premiere date:

September 17 2021

cast:

Lee Jung-jae , Park Hae-soo , Oh Yeong-su , Wi Ha-joon , Jung Ho-yeon , Heo Sung-tae , Anupam Tripathi , Kim Joo-ryoung

producer:

Dong-hyuk Hwang

production company:

Siren Pictures Inc.

creator:

Hwang Dong-hyuk

showrunner:

Hwang Dong-hyuk

main characters:

Seong Gi-hun , Cho Sang-woo , Kang Sae-byeok , Oh Il-nam , Jang Deok-su , Abdul Ali , Han Mi-nyeo , Hwang Jun-ho

A mysterious invitation to join the game is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. 456 participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games in order to win 45.6 billion won. Every game is a Korean traditional children's game such as Red Light, Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. Who will be the winner, and what is the purpose behind this game?