Netflix Confirms Squid Game Season 2, Co-CEO Says The Squid Game Universe Has Just Begun
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has talked about returning for season 2, now Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the hit show will definitely be returning
Squid
Game
creator
Hwang
Dong-hyuk
has
talked
about
returning
for
season
2,
now
Netflix
co-CEO
and
Chief
Content
Officer
Ted
Sarandos
has
confirmed
that
the
hit
show
will
definitely
be
returning
on
the
streaming
platform.
According
to
Variety,
the
remarks
came
during
Netflix's
fourth
quarter
2021
earnings
interview.
Sarandos
was
asked
about
the
show's
future
and
he
said,
"Absolutely.
The
Squid
Game
universe
has
just
begun."
Squid
Game
was
one
of
Netflix's
most-watched
non-English
show
on
the
platform.
According
to
reports,
it
also
helped
the
streaming
giant
reach
214
million
subscribers
worldwide.
Creator
Hwang
Dong-hyuk
previously
had
confirmed
that
Squid
Game
would
be
returning,
and
even
said
that
talks
are
underway
for
a
third
season.
He
had
also
said
main
character
Seong
Gi-hun
will
return.
"I
will
promise
you
this,
Gi-hun
will
come
back.
He
will
do
something
for
the
world."
While
the
show
had
impressed
many
fans
across
the
world,
it
has
also
kept
the
success
story
going
during
the
award
season.
Earlier
this
month,
the
Netflix
show's
receive
four
nominations
at
the
28th
Screen
Actors
Guild
(SAG)
Awards.
The
nods
were
for
categories
of
best
drama
ensemble,
best
stunt
ensemble,
best
actor
for
Lee
Jung-jae
and
best
female
actor
for
Jung
Ho-yeon.
"As
the
director
of
'Squid
Game',
today
has
to
be
the
happiest
moment,"
Hwang
said
in
a
statement
about
the
nominations.
The
survival
drama
series
follows
a
battle
royale
in
which
456
contestants
are
forced
to
play
popular
Korean
children's
games
for
a
large
prize
pool
and
their
lives.
Only
one
is
bound
to
survive
in
the
end.