In 2021, Netflix released the series that became one of the biggest hits of that year – Squid Game. Now we are waiting for its American counterpart.
Squid Game quickly left its mark in pop culture, becoming a huge hit or being the inspiration for a Halloween costume. Netflix is working on the much-anticipated second season of the series, which is likely to start shooting soon. Interestingly, according to Jeff Sneider’s The Hot Mic podcast, Netflix may also be developing an American remake of the series with David Fincher.
Seong Gi-hun spoke to IndieWire about the lessons learned from the first season of Squid Game. The series really hit the audience’s tastes, as childhood games proved to be the perfect vehicle for the show’s metaphors and narrative.
Of course I’m happy about it, but it’s bittersweet. Yes, it’s great that viewers consume Korean content around the world and appreciate it. But if you think about the true message of Squid Game – how far are we willing to go to amass personal wealth? To what extent people are forced to go – the fact that this has affected so many people around the world is disturbing.
The second season of the series has been ordered as soon as possible, and now star Lee Jung Jae gives important information about the return. He gave an interview to Ilgan Sports from London. It was there that the actor was asked how development on the second season of Squid Game was going , and Lee admitted that shooting would not take much time.
Filming on Squid Game 2 will begin in the summer, and shooting is likely to take around 10 months. We also worked on season 1 for about 10 months, but that was with delays due to COVID-19. Seeing as Season 2 will be on a larger scale, it’s likely to take a little longer.