Netflix’s The 8 Show is confirmed to be released on May 17th.
The 8 Show is about 8 people being trapped in a secret space divided into 8 floors and earning money over time. It is a work that tells the story of what happens while participating in a sweet but dangerous game show.
The series depicts the primal desires of characters clashing in a capitalist society under the themes of ‘politics’ and ‘economy’. It has attracted attention as an adaptation of the Naver webtoons Money Game by author Bae Jin-soo, which recorded a cumulative number of 300 million views.
Director Han famed for Emergency Declaration, The King and The Face Reader is expected to capture with a keen eye the characters who repeatedly cooperate, confront, antagonize, and betray in a secret space divided by an unequal structure.
The show attracted a lot of attention with the casting of Ryu Jun Yeol, Chun Woo Hee, Park Jung Min, Lee Yeol Eum, Park Hae Joon, Lee Joo Young, Jung Hee Moon, and Bae Sung Woo.
It is a Netflix series that depicts the story of participating in a sweet but dangerous show where you make money by accumulating money. The released launching poster catches the eye as it shows the eight participants illuminated by pin lights against the backdrop of a red curtain before the show begins.
Before participating in the show in earnest, these people, with faces filled with excitement and caution, are wearing a variety of outfits, including checked shirts, dresses, and suits, stimulating curiosity about the story behind their participation in the show.
The text on the poster says “A harsh show begins” heightens curiosity about the story to be shown in a ‘show’ where the ‘time’ given to anyone becomes money.
The launching trailer released together focuses attention on the appearance of Ryu Jun Yeol opening the door of the show and entering with the narration, “Ladies and gentlemen, you have waited a long time.”
Eight participants are invited to The 8 Show, which guarantees high profits, provides room and board, can accommodate 8 people, and all they need is ‘time’.
Under the simple rule that ‘money accumulates over time’, they experience joys and sorrows through repeated cooperation, confrontation, and betrayal in a secret space divided into eight floors.
The 8 Show will be released only on Netflix on Friday, May 17th.
Source: enews IMBC
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