After three seasons, Squid Game is officially over and you’re probably wondering what to watch now. Well, people are now going crazy for another show that has the same vibe, but many think it’s even better.
It’s called Alice In Borderland, a Japanese thriller about an obsessed gamer called Arisu who suddenly finds himself in a strange, empty version of Tokyo. There, he and his friends must compete in dangerous games to survive.
Sounds pretty familiar, right? The series, which is based on the manga comics of the same name, has a very similar premise to Squid Game, so you’re bound to love it.
The show starts at the famous Shibuya Crossing, where Arisu and two of his friends hide from police in a station bathroom after causing trouble and reemerge to find the entire city deserted.
At night, they follow a billboard’s instructions to a “game arena,” where they find a stack of phones displaying a game with the title “Dead or Alive” alongside its difficulty level.
ALICE IN BORDERLAND SEASON 3
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Arisu escaped Borderland once. It’s time to brave the games once again. pic.twitter.com/abULqscWmm
— Netflix (@netflix) July 7, 2025
Instead of kids’ games, the type and difficulty of each game is based on a deck of playing cards, and the games are used to extend their “visas” that keep each person from being killed.
The best part is, the trailer for the third season just dropped, and it’s coming to Netflix on 25th September. That means you’ve got just over two months to finish the first two seasons before it arrives. There are only 16 episodes.
On X, people are all agreeing that Alice in Borderland is actually way better than Squid Game, although I guess you can decide that for yourself.
“Alice in Borderland is even better than Squid Game,” one person said, while another added: “Alice in Borderland is miles ahead of Squid Game.” That’s your evening sorted.
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