It was the most watched series on Netflix, now Squid Game has officially returned to the second round.
In just 27 days last year, the first season reached 111 million fans, according to the streaming service, surpassing the Bridgerton-era drama.
While we don’t know exactly when the second season of the hit Korean thriller will be released, some suggestions about the plot have dropped.
This is what we know so far.
Wait, I forgot the first season. Remind me?
It’s a dark nine-part drama that tells the story of contestants, who don’t have cash for various reasons, sign up to play children’s games for a huge amount of money (45.6 billion won or $ 50 million).
The problem is that these games often have fatal consequences.
Seong Gi-hun is the main character: divorced with a young daughter and a big game problem. After making money from a mysterious businessman in a subway game, he ends up in the main event.
(And a fair warning, spoilers below).
Seong Gi-hun in the first episode, holding a business card with a number that brings him to the game. (Netflix)
The result? Gi-hun survives the violent games and unmasks the old man, Oh Il-nam, playing by his side as its creator, before the old man dies.
But in the end, while Gi-hun is on his way to see his daughter in the United States, he sees the same recruiter on the subway.
The mysterious businessman escapes, but not before Gi-hun receives the card and calls the number, wondering who runs the game.
So get ready for the second season.
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What clues do we have in the second season?
Writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk joked about it.
Squid Maker Game Hwang Dong-hyuk. (AP View: Jordan Strauss)
In a letter published by Netflix, Hwang said that Gi-hun and the black-masked character The Front Man will return.
And that salesman that attracts players? Hwang said, “The man in the ddakji suit could return.”
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And remember that terrifying, movement-sensitive doll that shot people?
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Hwang said, “They’ll introduce you to Young-hee’s boyfriend, too.”
His name is Cheol-su, and he is unlikely to be kind.
How popular was it?
It was so popular that South Korean ISP SK Broadband sued Netflix to pay for the costs of increasing network traffic and maintenance work, thanks to increased viewership.
And it easily surpassed the Bridgerton costume drama, which was broadcast on 82 million accounts in its first 28 days.
Netflix’s 28-day debut figures include any account that has watched an episode for at least two minutes.
But the series had an undeniable impact, inspiring imitations, countless memes, costumes and even starting sales of green tracksuits.
And he won a number of awards.
The series won three of the four awards given to the Screen Actors Union, and was lost to Succession for the outstanding performance of a set in a dramatic series.
It was the first time that actors from a non-English language series took these victories.
IO Yeong-su won a Golden Globe for his work as Oh Il-nam.
Ted Sarandos, co-executive director and director of content for Netflix, said last year that they were surprised by the success of Squid Game.
“We didn’t see it coming, in terms of its global popularity,” he said.
When will we see the second season of Squid Game?
There is no release date yet, and since Squid Game took 12 years to move from page to screen, it may not be a quick change.
In a Variety interview last year, Hwang said he had no “well-developed plans” for next season.
“If I had to do it, I certainly wouldn’t do it alone. I’d like to use a writers’ room and I’d like several experienced directors,” he said.