From Squid Game Halloween costumes to cafes with Squid Game games to pop-ups with creepy giant dolls on every continent, the world is going crazy for this hit South Korean series. Squid Game became the world’s most-watched show on Netflix in October. After its release on September 17, it knocked the previously biggest Netflix shows Bridgerton and House of Money off the throne within a month and is now valued at 900 million dollars.
What’s more, fans of the series now have another reason to celebrate: last week in Los Angeles, creator and showrunner Hwang Dong-Hyuk confirmed that he is indeed planning a second round of Squid Game due to public pressure and demand for a second season. Dong-Hyuk explained in an interview with Variety: “There was so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season. So I almost feel like you guys aren’t giving us a choice. I’m in the planning process right now.”
Deadly children’s games
The unmissable, disturbing series consists of nine 32- to 62-minute episodes. It chronicles the misadventures of 456 desperate, destitute individuals who are given the opportunity to participate in traditional children’s games such as Ox on the Hill. The ultimate goal: to win 55 million dollars and a fresh start in a new life.
However, the players soon learn that any losing participant will be killed in a gruesome manner. Therefore, they must be tough and selfish to be the last to survive. This gruesome masterpiece explores the brutality of capitalism and the extremes people will go to in order to survive. Violence, betrayal and the characters’ personal alliances make viewers think for themselves about how they would act in such a situation.
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It is not yet known which characters will return in the second season, so speculation is allowed. But since we don’t want to give away any spoilers, you really should watch Squid Game on Netflix as soon as possible to find out who survives the deadly games. In any case, it’s not a spoiler to say that the first victim is human dignity.