Netflix officially greenlit a second season of its most-watched series, Squid Game.
The South Korean survival drama, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, follows a cast of characters in financial ruins who risk their lives to play a sequence of deadly children's games to win a prize of ₩45.6 billion ($38 million at time of original broadcast).
Feeling pressured by the immense public demand for more bloodshed, Hwang in November said that "there will indeed be a second season." At that point, though, the show was "in my head," he said. "I'm in the planning process currently."
Now that Netflix has given the go-ahead for season two, Hwang may have to put his film aspirations on hold: Back in September, he revealed plans for an inter-generational war movie, tentatively called KO Club (short for "Killing Old Men Club"), Variety reported.
It's unclear exactly what's next for Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and his remaining teammates. Hwang did, however, tease the divorced father and gambling addict's return, alongside the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), and maybe the man in the suit with ddakji (Gong Yoo). "You'll also be introduced to [giant animatronic doll] Young-hee's boyfriend, Cheol-su," the director said, introducing a second motion-sensing figure sure to give audiences even more nightmares.
There's no word yet on when the dystopian K-drama will return; the second season is "still in its early stages," according to Netflix. "We are working on the script right now and making the form of the story," exec producer Kim Ji-yeon said.
In the meantime, Netflix is streaming some of Hwang's South Korean feature films, including Silenced and Miss Granny, as well as Lee Jung-jae vehicle Svaha: The Sixth Finger. The platform also has some suggestions for inventive Korean shows to try next.