As per Variety, the first season of ‘Squid Game’ marked Netflix’s biggest TV show ever, logging 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the first four weeks of its release last fall.
Officially confirming the return of Netflix’s hit drama series, ‘Squid Game’ for a second season, a brief teaser has been dropped by the streaming platform on Sunday.
According to Variety, along with the clip was a message from creator, writer, director, and executive producer Hwang-Dong-Hyuk dispatching details as to which characters are returning for the sophomore outing.
“Red light…..GREEN LIGHT! SQUID GAME is officially coming back for Season 2!” read the text alongside a clip which featured a brief animation of the gigantic animatronic doll that features heavily in the Squid Game plot.”
In his statement, Hwang said, “It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year, but it took 12 days for the series to become the most popular series ever. As the writer, director, and producer of Squid Game, a huge shout out to fans around the world. Thank you for watching and loving our show.”
The statement further adds to the season to follow, hinting that the main character Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-Jae) and the masked antagonist, the frontman (Lee Byung-hun) will both return.
However, despite revealing some of the difficulties Dong-hyuk is experiencing while trying to write the second season, Jung -Jae remains “excited”.
He adds, “When there’s a present you want. You are waiting for that and you are so excited to get it, you don’t want to have it little by little. You want the whole package at once, so I am just waiting for the director to give me the whole scenario, and I am really excited about it.”
