Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the second season of Netflix smash. While speaking at a guild screening of Squid Game, he said that show’s rabid fanbase had left him with no choice but to get to work on a second season.
Hwang stopped to talk about the series on the red carpet at the screening with Lee Jung-Jae, who stars in the series as Gi-hun. Hwang said, “So there’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season. So I almost feel like you leave us no choice!” He added, “But I will say there will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head right now. I’m in the planning process currently.”
However, the creator, who also directed the series, didn’t have much to say about the direction of a second season but confirmed that Lee would continue to be a major focus of the series. “I do think it’s too early to say when and how that’s going to happen. So I will promise you this,” he said in Korean, before switching to English, “Gi-hun will come back, and he’ll do something for the world.”
It is well known that the South Korean dystopian drama has gone on to become Netflix’s most-watched series ever since its release in September. And the fans are now eagerly waiting for the second season. Squid Game follows people around South Korea apply to appear on a mysterious game show offering a life-changing jackpot for the winners.
After applying, Gi-hun is trying to clear up his debts in order to help support his daughter. He is whisked away to a secret location where he and other contestants compete in variations on childhood games, but they all learn that the penalty for losing is death. However, the series has been a hit both with critics and fans, who haven’t been turned off by its dark premise.
While talking to The Times in October, Hwang suggested that a second season could focus more on the masked antagonist the Front Man, who oversees the games. Following the success of Squid Game, Netflix added three of Hwang’s earlier films to the service to tide fans over.
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