“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.
Dong-hyuk speaks to Vanity Fair alongside stars of the hit Netflix show HoYeon Jung, Lee Jung-jae, and Park Hae-soo about the making of the global phenomenon and any plans for an eagerly anticipated second season.
Dong-hyuk, who is in the middle of final discussions with Netflix for the upcoming series, expects it to be released by the end of 2023 or 2024.
In season 1, a group of desperate and indebted people compete in grown-up versions of schoolyard games, lured by the chance to win $45.6 billion Korean won (approximately C$48 million), not realizing that while winning brings big bucks, losing results in a violent, painful death. READ MORE: Sandra Oh Shares What It Was Like Witnessing ‘Squid Game’ Cast Make History With SAG Award Wins Dong-hyuk doesn’t have too much to say about a second season right now given that he only has about three pages’ worth of ideas for a script. “Humanity is going to be put to a test through those games once again,” the filmmaker tells the publication.
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