It’s official: “The 8 Show” is the new Korean survival series of the year. While “Squid Game” remains stuck in development hell and doesn’t seem to be progressing with its second season, Netflix has released this fresh production to fill the void.
In its story, eight participants facing financial struggles compete in Money Game, a reality show offering a staggering prize of 44.8 billion won. The challenge? Endure 100 days in a bare studio where all purchases incur a markup of 1000 times the original price, deducted from the ultimate prize money.
With only 8 episodes in its first season, fans have eagerly consumed them and moved on to similar series. If you’ve already finished watching each of them, here’s a list of the top 10 movies like “The 8 Show” to stream online.
10 movies similar to “The 8 Show” to watch
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
The story centers on a group of college students who go to a secluded cabin in the woods, where they are attacked by various monsters, all while technicians in an underground facility control the events.
Available on Peacock.
Escape Room (2019)
Six strangers receive mysterious black boxes containing tickets to an immersive escape room, promising a chance to win a substantial amount of money. Trapped in multiple rooms with extreme conditions, they uncover the secrets of the escape room and must battle to survive and find a way to escape.
Available on Hulu, fuboTV, FXNow.
Circle (2015)
In an enormous, enigmatic room, fifty strangers wake up with no recollection of how they arrived. Every two minutes, one person is killed by an electrical pulse originating from within the chamber. Initially, the deaths appear random, but the group soon understands that they have the ability to decide the next victim through voting.
Available on Netflix.
Cube (1997)
Six individuals from vastly different backgrounds wake up to find themselves trapped inside a massive cube filled with thousands of possible rooms. Each person has a unique skill that becomes crucial for their survival: a police officer, a math genius, an architect, a doctor, an escape artist, and a disabled man. Together, they must use their abilities in a thrilling quest to uncover the reason for their imprisonment and find a way out.
Available on Hoopla,The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee.
As the Gods Will (2014)
Shun Takahata, a second-year high school student, leads a typical teenage life until he is unexpectedly compelled to take part in a series of deadly children’s games, where losing results in death. Unaware of who is orchestrating these games, Shun has no option but to keep winning to safeguard himself and his childhood friend, Ichika.
Available on Crunchyroll.
Nerve (2016)
The plot revolves around an online dare game where anonymous users assign challenges to participants in exchange for money. The contestants compete against each other for a grand prize, with the dares becoming progressively more difficult. The situation escalates as the tasks grow increasingly dangerous, putting the participants’ lives at stake.
Available on Pluto TV.
Battle Royale (2000)
At the dawn of the new millennium, unemployment has surged to 15 percent, leaving 10 million people jobless, and school violence has hit record highs. In a bid to control the youth, the desperate Japan government enacts the “Battle Royale” law. This law mandates that each year, students from a randomly selected class are sent to a remote island to battle to the death until only one survivor remains.
Available on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee.
The Platform (2019)
The film takes place in a vast, tower-like “Vertical Self-Management Center.” Residents are moved between its numerous floors each month and are fed by a platform that starts at the top filled with food and slowly descends, stopping for a set period on each level. This system inevitably causes conflict, as those on the upper floors consume as much as they want, leaving only the leftovers for those on the lower levels.
Available on Netflix.
The Belko Experiment (2016)
In a bizarre social experiment, eighty Americans are trapped in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia. An unknown voice over the company’s intercom commands them to engage in a lethal game of kill or be killed.
Available on Tubi TV, Pluto TV
The Hunt (2020)
Twelve individuals awaken in a clearing, disoriented and unaware of how they arrived. They do not know that a group of wealthy elitists, fueled by a sinister internet conspiracy, gathers at a secluded spot to hunt humans for sport. However, their meticulously crafted scheme faces failure when one of the hunted, Crystal, decides to confront and catch her hunters.
Available on fuboTV.
