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31 "Squid Game" Moments Vs. Behind-The-Scenes Photos That Show What It Was Like To Film The Series

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Warning: There are MASSIVE spoilers ahead for Squid Game!

1.First, here's Jung Ho-yeon hanging out while filming the moment when Sae-byeok and Deok-su fight in Episode 1.

 
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2.This is an aerial look at the moment when all of the players arrived in the arena for Red Light, Green Light.

All of the players, wearing identical tracksuits with different numbers on the back, are looking around
Netflix / Via youtu.be

3.Here's what the players were actually seeing when the Red Light, Green Light game started.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

4.And here's where the camera was positioned as it followed all of the players trying to escape after realizing they were going to get shot if they moved even an inch.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

5.Lee Jung-jae is trying to stay very still while filming the scene when Gi-hun decides to get up and run.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

6.Heo Sung-tae and Jung Ho-yeon film the moment when Sae-byeok grabs Deok-su during Red Light, Green Light.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

7.Here's what it looked like while the Squid Game cast filmed the moment some of the players crossed the finish line.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

8.Park Hae-soo is hard at work during the dalgona challenge.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

9.And here's Lee Jung-jae shooting the moment when Gi-hun realizes he should lick the dalgona.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

10.If you're wondering what it looked like when all of the players were heading into this room before the tug-of-war game, here you go.

The cast members taking pictures together
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11.And this is what Lee Yoo-mi saw while Ji-yeong was sitting all by herself on the stairs.

Ji-yeong with several people behind her
Netflix / @leeyoum262 / Via instagram.com

12.This is how the tug-of-war set was put together. Although it looks like it was super high off the ground, it was actually just on a small platform.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

13.Here's a look at some of the actors hanging onto the rope after they fell from the platform.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

14.Lee Jung-jae and the rest of the actors gave it their all while filming the tug-of-war moments.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

15.Like, look how intense they all look as they try to win this game.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

16.Here's Sae-byeok and Ji-yeon walking back to safety in Episode 5 after winning the tug-of-war game.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

17.Here's the incredible alley set that was built for Episode 6, aka the saddest episode of the season.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

18.Anupam Tripathi looks absolutely heartbroken while shooting the scene when Ali realizes his bag is filled with rocks, not marbles.

 
Noh Juhan / Netflix

19.Here's an overhead look at the scene where Sang-woo delivers his (stolen) bag of winning marbles and gets to move on to the next round.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

20.Jung Ho-yeon and Lee Yoo-mi are concentrating super hard while they get ready to film a Sae-byeok and Ji-yeong moment.

 
Noh Juhan / Netflix

21.Here's Park Hae-soo, Lee Jung-jae, and Jung Ho-yeon getting all their smiling out of the way while filming Episode 7.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

22.This is what it actually looked like to film the moment a player fell through the glass floor in Episode 7.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

23.And here's how high off the ground the bridge of glass actually was.

The platform is about a foot off the ground
Noh Juhan / Netflix

24.A behind-the-scenes look at the moment right before Sang-woo pushes the player to his death.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

25.Here's Jung Ho-yeon taking a break while filming the end of Episode 7. You can even spot the harness she was wearing while filming too.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

26.This is what it actually looked like during the moment when all of the glass explodes.

 
Noh Juhan / Netflix

27.Here's Jung Ho-yeon filming a Sae-byeok close-up in Episode 8.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

28.Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-soo looking pretty badass while walking into the arena for the final game.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be

29.Here's Lee Jung-jae doing his best hopping while playing Squid Game.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

30.Park Hae-soo rips off Sang-woo's jacket during his final fight with Gi-hun.

  Netflix / Via youtu.be
Netflix / Via youtu.be

31.And finally, here's Lee Jung-jae filming the moment Gi-hun realizes Sang-woo is injured and he tries to stop the game.

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Netflix / Via youtu.be
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