Squid Game Season 2 Story Details Teased By Creator
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk reveals what audiences can expect in season 2. Conceived by Hwang over a decade ago while struggling with his own financial situation, Squid Game was eventually picked up by Netflix as the streamer looked to expand its international content. Set in South Korea, the show focuses on a group of 456 debt-ridden people who are coerced into competing in a series of deadly children’s games, all in the hope of winning an astronomical cash prize.
Released in September 2021 to overwhelming acclaim, the show cemented itself as Netflix’s top-viewed series in over 94 countries. Earning a number of awards with fourteen Emmy nominations currently pending, Squid Game season 2 was officially confirmed in June. While Hwang has so far remained tight-lipped on the plot details for season 2, Lee Jung-jae is set to return as the show’s leading protagonist Gi-hun, who turned away from a flight to reunite him with his daughter in the season finale in favor of pursuing the organizers of the eponymous Squid Game.
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During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Hwang provided a little more information on what Squid Game season 2 could have in store for viewers. Explaining that the new episodes will once again center on Gi-hun, Hwang said that season 2 will follow him on his new mission to prove that we are all human and possess an inherent capacity for good. Check out his full comments below:
That is the biggest challenge in season 2. He [Gi-hun] begins where we left him at the end of the first season. So, the fact that I can’t carry that level of character arc is a huge challenge. Without giving away any spoilers, there is that line
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