Squid Recreation‘s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, stated he felt immense strain when the hit 
Netflix collection was renewed for not one, however two extra seasons. Nevertheless, the event course of on Season 2 has reportedly led Dong-hyuk to a a lot better ending for the collection. Squid Recreation ought to want little introduction. The South Korean drama collection exploded in recognition when it arrived on the streamer in 2021, taking the web by storm. Given its success, extra seasons have been inevitable, and Hwang Dong-hyuk is tough at work on the ultimate two seasons of the present.
Talking to IndieWire, Hwang Dong-hyuk opened up concerning the strain he felt creating Seasons 2 and three. Season 1 took 10 years for Dong-hyuk to create. However the remaining two seasons will arrive on our screens in a a lot shorter timeframe. “As a result of I created Season 1 with out a lot considered doing the second season, when it was determined that we’d do Season 2, the strain was certainly immense,” he stated.
With a two season order, Hwang Dong-hyuk “wrote Seasons 2 and three on the similar time.” He teased that “alongside the storyline, there’s a turning level that takes place, and results in a collection of various occasions.” The turning level “additionally results in a big change within the character” of Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). The creator continued:
“Comparatively talking, the ending for Season 2 got here to me fairly early on. Nevertheless, the ending to Season 3, really ended up [in] a unique route than what I had initially conceived of. Whereas I used to be engaged on the story and dealing on the script, I noticed this new path that I needed to go down, and so the ending of Season 3 really modified within the course of of making Season 2.”
Writing ‘Squid Recreation’ Season 2 Felt Like a “Burden”
With Season 1 of Squid Recreation being such a world phenomenon, the strain was understandably on for Hwang Dong-hyuk to create a second season that exceeded the primary. “I used to be pondering to myself: will I actually have the ability to pull this off?” he recalled, reflecting on his previous self-doubt. Like plenty of writers, Hwang Dong-hyuk stated he felt overwhelmed when he returned to pen Season 2. However, as soon as he started, the concepts began flowing, and it put Squid Recreation on a greater narrative path. He continued:
“Will I have the ability to create or write one thing that may exceed Season 1? However as soon as I obtained to writing, and as soon as I obtained into the story of Gi-hun returning to the video games together with his personal motives, it really went lots higher than I believed it might. I used to be capable of create a narrative that I felt was extra intriguing, give you extra fascinating characters and give you extra unique and intriguing video games as properly.
Alongside the best way, I believe that sense of burden or strain really become a supply of pleasure, and I step by step gained the boldness that we have been creating one thing that the followers of the primary season wouldn’t be dissatisfied with.”
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Season 2 of Squid Recreation premieres on Netflix on December 26. The brand new season sees Gi-hun returning to the video games. This time, he is not there to clear his playing money owed, as Gi-hun places himself by means of the video games to avoid wasting the opposite gamers and shut them down as soon as and for all.
In Squid Recreation, a mysterious invitation to affix a contest is shipped to individuals in danger who’re in dire want of cash. 4 hundred fifty-six individuals from all walks of life are locked right into a secret location the place they play video games to win 45.6 billion gained. Video games are chosen from conventional Korean kids’s video games, reminiscent of Pink Gentle and Inexperienced Gentle, however the consequence of dropping is dying. To outlive, opponents should select their alliances rigorously – however the additional they go within the competitors, the extra seemingly betrayal will rear its ugly head.
- Launch Date
- September 17, 2021
- Forged
- Wi Ha-joon , Anupam Tripathi , Oh Yeong-su , Heo Sung-tae , Park Hae-soo , Jung Ho-yeon , Lee Jung-jae , Kim Joo-ryoung
- Seasons
- 1