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You will 100% not guess the direction this thriller series’ trailer goes

You will 100% not guess the direction this thriller series’ trailer goes

The six-part show has an absolutely bonkers premise. Paramount+ has unveiled a trailer for its upcoming thriller series Bargain and boy, is it wild. Following on the heels of major crossover successes like Parasite and Squid Game, the South Korean show centres around a trafficking ring that lures men to a remote hotel under the […]

2 years ago

South Korea fires missiles in response to largest ever North Korea weapon launch

South Korea fires missiles in response to largest ever North Korea weapon launch

Tensions are rising between North and South Korea. South Korea has fired missiles in response to North Korea’s largest ever weapon launch, in which it tested a banned intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). For the first time since 2017, North Korea launched an ICBM missile, which fell in Japanese waters after being in flight for more […]

4 years ago

New Netflix series Hellbound has knocked Squid Game off the top spot

New Netflix series Hellbound has knocked Squid Game off the top spot

A violent and disturbing South Korean television show sits top of the Netflix charts…. but it’s not Squid Game. Brand new series Hellbound has knocked Squid Game off of Netflix’s number one perch, topping the charts in more than 80 countries since it hit the platform on Friday (19 November) According to FlixPatrol analytics, the […]

4 years ago

A real-life Squid Game is happening… presumably without all the murder

A real-life Squid Game is happening… presumably without all the murder

Do you dare? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Netflix survival thriller Squid Game is essentially the biggest TV event of 2021. The show is a smash, breaking records for the streaming platform and capturing the hearts and minds of a global audience. It’s even resulted in a lawsuit because of […]

4 years ago

South Korea’s new cases of Covid-19 drops to single figures

South Korea’s new cases of Covid-19 drops to single figures

Some positive news. South Korea has reported its fewest number of new cases of Covid-19 since late February. In promising news for other nations around the world, South Korea reported just eight new cases of the virus on Sunday. It’s the first time the country’s new cases have fallen to single digits since the outbreak […]

6 years ago

That terrifying viral theme park ride video is fake news

That terrifying viral theme park ride video is fake news

You hate to see it, folks. It’s hard to know who to trust these days, given how quickly a piece of information can go viral, despite not being all that accurate. Earlier this week, a video circulated purporting to a show a man kicking a sleeping homeless man in London. It turned out that this […]

7 years ago

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