Squillions of us enjoyed Netflix’s macabre Squid Game last year – but don’t expect a sequel until at least 2023 or 2024, the show’s creator has said.
The streaming sensation rapidly became the platform’s most-watched show - so demand for a second series is extremely high.
Show-runner Hwang Dong-hyuk told Vanity Fair that fans need to be patient – as he’s only got around three pages of ideas for the latest script.
But he suggested that characters would certainly be tested through a series of games, just like in the first instalment.
He said: “Humanity is going to be put to a test through those games once again. I want to ask the question: ‘Is true solidarity between humans possible?’”
The in-demand director is currently in final talks with Netflix about season 2.
Earlier this year, the streaming giant confirmed a second series was going to happen, with Netflix chief Ted Sarandos teasing: “the Squid Game universe has just begun”.
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With its edge-of-the-seat plot and graphic violence, Squid Game had us all on tenterhooks, with each cliff-hanger ending more tense than the last.
The show follows 456 despairing people vying to win 45.6 billion South Korean won (₩) in a bloodied, high-stakes competition involving a series of initially innocuous children’s games.
Featuring stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Hoyeon and Oh Yeong-su, the show was watched by an incredible 111 million viewers within its first 28 days on Netflix.
And the Squid’s tentacles reached far and wide – with some 2.1 billion hours watched around the world.
The show was also a critical success, going on to receive three Screen Actors Guild accolades and two Critics Choice Awards.
One actor even received a Golden Globe – Yeung-su, 77, who played the frail, worldly-wise Player 001.
