SINGAPORE – You have undoubtedly heard of the Netflix dark survival drama Squid Game, which has captured a huge global audience since its debut last month.

The battle royal-esque series fleshes out emotional desperation, daily struggles and heavy societal pressures – all of which have turned the Netflix original into a No. 1 mega-hit across around 80 countries, including the United States, despite the fact that it is a Korean-language show.