#Real phone numbers to prank call series#

The streamer’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos stated at a recent conference that there was “a very good chance it’s going to be our biggest show ever.

The nine-episode Squid Game was a surprise international hit for Netflix after premiering Sept.

#Real phone numbers to prank call series#

Meanwhile, the WSJ identified a 26-year-old Seoul-based office worker whose number differs from the one featured in the show by just two digits as another person seeing an increase in phone calls and messages. You have: 3 Free Tokens and 0 Premium Tokens (click here to. Scenes from Squid Game, Netflix ’s breakout South Korean series from Hwang Dong-hyuk, are getting the ax thanks to an unexpected wave of pranks callers dialing up a very real phone number. The Korea Times has also reported that another individual, whose number is only one digit different from the one featured in the series, has also been inundated with calls and messages. In a Wall Street Journal report, which seemingly identifies the individual’s gender differently, the person revealed they had received upwards of 4,000 calls a day.

In addition to showing several of the messages they had received, they also revealed they couldn’t change their number because of client contacts. Netflix Picks Up Australian Crime-Thriller 'The Stranger' Starring Joel Edgerton, Sean HarrisĪccording to Reuters, the owner of the phone number spoke to local broadcaster SBS about the experience of being inundated with calls, with those on the other line stating they wanted to participate in the Squid Game.