I think this is the correct show, it has the cast and the right information:
https://trakt.tv/shows/alice-in-borderland-2020-170654

So this one will be deleted sooner.

Just one word mind-blowing. 2nd season really outshined the 1st.

What a complete surprise this show has been. Was excepting a typical live-action manga/anime show with all the typical tropes and cliches. And while those are definitely there this show is just so well done and captivating.

Come on man, season 2? I would have been better with the 1000 years in the future, you can continue with that but meteor strike, people dead for a minute and in that minute season 1 and 2 played out? I really liked this series until season 2 episode 8, what happened? Actors didn't want to return, writers block or something else? I really love Asian based movies and series but this had that American feel to it. You know,
Series is good but rushed to finish so they(exec.) Can cancel for no reason? America TV.

5 episodes in and as much as I'd like to love the show, I simply cannot overlook some issues. Let's begin (spoiler warning):
[spoiler] Why don't the players think to bring weapons especially after the first game? Or at least a Swiss Army Knife? The dude with the taser brought his and it ended up helping. Why don't the players think to bring well fitting shoes or clothes for running or moving quickly? Why did they have to hunt or live in tents? Did all the grocery stores run out of food? What about cozy beds? The people disappeared but left everything behind. Are there no ways of blocking lasers? Why did no one think to find more diesel for cars and steal one? They also want me to believe that the rush of water wasn't strong enough to break the windows of the bus? And that the guy killed the tiger with one punch? [/spoiler]
I understand that it's a fictional show but the stakes are not as high when they allow such events to happen. I'll keep watching and hopefully it becomes better.

My rating is like a NASA launch going down after every episode 10,9,8,7,6.....

It started really well and then went with full speed off the cliff. I would give the first half a 9, the second a 5. So 7 on average.

[spoiler] I was expecting more clever games as they progressed, but it went the other way. The whole tone shifted after the 4th episode and not for the best. And whose idea was there to incorporate flashbacks for characters that were just introduced minutes ago. Nobody cares. You have main characters, how about focusing on them. But no, they were sidelined for the whole second half. [/spoiler]

Yeah acting is quite bad, but the show has a neat plot so far

I really tried but the acting is really bad.

This is the same show as https://trakt.tv/shows/alice-in-borderland-2020-170654, but the other one should be the correct one as it has an entry in TMDB and this one doens't.

After 1st episode my only question is Why!?:
Why am I watching this?
Why them?
Why should I continue to watch?

Great premise and interesting mystery at the beginning of this show, which is largely squandered as soon as the critical and mythologized "location" is revealed, at which point the show rapidly goes downhill. Still, I preferred this to Squid Game.

Waste of time, boring and lack of good characters.

Between the sensations of a 'The Walking Dead', The frustration, and the intelligence of a 'Death Note' with gambling games worthy of the sublime 'Kaiji' series, this Japanese series is one of the best series that I have been watching for at least 5 years.

I can't wait for season 2!

As I don't like a Asian videos to be honest, that serial was pretty awesome. Recommendations from my site to all who's love CUBE

A surprisingly slick production for a Japanese TV show, even though I felt I was definitely too old for the content. Despite the obvious intent to be edgy at all costs, characterization and dialogues are as cringe-worthy as you would expect from a manga live-action. Like in "Lost", they tried to add flashbacks for each character to explain their motivations and behavior, but the result is quite amateurish in comparison.

It gets quite entertaining in the moments where the game messes up with the characters' interpersonal relationships, but the formula gets old pretty quickly. Nothing you should take too seriously.

WOW! So I was only going to watch 2 episodes tonight....several hours later i watched the whole season. This is a really good show. There's a little bit of a lot of other shows/movies in it, which is not a bad thing. It works well as a whole because it uses the best bits from those other shows/movies.

There were several surprises here that surprised even me. I can't wait till season 2.

1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!

It totally escapes me how any one thinks this is a good series. I’ve read the praises but they, like the show, give no content as to why. I can sort of see why it may have worked as a manga but this seems to have no reason to exist beyond the things that gave it a mature rating: language, violence, suicide, sexual violence and smoking. It is basically a blood fest and Netflix feels it is worthy of a second season (!?) when there are some really good series that have so much more to offer if they just had this money. And, to be fair, I watch all of season one hoping to find some hidden gem to merit its existence. I give this series a 2 (terrible) out of 10. [Show Based on Manga]

Loved it. Cant wait for season 2.

So goooooood. Can't wait for season 2!!

Absolutely brilliant!

One of the best shows I’ve watched in a very long time.

Can’t wait for the next season.

Standing Ovation from me :clap_tone2:

I enjoyed the premise and gave it a go after people made comparisons to Squid Games. The first three episodes ranged from good to watchable but it fell off a cliff from episode 4 onwards. Massive leaps in logic are required for some scenarios to play out and the acting is way too over-the-top. Highly recommend giving this show a skip and spending your time elsewhere.

I really hope they do a well S2 since there are so many plot holes to fill. Otherwise, it's a very original idea, despite its resembling for me with "Squid Game", which is the one I saw first.

Not bad, similar to the usual Battle Royale sadistic people innocent smart kid going through trauma and hunting down white collars premise... it didn’t blow me away purely because it’s not a new idea, but enjoyable for people new to it and the psychological test type movies that the Japanese screenwriters are best at