is on its way! When first premiered on Netflix, it took the world by storm with its suspenseful, one-of-a-kind plot and gut-wenching twists and turns that had me paranoid for weeks. But it's been a hot minute since we first joined a bunch of randomly desperate green jumpsuit-wearing contestants in a deadly game of survival, so I figured we were overdue for a quick recap before Season 2 hits the streamwaves. Here's everything you need to know about , Season 1: is about 456 very desperate contestants who compete in a series of deadly survival "childhood" games to win 45.
6 billion won (which is a little over 38 million dollars). To keep things in order, they're watched over by masked, armed guards in pink jumpsuits and their leader in black — The Front Man. Each contestant has reasons for needing the cash, some more sinister than others.
Yet, the series focuses on Seong Gi-hun ( ), a gambling deadbeat father with insurmountable debt and an ailing mother. The first game is and Gi-Hun quickly learns that you straight-up die if you fail to complete any of the games on the island. As the games continue, the winnings increase, the stakes are higher, and the players become more desperate and dangerous every second.
Aside from Gi-Hun, another notable player is Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon), aka Player 067, a taciturn woman from North Korea fighting to get her family across the border. Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo), aka Player 218, is another notable contestant, Gi-hun's childhood frien.
