The brand-new Netflix K-drama The 8 Show has garnered a lot of attention from viewers due to its fascinating plotline. Its unique set of eight characters has added to its popularity. Based on Bae Jin-Soo’s webtoons, Money Game and Pie Game, the series revolves around a money-winning game show with several hidden rules.
As the story of The 8 Show progresses, the characters start to figure out the rules one by one. One of the main rules of the game is the participants have to constantly entertain the audience to increase their time and simultaneously money.
What are the rules of Netflix’s The 8 Show?
As mentioned above, the Netflix thriller K-drama The 8 revolves around a money-winning reality game show with several secret rules that the participants have to figure out while playing the game. The entire game show takes place inside a uniquely designed building.
As soon as the participants enter the area, they have to pick a card from 1 to 8. This determines their rooms and their position inside the building. For example, in the series, when Ryu Jun-Yeol picks the card – 3, he gets assigned to the third-floor room. The participants also get a set of clothes with the number of their floors printed on them.
They have both individual and shared accounts of money. In the game, money increases with time, so the more time they spend inside the building, the more money they have. The contestants can see the time on a big electric clock in the common area of the building.
However, The 8 Show soon reveals that the money growth percentage is different on each floor. For example, the 8th floor has the highest money growth percentage, while the 1st floor has the lowest.
The building also does not provide the participants with any necessary items for living except for a particular amount of food. Thus, they need to purchase necessary goods, like toilet paper, pillows, blankets, and more. The catch is that every item costs several times more than the real market price. A significant rule of the game is that no one can die while the game is still going on. If anyone dies, the participants will lose the money.
Another highly important rule of the game is that the participants need to continuously entertain the audience to increase their time inside the building so that their money also grows with time. According to the rules, the game ends only when there is no time left in the main electric clock.
Viewers can watch The 8 Show on Netflix.
