Netflix installs replica of Squid Games deadly robot doll at shopping mall

Date:
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:37:51 +0000

Description:
Netflix has installed a 10-foot replica of Squid Games murderous robot doll
at a shopping mall in the Philippines.

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Netflix has turned to scare tactics in its latest marketing stunt for Korean smash hit Squid Game by installing a replica of the shows murderous robot
doll at a shopping mall in the Philippines.

The 10-foot-tall creation has been placed outside the Robinsons Galleria mall in Quezon City, Philippines, to 'monitor' an adjacent crosswalk. Its positioning is an homage to the premise of the shows first episode, Red
Light, Green Light, which sees an animatronic doll target and kill any
players who move when not permitted to do so.

You can check out the replica doll in action via the tweet below and yes,
she does actually sing the eerie Red Light, Green Light, 1-2-3 jingle, swivelling her head around and flashing LED-red eyes at jaywalkers. Creepy. Better play by the rules because she's always watching. Will you make it past the first round of Squid Game? pic.twitter.com/qvTlHddqsr September 22, 2021 See more Which is the best streaming service in 2021? The best Netflix shows to stream right now Netflix launches a Spotify-like free tier but only in Kenya

The actual doll used in the series, pictured below, was recently put on display at the Jincheon Carriage Museum Adventure Village in South Korea, though it has since been put into storage. (Image credit: Netflix)

Squid Game, which follows a group of civilians invited to risk their lives in a mysterious survival game, is currently the most-watched Netflix show in several regions, including the US and UK, and is on track to dethrone Bridgerton as the most popular series in the streamers history .

As reported by Variety , Ted Sarandos, Netflixs co-CEO and chief content officer, said we did not see that coming, in terms of [Squid Games] global popularity.

Before it claims the title of the streamers biggest ever show, the series
will also almost definitely rank as its most successful non-English series, outperforming Spanish thriller Money Heist for the number of households reached worldwide.

Squid Game comes from the mind of Korean writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who has found commercial success in his home country through a series of feature-length movies, though the show marks the creators first foray into television.

Incidentally, Hwang told Variety that he first conceived the idea for Squid Game back in 2008 as a film before making any of his other movies but
Korean studios didnt take to its violent and unrealistic premise.

Netflix announced in September 2019 that it would produce Hwang's concept
work as an original series, initially titled Round Six the rest, as they
say, is history. New Netflix movies 2021



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