Netflix officially confirms ‘Squid Game’ season 2

• Korean survival drama Squid Game has been renewed for season two.
• Within 12 days of its release, the show became the most-watched original title in Netflix history.
• Shows director Hwang Dong-hyuk and Jung Ho-yeon have teased more details about second season.

Netflix has officially confirmed the record-breaking Korean survival drama Squid Game has been renewed for season two.

Within 12 days of its release, the series, which debuted on Netflix last year, had become the most-watched original title in Netflix history.

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Two additional announcements on the streaming service’s social media sites today (June 12) revealed that the show would be renewed for a second season. The infamous doll from the first episode was featured in the first post, with a number two blinking in its eye. “On your marks. Get set. Greenlight,” the caption read. “Squid Game continues.”

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A second post featured a message from the show’s director, writer and executive producer, Hwang Dong-hyuk, titled “A whole new round is coming”. “It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year,” he wrote. “But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular Netflix series ever.

“As the writer, director and producer of Squid Game, a huge shout out to fans around the world. Thank you for watching and loving our show.”

 

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Hwang continued to tease more details of season two. “And now, Gi-hun returns,” he wrote. “The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming. The man in the suit with ddakji might be back. You’ll also be introduced to Young-hee’s boyfriend, Cheol-su. Join us once more for a whole new round.”

Although this is the first time Netflix has publicly announced the drama’s renewal, co-CEO Ted Sarandos had previously stated during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call in January that it will be renewed for another season.

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Hwang has spoken about what fans may expect from season two on several occasions in recent months. He previously announced the return of both Gi-hun and the Front Man in April, and earlier this year he hinted that Jung Ho-yeon, despite her character’s death in season one, could return to the show.

“I’ll try something to bring them back [for] season two,” he said, while at the PGA Awards in March, of characters who had been killed off. He then gestured to Jung and teased: “Let’s say maybe she has a twin sister, you’ll see.”