Why Squid Sport’s Creator Is ‘Sick’ Of The Netflix Collection

The second season of “Squid Sport” hits Netflix on December 26, 2024, and apparently, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is sick of the entire thing already.

In a chunk in Selection detailing the New York Metropolis pop-up “Squid Sport: The Expertise” — which ostensibly permits followers to see what it would really feel prefer to take part within the lethal video games seen on the TV sequence, which is just a little complicated when you think about that, once more, folks die each time they lose a recreation on the present — Hwang appeared downright baffled by the sequence’ large success, which has spawned “experiences,” video video games, and a poorly thought-out actuality sequence known as “Squid Sport: The Problem” (additionally on Netflix). “I had no intention of doing a second season, as a result of the general strategy of writing, producing and directing the sequence was so difficult. I did not assume to do one other one,” Hwang stated, with the outlet referencing his earlier declare that he misplaced enamel over the stress of constructing season 1.

That is when Hwang actually opened up. “I am so exhausted,” the creator confessed. “I am so drained. In a method, I’ve to say, I am so sick of ‘Squid Sport.’ I am so sick of my life making one thing, selling one thing. So I am not fascinated by my subsequent undertaking proper now. I am simply fascinated by going to some distant island and having my very own free time with none cellphone calls from Netflix.” (“Not the ‘Squid Sport’ island,” Hwang confirmed.)

Based mostly on the stunning success of “Squid Sport,” the primary season of which premiered in late 2021 and have become a official sensation for Netflix, it is not fully stunning that the streamer needs as a lot “Squid Sport” associated content material as doable. (For God’s sake, they’re nonetheless holding these poor “Stranger Issues” youngsters hostage till that phenomenon involves an in depth.) In October of this 12 months, it was introduced that David Fincher, who beforehand labored on the crime drama “Mindhunter” for Netflix, will helm a brand new undertaking set within the “Squid Sport” universe, although there’s not a lot data on the market in regards to the undertaking simply but. So, will Hwang Dong-hyuk be concerned in that? Kind of!I

“There are particular tasks which can be at present being made the place they ask for my opinion just a little bit extra actively,” Hwang instructed Selection. “So so far as I do know, going ahead, there’s going to be much more inventive tasks that come from the ‘Squid Sport’ universe, a few of which I shall be extra concerned in.”

The outlet additionally spoke to Minyoung Kim, the top of Asia Pacific content material at Netflix, who stated the worldwide success of “Squid Sport” was a shock to the system. “We had at all times anticipated ‘Squid Sport’ to be one of many largest exhibits in Korea and in Asia,” Kim famous (the present is about in South Korea and stars South Korean performers). “It took about 10 days for it to begin exploding elsewhere. The fitting adjective that really describes it’s ‘surreal.’ And director Hwang was on the web on a regular basis; he would seize all the things on any type of dashboard that he sees, to see what number of nations it should be No. 1 in. We had been all obsessive about lots of these metrics, till we lastly realized, ‘Oh, that is the largest present on the earth.'”

Based mostly on all of this, it looks as if Netflix would love for “Squid Sport” to run ceaselessly, however the present does have an endpoint — and it will be right here before you assume. In November, Hwang Dong-hyuk spoke to The Hollywood Reporter and confirmed that season 3 of “Squid Sport” would be the finish of the sequence. “After I was fascinated by the concept for the ending of season 3, I feel it form of naturally got here to me that this was the finale,” he instructed the outlet. “I believed that with that story, I used to be in a position to inform all the things that I needed to inform via the story of ‘Squid Sport’ and in addition within the perspective of Gi-hun as a personality, and I believed that we do not want any additional tales from right here.”

We nonetheless have season 2 on the horizon, and in keeping with the present’s star Lee Jung-jae — who gained an Emmy for enjoying the sequence lead Seong Gi-hun — after we do see the present’s conclusion, it should blow everybody away. “The ending is one thing you actually can’t anticipate,” Lee stated within the aforementioned Selection article. “I’m wanting ahead to what sort of interpretations viewers have.” Till then, you’ll be able to rewatch “Squid Sport” season 1, watch the fact TV competitors (if you wish to, although I do not suggest it), and stream all of “Squid Sport” season 2 on December 26, 2024.