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

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 somewhat complicated when you think about that, once more, folks die each 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 technique of writing, producing and directing the sequence was so difficult. I did not suppose to do one other one,” Hwang mentioned, 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 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 about my subsequent mission proper now. I am simply fascinated about going to some distant island and having my very own free time with none telephone calls from Netflix.” (“Not the ‘Squid Sport’ island,” Hwang confirmed.)

Primarily based on the shocking success of “Squid Sport,” the primary season of which premiered in late 2021 and have become a reliable sensation for Netflix, it isn’t completely shocking that the streamer desires as a lot “Squid Sport” associated content material as potential. (For God’s sake, they’re nonetheless holding these poor “Stranger Issues” children hostage till that phenomenon involves a detailed.) 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 mission set within the “Squid Sport” universe, although there’s not a lot info on the market concerning the mission simply but. So, will Hwang Dong-hyuk be concerned in that? Form of!I

“There are specific tasks which might be at the moment being made the place they ask for my opinion somewhat bit extra actively,” Hwang informed 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 can be extra concerned in.”

The outlet additionally spoke to Minyoung Kim, the pinnacle of Asia Pacific content material at Netflix, who mentioned 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 reveals in Korea and in Asia,” Kim famous (the present is ready in South Korea and stars South Korean performers). “It took about 10 days for it to begin exploding elsewhere. The appropriate adjective that truly describes it’s ‘surreal.’ And director Hwang was on the web on a regular basis; he would seize the whole lot on any sort of dashboard that he sees, to see what number of international locations it should be No. 1 in. We had been all obsessive about quite a lot of these metrics, till we lastly realized, ‘Oh, that is the largest present on this planet.'”

Primarily based on all of this, it looks like Netflix would love for “Squid Sport” to run ceaselessly, however the present does have an endpoint — and it will be right here prior to 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. “Once I was fascinated about the thought for the ending of season 3, I feel it form of naturally got here to me that this was the finale,” he informed the outlet. “I believed that with that story, I used to be in a position to inform the whole lot that I wished to inform by way of the story of ‘Squid Sport’ and likewise 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 line with the present’s star Lee Jung-jae — who gained an Emmy for enjoying the sequence lead Seong Gi-hun — once we do see the present’s conclusion, it should blow everybody away. “The ending is one thing you actually can not anticipate,” Lee mentioned 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.