Netflix Officially Announces Squid Game 2, Director Leaks 2 Players Still Joining

Lee Jung Jae - O Yeong Su Dalam Squid Game (Noh Ju Han / Netflix)

JAKARTA - The Squid Game series officially continues into the second season. This news was announced by Netflix on Sunday, June 12 via official social media.

The director, Hwang Dong Hyuk also gave a statement via Netflix. He thanked the audience for the support that made Squid Game worldwide to this day.

“It took 12 years to realize the first season of 'Squid Game' last year. However, it only took 12 days for Squid Game to occupy the position as the most popular Netflix series of all time," said Hwang Dong Hyuk in a release received today, Monday, June 13.

“As writers, directors and producers of Squid Game, we extend a huge thank you to fans around the world. Thank you for watching and liking our show," he said.

In his letter, Hwang Dong Hyuk gave a sneak peek of the returning players. Some of them, Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae) and Front Man (Lee Byung Hun) were confirmed to return in the second season.

“The man in full suit and carrying the ddakji might come back. We will also introduce Young Hee's boyfriend, Cheol Su," he said.

The man carrying the ddakji in question is Gong Yoo. It is known that Gong Yoo acts as an intermediary for prospective players with Squid Game. Meanwhile, Young Hee is a giant female robot doll who has a story called Cheol Su.

Netflix also released a teaser of Young Hee with her eyes surrounding the camera. Towards the end of the video, the number 2 appears in Young Hee's eyes.

Red light… GREENLIGHT! Squid Game is officially coming back for Season 2! pic.twitter.com/4usO2Zld39

— Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2022

Squid Game was released in September 2021. In a short time, this series was ranked first in the Netflix Top 10 in 94 countries including Indonesia. They also won awards such as the People's Choice Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Baeksang Arts.

The first season of Squid Game which consists of nine episodes tells of a game that 456 participants participated in to win 45.6 billion won. But life is a threat to their victory.

Hwang Dong Hyuk had mentioned that Squid Game 2 is planned to air at the end of 2023 or 2024. However, he has not continued the conversation as it is still in pre-production.