Netflix Greenlights "Squid Game" Season 2

Netflix‘s dystopian Korean series “Squid Game” is officially coming back.

The giant streamer announced Sunday that the immensely popular South Korean show is green-lit for a second season.

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"And now, Gi-hun returns," director, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a letter to fans. "The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming."

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“Squid Game” was first announced in 2019 and debuted on September 17, 2021, on Netflix.

The series was the "biggest-ever series at launch" for the giant streamer.

It is Netflix's first-ever Korean series to reach No. 1 in the United States, attracting 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the 28 days following its release.

The series followed contestants who were desperately in need of money playing deadly children's games to win cash prizes.

Seong Gi-hun, the main protagonist of "Squid Game," is a porced gambler who entered the contest for the big money.

Hwang also shared that the second season will introduce new characters and feature many developments.

"The man in the suit with ddakji might be back," he teased, referring to the mysterious salesman who recruits desperate players to the game show.

The letter also revealed that the audience will be introduced to Cheol-su, the "boyfriend" of the show's infamous animatronic doll, Young-hee.

"It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year, but it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular series ever," Hwang said in the letter.

Last year, Hwang confirmed that he would make a second season of the show.