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, individuals die every time they lose a sport 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 referred to 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 suppose to do one other one,” Hwang stated, with the outlet referencing his earlier declare that he misplaced tooth over the stress of creating season 1.

That is when Hwang actually opened up. “I am so exhausted,” the creator confessed. “I am so drained. In a manner, 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 about my subsequent venture proper now. I am simply fascinated about 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.)

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

“There are particular initiatives which might be presently 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 artistic initiatives that come from the ‘Squid Sport’ universe, a few of which I might be extra concerned in.”

The outlet additionally spoke to Minyoung Kim, the pinnacle of Asia Pacific content material at Netflix, who stated the worldwide success of “Squid Sport” was a shock to the system. “We had all the time anticipated ‘Squid Sport’ to be one of many greatest 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 start out 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 the whole lot on any type of dashboard that he sees, to see what number of international locations it’ll be No. 1 in. We had been all obsessive about a variety of these metrics, till we lastly realized, ‘Oh, that is the largest present on the earth.'”

Primarily based 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 suppose. 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 about the thought for the ending of season 3, I believe it kind 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 the whole lot that I needed to inform by means of the story of ‘Squid Sport’ and likewise within the perspective of Gi-hun as a personality, and I assumed that we do not want any additional tales from right here.”

We nonetheless have season 2 on the horizon, and in response to the present’s star Lee Jung-jae — who received an Emmy for taking part in the sequence lead Seong Gi-hun — once we do see the present’s conclusion, it’ll blow everybody away. “The ending is one thing you actually can not count on,” Lee stated within the aforementioned Selection article. “I’m trying ahead to what sort of interpretations viewers have.” Till then, you may 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.