How South Korean TV took over the world
2021 in review: from Squid Game to Hellbound via Dr. Brain, this year one country bossed it in the TV thriller stakes. Here’s how they did it, and also what’s coming next.
Squid Game
Why are we so obsessed with disaster fiction?
In her new book, The End, Katie Goh examines our collective preoccupation with dystopia. As it turns out, apocalyptic films and TV shows have a lot to say about the world we live in – and Squid Game is just the tip of the ’berg.
Squid Game: survive or die, then binge these
Finished Netflix’s South Korean megahit, or has it finished you? Either way, here are the best East Asian dramas to watch next.