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And very shortly before the first season of Squid Game there was Alice In Borderland, which I enjoyed more.

A quick search shows me S3 is happening this year which makes my mind boggle because I though S2 wrapped that whole thing up nicely and completely.

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I always thought AiB was inspired on Squid Game, surprised to hear it predates it! Love the series, it doesn't get the attention it deserves in the genre.

It's based on a manga. Or whatever the Korean equivalent is.

Alice in Borderland is based on a manga (Japanese). Korean “comics” are called manhwa.

Pretty sure S1 of AiB was out around a year earlier than SG, in 2020.

They both seem to go back a ways though - AiB is based on Manga that was serialised starting in 2010 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Borderland

And SG was apparently first written in 2009.

And yes, I agree it should get more attention! There are obvious similarities, but AiB appeals to me more in its mysteriousness.

They left a pretty heavy cliff-hangar in the very last few minutes of the last episode.

IMO it was less a cliffhanger and more a hard cut

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