'Squid Game' creator confirms season 2 got a green light from Netflix: 'You leave us no choice!'

• "Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed a second season of the hit Netflix show is in the works.
• It will follow main character Gi-hun who will "do something for the world," Dong-hyuk said.

The "Squid Game" creator, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the show will come back for season two with a new storyline following main character Gi-hun.

"There will indeed be a second season," he promised in an interview with AP Entertainment. "It's in my head right now, I'm in the planning process currently."

It's still too early to tell when that second season might drop, though, he said.

"I will promise you this," Hwang said. "Gi-hun will come back, he'll do something for the world."

After the overwhelmingly positive response to season one, Hwang said "you leave us no choice" but to make a second season.

"Squid Game" premiered on Netflix in September and quickly became the streaming service's most-watched show of all time.

The series follows a group of morally-grey characters who take part in children's games with deadly twists in order to win enough money to pay off their debts. Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, was the protagonist of season one.

Many fans of the show enjoyed the critique of capitalism within "Squid Game" because it was relatable to the real world. Insider recently spoke to Millenials in South Korea who say that due to their mounting debts, their lives aren't so different to the characters in "Squid Game."

The Korean drama has also become a pop culture sensation with costumes from the show being used for protests, Youtubers and other groups pledging to recreate the games in real life, and new memes and Tiktok trends being inspired by the games inside the show.

Hwang had previously told Variety and The Hollywood Reporter that he wasn't too keen to do a second season of the hit Netflix show, telling THR that the stress of filming the first season caused him to lose six teeth.

Hwang told Variety: "I don't have well-developed plans for 'Squid Game 2.' It is quite tiring just thinking about it. But if I were to do it, I would certainly not do it alone. I'd consider using a writers' room and would want multiple experienced directors."

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