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The 8 Show has been among the finest new Ok-drama collection launched in 2024. Still, after being uploaded as season 1, the label on the present has been quietly switched to “Limited Series,” implying that no extra episodes are on the best way regardless of having some quite open-ended questions by the shut of episode 8.
In case you missed it, the brand new collection relies on the webcomics Money Game and Pie Game telling the story of 8 contestants who’re all in in monetary hardship participating in Money Game, a actuality competitors with 44.8 billion received up for grabs however to outlive the sport, they’ve to start out utilizing a few of that cash.
Many, together with us, in contrast the present to Squid Game, which in the end turned considered one of Netflix’s greatest exhibits in historical past. While The 8 Show actually doesn’t present to this point that it’s anyplace near attending to Squid Game’s numbers, it’s actually stopgap whereas ready for season 2 and stands by itself two toes regardless of the comparisons.
Season 1 concludes fairly properly, however there’s one other webcomic that may very well be explored for a future season known as Funny Game. That stated, the collection does finish properly albeit with some lingering questions.
Marie Claire and The Escapist have completed deep dives on the massive unanswered questions from the tip of season 1, which may’ve been addressed in a second season though the latter concludes the present actually doesn’t want to return again.
As Marie Claire notes, The 8 Show concludes not with a cliffhanger however with a meta mid-credits scene. In this scene, Park Jeong-min’s character, now a screenwriter, pitches a script primarily based on the present’s harrowing occasions to a financier. The TV government unnervingly pretends to have skilled the ordeal himself, solely to later reveal it was a joke. Despite seventh Floor’s resigned assurance that the story is only fictional, the financier affords full help. The collection wraps up with a toast and a playful trace on the future: “Who knows? There might even be a season 2,” actually implying to us there may very well be extra.
This change of label shouldn’t come as an enormous shock. Most Ok-dramas are designed to be one-and-done conditions. This is likely one of the finest issues about Ok-dramas, provided that it’s uncommon to get utterly unfinished tales.
Netflix altering the season lables of Ok-dramas to point they’re now restricted collection isn’t new, both. The previous two engagement experiences (first launched in December 2023 and extra lately in May 2023) have confirmed new seasons of exhibits like Business Proposal, A Time Called You, The Sound of Magic, and Crash Landing on You.
Just to verify the collection had been switched labels, I reached out to Maft from NewonNetflix.information, who confirmed that the present was uploaded as simply Season 1. The media heart nonetheless labels it as such.
How nicely has The 8 Show carried out on Netflix?
At the time of publishing, the collection had solely been featured within the Netflix high 10s for 2 weeks. In our high 10 report for the primary week’s outcomes, we noticed how the present trailed behind the likes of The Bequeathed, A Killer Paradox and Parayste: The Grey.
It actually began off gradual however grew viewing hours considerably in week 2. So far, it’s picked up 45.10 million viewing hours and 6.5M views. Here’s how that breaks down:
| Week in Top 10 | Week Period | Hours Viewed | Views / CVE | Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May twelfth, 2024 to May nineteenth, 2024 | 11,900,000 (New) | 1,700,000 | 7 |
| 2 | May nineteenth, 2024 to May twenty sixth, 2024 | 33,200,000 (+179%) | 4,800,000 | 1 |
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