First broadcast on May 17, 2024 on Netflix, The 8 Show is a very captivating dystopian K-drama accompanied by a suspenseful black comedy starring Ryu Jun-Yeol, Chun Woo-Hee, Bae Sung-Woo, Park Jeong-Min, Lee Yul-Eum, Moon Jeong-Hee, Lee Joo-Young and Park Hae-Joon. It depicts the story of a group of eight people who receive an invitation to play a fascinating game to win a huge amount of money.
Over the course of The 8 Show, however, the characters find themselves victims of social disparity, where the system seems inequitable and unjust, and where the game quickly creates chaos. Several other notable dramas have been produced by the K-drama industry that bear similarities to the new Netflix series and among them we can mention Pyramid Game, Squid Game, Night Has Come, and many more.
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Squid Games
Debuting on Netflix on September 17, 2021, Squid Game is undoubtedly one of the most popular K-dramas of all time. Similar to The 8 Show, the series revolves around a group of people being asked to play a game to win a huge amount of money except that in Squid Game, the danger and difficulty levels are much higher than in The 8 Show. XNUMX Show.
In these two Netflix K-dramas, social disparities are portrayed in a realistic manner, which makes them even more striking. Squid Game is available on Netflix.
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Night Has Come
First aired on U+mobiletv on December 4, 2023, Night Has Come is another dystopian thriller K-drama that shares similarities with Netflix’s The 8 Show. The story is about a group of teenagers who find themselves trapped inside a building during a school field trip and lose all connection with the real world while being forced to play a mafia game deadly in real life. It is quickly that the students succumb one after the other to a terrifying death due to the nature of the game.
In this series, it is also shown how people can become ruthless and violent when the social structure no longer exists. This K-drama can be watched on Viki and Viu.
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Pyramid Games
First broadcast on February 29, 2024 on TVING, Pyramid Game takes place in a high school and highlights both the ruthlessness and helplessness of human beings in the face of the presence of a powerful bully. This K-drama illustrates the injustice of social structure through the game itself and it is similar to The 8 Show in that it also revolves around a menacing game called the “pyramid game”.
Starring Bona, Ryu Da-In, Jang Da-Ah, Kang Na-Eon and Shin Seul-Ki, among others, the series is available to stream on TVING.
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Nightmare Teacher
Directed by Hyun Moon-Sub and first aired on March 14, 2016 on Naver TV, Nightmare Teacher is another dystopian horror k-drama that shares similarities with The 8 Show. This K-drama tells the story of a group of high school students who become victims of a mysterious character in the form of their new homeroom teacher, Han Bong-Gu (Uhm Ki-Joon). After the mysterious teacher arrives at high school, the students find themselves stuck in a dangerous and illusory world.
This thriller K-drama can be watched on Viki.
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Black Knight
First released on May 12, 2023 on Netflix and starring Kim Woo-Bin, Black Knight is a highly thriller Korean survival drama. Set in a dystopian future, it depicts the fascinating story of a group of elite delivery men who are far from ordinary delivery men, as humanity depends on them.
Like Netflix’s new series The 8 Show, Black Knight addresses the theme of class warfare and is available for streaming on Netflix.
There are other dystopian thriller K-dramas similar to The 8 Show, including All of Us Are Dead, Duty After School, Kingdom, Sweet Home, and more.
Which of the k-dramas similar to The 8 Show did you enjoy the most?