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Pyramid Game (2024)

Pyramid Game poster
Original title
피라미드 게임
Directed by
Park So Yun
Cast
Bona, Park So Eul, Jang Da Ah, Jun Ji Ah, Ryu Da In, Lee Chae Bin, Shin Seul Ki, Kang Na Eon
Genre
psychological thriller, Survivalism in fiction
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
19
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 146 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

At an all-girls high school, a popularity ranking system determines how students are treated by their peers. A new student discovers the brutal bullying and social violence that result from these daily votes.

tenseunsettlingdarksuspensefulclaustrophobicmanipulativecruelbleak

What happens

Pyramid Game (Korean: 피라미드 게임) is a 2024 South Korean psychological thriller survival mystery television series created by Lee Jae-kyoo, written by Choi Soo-yi, directed by Park So-yeon, and starring Bona, Jang Da-ah, Ryu Da-in, Shin Seul-ki, and Kang Na-eon. Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Dalgonyak, it tells the story of an all-girls high school where popularity polls are used to rank students in class, and the differential treatment leads to school violence. It was released on TVING from February 29 to March 21, 2024, every Thursday at 12:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu and Paramount+ in selected regions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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