-young.
The release date of The 8 Show
The show is set to drop on 17 May, Friday on Netflix worldwide.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
– Where can I watch The 8 Show?
The 8 Show will air on Netflix.
