Netflix has confirmed the South Korean breakout show of 2021, Squid Game will return for the second season.
The announcement came after an official statement on Twitter by Hwang Dong-Hyuk, the director, writer, and executive producer of the series that confirmed the return of Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun in the new season.
“It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year. But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular Netflix series ever. As the writer, director and producer of Squid Game, a huge shout out to fans around the world,” he said in a statement.
Red light… GREENLIGHT!
Squid Game is officially coming back for Season 2! pic.twitter.com/4usO2Zld39
— Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2022
He concluded the post by saying, “Thank you for watching and loving our show. And now, Gi-hun returns. The Front Man returns. , Season 2 is coming. The man in the suit with ddakji might be back. You’ll also be introduced to Young-hee’s boyfriend, Cheol-su. Join us once more for a whole new round.”
Squid Game
The series is a survival thriller that follows a group of contestants who agree to participate in a mysterious survival game with a grand prize total of nearly $40 million.
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The nine-part thriller followed a group of average citizens thrusts into a high-stakes competition of childhood games with a deadly twist run by a mysterious organisation in a bid to win 45.6 billion won ($38 million).
It quickly became a worldwide sensation becoming the streamer’s biggest series launch ever and the first Korean series to reach the No. 1 position on Netflix’s top 10 titles in the United States.
