Pyramid Game (Korean: 피라미드 게임) is a 2024 South Korean psychological thriller survival mystery television series created by Lee Jae-kyoo, written by Choi Soo-yi, directed by Park So-yeon, and starring Bona, Jang Da-ah, Ryu Da-in, Shin Seul-ki, and Kang Na-eon. Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Dalgonyak, it tells the story of an all-girls high school where popularity polls are used to rank students in class, and the differential treatment leads to school violence. It was released on TVING from February 29 to March 21, 2024, every Thursday at 12:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu and Paramount+ in selected regions.
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Synopsis
The series follows transfer student in Baekyeon High School; Seong Soo-ji, who realizes theres a covert rank system thats meticulously crafted to bully those in lower ranks. She falls to the bottom of the pyramid and becomes the subject of bullying & violence. After experiencing psychological and physical torture, Sooji decides to put an end to the Pyramid Game, and bring down the psychopathic mastermind once and for all.
Cast and characters
Main
Kim Ji-yeon / Bona as Seong Su-ji
A sociable yet straight-forward transfer student in class 2–5 of Baekyeon Girls' High School. She gets entangled in a pyramid game and becomes a victim of school violence, but leads a rebellion.
Jang Da-ah as Baek Ha-rin / Yang So-eun
A dignified student in class 2–5 of Baekyeon Girls' High School with a cleverness behind her gentle demeanor.
Ryu Da-in as Myeong Ja-eun
A unique Baekyeon Girls' High School student of class 2–5 who is always timid, but affectionate towards people and shines brighter in a crowd than she does alone.
Shin Seul-ki as Seo Do-ah
The class president of class 2–5 and top student of Baekyeon Girls' High School.
Kang Na-eon as Im Ye-rim
An easygoing idol trainee of Baekyeon Girls' High School with a glamorous daily life.
Supporting
Jeong Ha-dam as Go Eun-byeol
Ha Yeol-ri as Bang Woo-yi
A talkative student of class 2–5 at Baekyeon Girls' High School who is proud and pretentious. She misses and looks up to Ha-rin.
Hwang Hyun-jung as Kim Da-yeon
The youngest daughter of a chaebol family.
Lee Joo-yeon as Shim Eun-jung
An aloof and cold promising national swimming team member in Class 2–5 at Baekyeon Girls' High School who is only close with Ye-rim.
Oh Se-eun as Song Jae-hyung
A hidden idol enthusiast and strategist of class 2–5 at Baekyeon Girls' High School.
Kim Se-hee as Pyo Ji-ae
A student of class 2–5 at Baekyeon Girls' High School with "glass mentality" who was accustomed to blaming others and defending herself, but undergoes a change after meeting Su-ji.
Choi Yoon-seo as Gu Seol-ha
An emotionless judo athlete of class 2–5 at Baekyeon Girls' High School.
Ahn So-yo as Yeon Na-hee
A part-time literature teacher at Baekyeon Girls' High School who is interested in the school violence that occurs in the pyramid game and tries to get to the bottom of it.
Son Ji-na as Im Sun-ae
The principal of Baekyeon Girls' High School who is trying to hide the school violence.
Production
Development
In March 2023, TVING confirmed the drama adaptation of the Naver Webtoon Pyramid Game, written and illustrated by Dalggonyak. It is directed by Park So-yeon, written by Choi Soo-yi, created by Lee Jae-gyu, as well as being co-produced by Film Monster and CJ ENM Studios.
Casting
In June 2023, TVING announced the first cast lineup consists of Kim Ji-yeon, Jang Da-ah, Ryu Da-in, Kang Na-eon, Jeong Ha-dam, Shin Seul-ki, and Ha Yul-ri. In the same month, actresses Hwang Hyun-jung, Lee Joo-yeon, Oh Se-eun, Kim Se-hee, Choi Yoon-seo, Ahn So-yo, and Son Ji-na revealed as the second cast lineup.
Release
TVING production team confirmed that the release date of Pyramid Game would be on February 29, 2024, with four episodes then released two episodes every Thursday until March 21, 2024. It is available for streaming on Viu, and became available on Paramount+ starting on May 30, 2024, in selected regions.
