If Squid Game had you glued to your screen, chances are high The Devil’s Plan is about to be your next Netflix fixation. Forget the blood, keep the brain games, this Korean reality show blends high-stakes mental warfare with the cunning social strategy of Survivor and the strain of Big Brother, all wrapped in a sleek seven-day showdown.
Brains Over Brawn: The Premise
The show, which premiered in September 2023, stormed onto the scene with a Rotten Tomatoes rating that just about scraped the ceiling, sitting pretty at 92%. And it’s no mystery why. Crafted by Jung Jong-yeon, the mind behind The Genius, this one doesn’t pull any punches in relation to mental combat. Twelve contestants, each a star in their very own right, are locked right into a psychological gauntlet where trust is fleeting and each move counts.
Familiar faces like Ha Seok-jin (Drinking Solo) and Lee See-won (Tunnel) dove right into a week-long game of mental gymnastics, all with one goal of snatching that ₩500 ($338K) million prize. But it surely’s not only concerning the money. It’s the drama, the tactics and the jaw-dropping plays, including board games. But these aren’t your grandma’s Saturday night activities. These games slice deep into social dynamics and raw intellect, teasing out true colours and hidden agendas.
Based on Netflix’s own description, “Over the course of seven days, participants compete in battles of intelligence twice a day until the ultimate round, when certainly one of them is crowned victor and rakes in all of the prize money.” The foundations are easy yet thrilling, “On this game, they’ll do absolutely every little thing and anything they need – without violence or stealing – to be able to win.”
Social Media Went Wild, and For Good Reason
Viewers quickly rallied across the show online. Reddit lit up with fans calling it the neatest reality competition in ages.
One viewer proclaimed, “The Devil’s Plan is probably the greatest competitive reality shows shortly.” They added, “I fully recommend it in the event you’re into strategy games or an old fashioned Survivor fan/enjoy Squid Game or Alice in Borderlands.”
The Devil’s Plan is probably the greatest competitive reality shows in an extended time
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Anther wrote, “The Devil’s Plan on Netflix is a completely phenomenal Korean survival reality game show, it’s principally if the members of Terrace House needed to compete for Yu-Gi-Oh star chips in insidious board games, there are such a lot of great plot twists and turns and thrilling moments, SO GOOD.”
The Devil’s Plan on Netflix is a completely phenomenal Korean survival reality game show, it’s principally if the members of Terrace House needed to compete for Yu-Gi-Oh star chips in insidious board games, there are such a lot of great plot twists and turns and thrilling moments, SO GOOD
— SungWon Cho (@ProZD) November 4, 2023
Season one wrapped with a jackpot win of ₩250 million, but the excitement hasn’t died down. If anything, it’s growing louder as fans wait for season two to drop. With an 8.3 rating on IMDb and infinite praise on social media, The Devil’s Plan isn’t just one other game show, it’s a psychological playground where egos are tested and intelligence is every little thing.
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