The first two episodes of "The Liar Game" offer good odds that the drama will be a winner. The drama about a reality show game, in which people have to lie and cheat to survive, deals with issues of trust and greed. And it does so in a very dramatic way that pays tribute to both "The Hunger Games" and "Slumdog Millionaire."

While "The Liar Game" seems to be about money, the contestants' financial survival is a matter of life and death. At least two of them, including the heroine, played by Kim So Eun, owe so much money that debt collectors may kill or maim them for it. Their debt is so overwhelming that their lives depend on winning the prize money.

As in "Slumdog Millionaire," winning is a chance to change a miserable existence.

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