The Influencer (2024)

The Influencer boasts the high-stakes and cutthroat competition of reality shows like The Bachelor to Squid Game: The Challenges. However, in addition to the excitement of watching 77 vastly different contestants form alliances and face eliminations, The Influencer is unique in featuring contestants who are popular social media influencers. The show examines how adept they are at various skills while putting a monetary value on their social media activity. It may remind viewers of Squid Game as it's a competition that evokes excitement but is also foreboding as it delves into the sometimes bleak world of social media.

In Netflix’s The Influencer, Korean influencers from various platforms compete to see who can be the most popular. But underneath the basic concept of a reality competition show is the subversive terror of watching what people will do for fame. The Influencer is like an episode of Black Mirror came to life, so even if you don’t like reality shows, The Influencer is a must-watch because it shows just how far some people will go.