The 8 Show

The 8 Show
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Hangul
더 에이트 쇼
Revised RomanizationDeo eiteu syo
McCune–ReischauerTŏ eit'ŭ syo
Genre
Based onMoney Game [ko] & Pie Game
by Bae Jin-soo [ko]
Screenplay byHan Jae-rim
Directed byHan Jae-rim
Starring
Music byJung Ji-hoon[4]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Han Jae-rim[4]
  • Kwon Mi-kyung[4]
  • Kim Dae-seung[4]
  • Son Gi-seon[4]
  • Lee Bum-hee[4]
Cinematography
  • Nam Dong-geun[4]
  • Lee Ji-hoon[4]
Editors
Running time46–68 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩24 billion
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMay 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
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The 8 Show (Korean더 에이트 쇼) is a 2024 South Korean black comedy thriller television series directed by Han Jae-rim, and starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Chun Woo-hee, Park Jeong-min, Lee Yul-eum, Park Hae-joon, Lee Zoo-young, Moon Jeong-hee, and Bae Seong-woo. The screenplay is written by Han based on the Naver webtoons Money Game [ko] and Pie Game by Bae Jin-soo [ko], it depicts the story of eight participants continuing to cooperate and antagonize each other in an extreme setting where the game ends when a death occurs in a space where social infrastructure is cut off. It was released on Netflix on May 17, 2024, and received generally positive reviews.

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