The creator of Squid Game has hinted that season two is set to feature games ‘darker and more brutal’ than in the first season.
The hit show’s second season is set to release on boxing day this year, following up on the mega-success of the show’s first outing.
Squid Game released to minimal fanfare, before going on to become the most watched single season in the history of Netflix, beating out any season of Stranger Things, Money Heist, and Wednesday.
A feature of the show is the contestants of the titular Squid Games being forced to play through brutal and fatal version of childhood games.
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We spoke exclusively to the show’s creator who hinted that the second season’s games are going to be even more brutal than those in season one.
Hwang Dong-hyuk, who created Squid Game and wrote season two, said: “Well, I can't give you any particular details because of spoilers, so I can't say for sure.
“But, rather than singling out a particular game, what I can say is that, like in season one, all of the games that you're going to see in season two come from games that I actually played as a kid growing up.
“They're either a direct version of that or an adjusted modified version of that, and some of them are going to be individual games.
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“Some will need for people to team up.
“What I can say for sure is that compared to season one, it's going to be greater in scale. It's going to be more intriguing.
“Some games are going to be more comical than ones you've seen in the past, and some are going to be even darker and more brutal than what you've seen in season one.
“There's going to be a greater amount of entertaining factors, a huge range of experiences.
“It's going to give you some really extremely sad, heartbreaking moments.
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“I can say with confidence that you are going to be in for a wilder, more exciting emotional roller coaster than before”.
Looking forward to season two, we also asked Dong-hyuk whether he had any preference of non-Korean speakers watching the show dubbed in English, or in the original Korean with English subtitles.
He said: “You know, as people growing up here in Korea, we are very used to watching American or British or overseas films with subtitles.
“So we're very used to that. But I think a lot of the English speaking countries, they're not as used to watching other content with subtitles.
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“For Squid Game, it's going to be there's the dubbed version and the sub version as well. And I suggest for those of you out there to really get the essence of the actual actor’s voices and the nuances of their tones.
“I suggest watching it with subtitles on I think it's going to be for a better viewing experience.”
Squid Game season two releases on Netflix December 26
Topics: Squid Game, Netflix, TV and Film, TV
Michael Slavin