Wait, is Squid Game based on a true story? All the real life inspiration explained
In 2021, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk explained Gi-hun’s backstory is inspired by the real Ssangyong Motor Strike that took place in South Korea in 2009. At the start of season one, Gi-hun was laid off from his job at Dragon Motors, where he had worked for 16 years. This is what lead him to go into the games.