Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Jingle Game) is a South Oriental survival drama streaming television series produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. Its actors consist of Lee Jungle, Park Hanson, WI Harpoon, Horton Jung, O Yeong-su, HEO Sundae, Annam Tripoli, and Kim Jae-young.
The series focuses on a contest where 456 players, all of whom remain in deep financial debt, risk their lives to play a series of harmful children’s games for the opportunity to win a 45.6 billion prize. The title of the series draws from a likewise called Oriental children’s game. Hwang had actually envisaged the concept based on his own financial struggles early in life, as well as the class variation in South Korea and also capitalism. Though he had originally created it in 2009, he was not able to find a production business to fund the idea till Netflix took a passion around 2019 as component of their drive to expand their international programming offerings. All nine episodes were written and also routed by Hwang.
Squid Game was released worldwide on September 17, 2022, to essential acclaim and global interest. As of November 2021, it is Netflix’s most-watched series, ending up being the top-viewed program in 94 nations and also bring in even more than 142 million participant households as well as accumulating 1.65 billion watching hrs throughout its initial four weeks from launch, going beyond Bridgerton for the title of a lot of seen program.
Squid Game is one of the most successful Netflix series of the year 2021. Already last year a second season was confirmed and now is also known, on which plot you can look forward to seeing you.
Squid Game: Hwang Dong Yuk reveals action by Season 2
Already in October 2021, more than 142 million Netflix users have seen the Squid Game series. In November, Showrunner Hwang Dong Yuk announced that he already has plans for a second season — however, nothing was not betrayed. That’s changing now, because in an interview with the South Korean channel KBS he shared his idea with the fans.
The focus will be the story of Song Hi Hun, who reveals. The overarching action strand of Season 2 will be the history of the people who meets Hi Hun and hunted behind.
The action of the second season is not the only good news, because a third season could follow :
It is true that we discuss a variety of opportunities for Squid Game, including the production of a third season, but still nothing is carved in stone.
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ICR did not watch the series yet? In this trailer you can give you a first impression:
Squid Game: Nominated in the Golden Globe Awards in three categories
It is the first time that a South Korean series was nominated for the Golden Globes. On January 9, 2022, the Netflix series has the chance of the popular price in the categories Best TV Series, Best Performance of an Actor and Best Performance of an Actor in a Supplementary Role.
The series must prevail against other drama racks such as Lupine, Pose, The Morning Show and Succession.
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