The “Squid Game” made a splash in 2021
Netflix has announced the second season of the survival drama series «The Squid Game» director Hwang Dong-hyuk in a letter sent to shareholders on Tuesday.
«Looking ahead, despite last year's strikes delaying the release of some films, we have a big and bold plan for 2024: «The Diplomat» Season 2, «Bridgerton» Season 3, «Squid Game» S2 and «Empress» S2; unscripted series such as Tour de France: Unchained, S2, Love is Blind, S6, F1: Drive to Survive, S6 and laquo;Full speed», S2; and brand new series such as «The Three-Body Problem» (from showrunners «Game of Thrones»), «Griselda» (starring Sofia Vegara and opening this week), «The Gentlemen» (from Guy Ritchie), «Eric» (starring Benedict Cumberbatch), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cien Anjos de Soledad from Colombia based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez and Senna from Brazil», — Netflix said.
Nine-episode first season of «The Squid Game» Dong Hyuk started in 2021. The drama about the deadly struggle between poor rivals for the big win became an absolute hit on Netflix and was nominated for 14 Emmy awards, including best drama series (a first for a non-English-language series), and took six awards.
«Squid Game» also made history at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards by becoming the first non-English language series and the first Korean series to receive nominations for drama series cast, drama series actor (Lee Jung-jae), drama series actress (Jung Ho-young) and stunt ensemble . Lee Jung Jae and Ho Young received prizes. «Squid Game» also received three Golden Globe awards, including for best television drama.
After months of speculation as to whether the series would receive a second season, Netflix confirmed in January 2022 that it would continue production on a second season. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said on a call with analysts: «Of course. Universe «Squid Games» just started».