After the world-famous Netflix Korean drama "Squid Game" was launched in September last year, it set off a global ratings frenzy, and social media was almost washed like crazy, becoming the world's highest-watched drama since Netflix was founded. The end of the show is buried with multiple layers of foreshadowing, as if foreshadowing that there may be a second season, arousing the curiosity of the audience. On the 12th, Netflix officially announced that it will start filming the second season, and at the same time released the pilot video and concept poster of the second season!
The second season of "Squid Games," still directed by director Hwang Dong Hyuk, wrote in a letter to fans titled "A New Game Begins," writing: "It took 12 years for the first season of Squid Games to meet the audience, but it took only 12 days to become the hottest Netflix series. As a director, writer and producer, I thank fans around the world. ”
For the most anticipated cast, directors Songkou Burst Into Ki-hoon (Lee Jeong-jae) and Hwang In-ho (Lee Byung-hyun) are sure to return, while whether the big picture man in the suit (Kong Liu) will return is still unknown. In the first season, the huge creepy puppet doll "Young-hee", which became popular, will go offline and be replaced by her "boyfriend" Chul-so; Zheng Haojuan is expected to continue to star as a twin.
From the exposed concept poster and the pilot video courseware, the puppet doll's eyes are the main element, accompanied by the classic "123 Wooden Man" song in the first season, after the eyes glow red, the word "2" appears, and the eerie suspense atmosphere is extreme.
The director revealed the main story axis of the second season in an interview with The Associated Press earlier, saying that he would focus on the characters who were not clearly stated in the first season, and in the second season, he detailed the character stories including police officer Huang Junhao (Wei Hejun), game leader Huang Renhao (Lee Bingxian), mysterious man (Kong Liu) and other people.
"Squid Game" revolves around 456 people from the bottom of society, who are in huge debt, are invited to participate in survival games, and they need to pass 6 seemingly simple but complex Korean childhood games, such as "123 Wooden Man", "Poke Lime Candy", "Tug of War", "Play Marbles", etc., and the winner can get a huge prize of 45.6 billion won. However, players who lose or give up halfway will be shot on the spot, straightforward and brutal and bloody, while also reflecting the dark side of human nature and real social problems through the game.
It is reported that the second season will bring more novel games and amazing stories, wait and see!