Squid Game returns with more victims and tougher challenges. The creators of the series revealed the sequel’s details about gaming, money and revenge.
The Netflix project, which launched in September 2021, will continue the brutal dystopia with more than 450 new characters doomed to death.
The first season received 14 Emmy nominations, including directing awards for star Lee Jung Jae and creator Hwang Dong Hyuk. Director Hwang says that the second season has a broader scope than the first season. Without revealing the deadly challenges, he said he thought long and hard about what games he would have participants play. He said there were plenty of offers online for local Korean games, but he wanted them to be “really simple.”
“The games are one of the biggest changes, and so are the characters, because with the exception of Gi-Hoon, all the characters playing the games are new, so you end up seeing more likable characters to root for. Do we have the will and strength to try to make the world a better place? Does humanity have what it takes to change the course of the world, and can we truly give up our greed and desires to create a better world together? These were some of the questions I wanted to ask, not about who or how these people behind the games love themselves,” the director said, as quoted by Deadline.
Season 2 highlights one of the biggest differences between the seasons: voting. Contestants in the killing games are given a vote after each challenge to decide whether they want to continue.
Hwang also stated that he created the second season with the goal of showing the value of human life. The director believes that it will not be possible to completely eliminate discrimination in the world, but we should not stop trying. The second season will be released on December 26. It is known that the series will last for one more season. Its creators announced that this was the end. The idea of “The Squid Game” inspired other directors to create similar projects. David Fincher plans to direct his own version of the series.
Source: People Talk
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