{"id":44147,"date":"2026-01-28T14:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=44147"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:57:04","slug":"squid-game-creator-responds-to-claims-mrbeast-ripped-off-shows-format-for-beast-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/28\/squid-game-creator-responds-to-claims-mrbeast-ripped-off-shows-format-for-beast-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid Game creator responds to claims MrBeast \u2018ripped off\u2019 show\u2019s format for Beast Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re already on season two of Beast Games<\/a>, and given the popularity of this season there’s no doubt we’ll get another one after this, but if you’re wondering whether the format seems familiar you wouldn’t be wrong…<\/p>\n

When the first season of Beast Games released on Amazon, it quickly drew comparisons to Netflix’s Squid Game series, complete with a huge cash prize and creepy masks.<\/p>\n

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Via Amazon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But now the creator of the huge Netflix show has opened up about his thoughts on others replicating the format of Squid Game. Speaking to LADBible<\/a>, Dong-hyuk admitted others taking the key themes from Squid Game fits into the \u201ccapitalist society\u201d depicted in the show.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cYou know the themes of the Squid Games is about the capitalist society, where everything is commoditised and everything is calculated with money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to say here that the series of Squid Game is not created to enlighten or awaken anybody. It is a product that is created to generate revenue, right?”<\/p>\n

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Via Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He continued: \u201cHaving said that, to have people watch a show like that, to recreate the game on their own, make their own versions, I think all of it is very much in line with the capitalist society that is depicted in Squid Game.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAll of it really is a reflection of the world that is portrayed in Squid Game. Some people like to say that [things like Mr Beast\u2019s Squid Game video] dilute the message of Squid Game. I actually think it enforces it and makes the message even greater.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I mean, he could have at least tried to switch up the name a bit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734183,"featured_media":44153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[2206],"class_list":["post-44147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-beast-games"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/28\/squid-game-creator-responds-to-claims-mrbeast-ripped-off-shows-format-for-beast-games\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Squid Game creator responds to claims MrBeast \u2018ripped off\u2019 show\u2019s format for Beast Games","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/28\/squid-game-creator-responds-to-claims-mrbeast-ripped-off-shows-format-for-beast-games\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/28\/squid-game-creator-responds-to-claims-mrbeast-ripped-off-shows-format-for-beast-games\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-01-28T144516.524-150x150.png","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-01-28T144516.524.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ellie Ring"}],"creator":["Ellie Ring"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["beast games"],"dateCreated":"2026-01-28T14:57:04Z","datePublished":"2026-01-28T14:57:04Z","dateModified":"2026-01-28T14:57:04Z"},"rendered":"