Hwang Dong-hyuk Director, the writer and executive producer of Netflix hit Squid Game, has confirmed the return of the hit series.
In an open letter released by the streamer, he thanked fans for watching the show. “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.”
The writer also reflected on the journey that had brought global prominence to the show and sparked interest in Korean drama. “It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year,” he said. “But if took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular series ever,” he said.
Squid Game follows people invited to take part in a mystery game for huge sums of money.
The show takes its name from a popular game play in Korean school playgrounds in which children run towards a finish line when “green light” is shouted out and freeze when the words “red light” are called. However, in Squid Game the players are shot dead.
Squid Game achieved 1.65 billion views in its first 28 days of release, largely by word of mouth, and continues to hold the record for the most-watched series on the Netflix platform.
