Movistar Plus+ has surprised its users by announcing the arrival of a new Korean series, The Pyramid Game, scheduled to premiere on July 29. This announcement comes unexpectedly, as the series was not part of the list of new releases published on June 26, making it a pleasant surprise.
Out of their initial plans
The pyramid game takes place in a brutal survival game in a girls’ school in South Korea, where bullying and extreme violence among students set the tone. Specialists have compared the series to the phenomenon Squid Game, although with a slightly different approach, as it features fewer deaths but a high level of psychological and physical violence. This adverse context is the backdrop that defines the social dynamics at Baekyeon Institute, where students face a ranking system that determines their social position and the treatment they receive from their peers.
The plot follows Seong Su-ji, a new student who must decide whether to submit to the system or rebel against it, thus offering a critique of the toxicity of relationships in educational environments. The series consists of 10 episodes, each 50 minutes long, available simultaneously from its premiere.
The protagonist is played by Bona (Kim Jiyeon), a member of the popular K-Pop group WJSN (Cosmic Girls). Although the group is on hiatus, her acting career has taken off, with appearances in various series and wide recognition in the industry. Alongside Bona, other emerging talents like Shin Seul-ki and Kang Na-eon enrich the cast.
With this new title, Movistar Plus+ aims to captivate the audience on an intense journey through the dark corners of student life in South Korea, offering a raw and often disturbing look at the dynamics of power and survival among teenagers.