To create a TV show centred round a dystopian game show that kills off most of its main characters, all you need is green tracksuits, hot pink jumpsuits, black face masks, a giant girl doll, honeycomb biscuits, repeating staircases and blood. Lots of it. Full of iconic moments, Squid Game is claustrophobic, gruesome, dark and evil, but it somehow squeezes in hope. I’m still not sure how.

She crushed a ladybug. This scene set the tone for the following episodes of My Mister, the 2018 tvN Korean drama series created by Studio Dragon (airing on Netlfix). New to Korean TV, l have just stumbled on My Mister and in equal parts, scarred and full of admiration for the shows ensemble cast and their stories.