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Given the massive viewership numbers for the first season of “Squid Game” — more than 1.65 billion views within its first 28 days of release — a second season of the dystopian thriller from South Korea was quickly placed in development.

Netflix has officially confirmed the record-breaking Korean survival drama Squid Game has been renewed for season two.The series, which premiered on the platform last year, became the most-viewed original title in Netflix history within 12 days of its release.Today (June 12), two new posts on the streaming service’s social media accounts confirmed that the show would be getting a second season. The first post featured the infamous doll from the first episode, with a number two flashing in its eye. “On your marks.

It’s official — Netflix has renewed its biggest series, Squid Game, for a second season. The followup had been in development, and Netflix brass — as well as the series’ writer, director and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk and main cast — had  teased a return of the show following the runaway success of the initial installment.

Ellise Shafer When it came time to film the death of Jung Ho-yeon’s “Squid Game” character Kang Sae-byeok, Ho-yeon found herself to be strangely happy.“Maybe it’s weird to say it, but while I’m shooting my death scene, I was so happy,” Ho-yeon told Sandra Oh during their Variety “Actors on Actors” conversation, presented by Apple TV+. “It was the most comfortable scene I ever had.”After immersing herself in the intense world of “Squid Game” for so long, Ho-yeon felt that it was Kang’s time to go, and was at peace with director Hwang Dong-hyuk’s decision.“It’s because I’ve been living with my character over a few months, and then there is a time that I have to let her go, and I kind of feel like I can happily let her go, because I can understand,” Ho-yeon said.

Getting back in the game. Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk has already started thinking about new games and challenges for the players to take on in season 2.

“Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk says there might have been a different ending to season 1 had the characters just learned to work together.

Netflix’s hit K-drama Squid Game made surprise appearances at locations around London today, ahead of the BAFTA TV Awards.The show, which premiered on the streaming platform last year, was nominated for two categories at tonight’s (May 8) ceremony – International and Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment for its “red light, green light” game.Before the event kicked off, the ominous, red-clad figures surprised fans across London, popping up at landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus. The three costumed guards posed for selfies and recreated The Beatles’ iconic album cover at Abbey Road.Other locations visited by the anonymous guards included Embankment Bridge, Southbank and the Royal Festival Hall.

Squid Game creator, director and writer Hwang Dong-hyuk and actor Park Hae-soo joined TV editor Peter White for Deadline’s annual Contenders Television at Paramount Studios to discuss what fans might expect from the upcoming sophomore season of the Korean dystopian drama.

Squid Game, has revealed that he is working on a “violent” new project.During his appearance at the MIPTV festival in Cannes on Monday (April 4), Hwang shared that he is working on a new movie with the working title Killing Old People Club or K.O. Club.According to Variety, the director and screenwriter said that the upcoming project would be “another controversial film” from him.

Squid Game breakout star Jung Ho-yeon has expressed an interest in appearing on hit American teen drama, Euphoria.In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet of the Critics Choice Awards 2022, Jung briefly spoke about her experience visiting the set of the popular HBO show. The South Korean actress had visited the set of Euphoria last year, after being invited by lead actor Zendaya.“I visited the set of Euphoria and it was so nice to see the set because it’s been a while [since I’ve been on set] after Squid Game,” Jung said.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTim Cook chatted with Ted Sarandos, Meryl Streep huddled with Jane Campion, Morgan Freeman (age 85) was deep in conversation with “King Richard’s” Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton (each 15), while “Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk fulfilled his personal goal of meeting both Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg. Meanwhile, Rita Moreno was warmly greeted by the “CODA” team, including director Sian Heder and stars Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur.The event was the 22nd annual AFI Awards in an afternoon that is “all about one community of artists,” as AFI prexy-CEO Bob Gazzale said.AFI announced its honorees on Dec.

One for the record books! Squid Game swept the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards with wins in nearly every category it was nominated for on Sunday, February 27 — and in doing so, earned a place in Hollywood history.

All Of Us Are Dead director Lee Jae-kyoo has spoken about his friendship with Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk.Lee reently spoke to South Korean news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily in light of his series’ global success – All Of Us Are Dead has been the most-watched series on Netflix globally for two weeks running so far – during which he also touched on the virality of Squid Game last year and his friendship with Hwang.“Director Hwang Dong-hyuk of Squid Game, as all of you are already well aware of, is actually [one of] my closest friends,” he revealed. “When Squid Game hit it off globally last year, I called him to offer my congratulations, but I also admitted that I felt pressured to be next in line as it had already been decided that All Of Us Are Dead would be released early this year.”However, Lee revealed that Hwang had told him that the All Of Us Are Dead director “should be thanking [Hwang] instead of feeling burdened”, before noting how Squid Game had helped usher in the greater global success of other K-drama series.“[Hwang] said, ‘I’ve opened up this door [for you] and you only have to step through and enjoy it.’ I didn’t really understand what he was talking about then, but I do now,” Lee added.

Squid Game.During Netflix’s fourth-quarter earnings call, held yesterday (January 20), Sarandos, who also chief content officer at Netflix, announced that a second season of the platform’s hit K-drama series Squid Game has been ordered by Netflix and is currently in the works, per Variety.In addition, Sarandos also described Squid Game’s highly anticipated continuation as the beginning of something big for the series. “The Squid Game universe has just begun,” teased the Netflix head.

Squid Game is starting to show serious awards season brawn as the Korean Netflix series racked up a historic four Screen Actor Guild Award nominations Wednesday. This is the first time a non-English or Korean series has garnered a SAG Award nomination.

The stars of Squid Game are in the Big Apple!

Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo has described himself as a “huge fan” of K-pop boyband BTS.Three members of the cast of hit Netflix series Squid Game – Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Jung Ho-yeon – alongside director and writer Hwang Dong-hyuk, recently sat down with Variety to participate in a game of ‘Most Likely To’.During the session, four cast and crew members of Squid Game were asked who among them were “most likely to sing a BTS song”, of which the votes were equally split between Jung Ho-yeon and Park Hae-soo, who played Kang Sae-byeok and Cho Sang-woo on the show respectively.“I mean, he’s a better singer than me, I think,” Jung said about Park.

Squid Game creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk has opened up about the violent nature of his hit Netflix series.During a recent speech at the SBS D Forum in South Korea, per Yonhap News Agency, Hwang touched on the depiction of violence in the series, noting that he wanted to use that element to reflect the competitive nature of society and what happens when someone fails in that system.“I kept asking questions, like who made this competition system in our society and who drives us into a corner,” said the 50-year-old director.

EXCLUSIVE: Squid Game star HoYeon Jung has signed with CAA. Deadline recently revealed how every agency in town has been trying to land Jung and her co-stars as well as show writer-director, Hwang Dong-hyuk and this marks the first of the group to land at a major agency.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAs Hollywood grapples with the accidental shooting death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, I had the chance to talk with “Squid Game” writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk about the safety precautions taken on the set of his intensely violent series. “We of course have a prop master, but also in Korea, we’re not really a gun-owning country, so only the police can have and own a gun,” he said.

When Netflix series Squid Game was released earlier this year, it quickly smashed all of the streaming giant’s figures and became a global phenomenon. Ever since, diehard fans have been eager to find out if the South Korean series, which tells the story of the brutal children’s games played for big money, would be back on our screens, or whether it was the end of the story.