Actors and creators NetflixGlobal smash hit Squid game It seems to be preparing for the second season of the show.
Although Netflix has not officially approved the project, Squid game, Huang Dong Hyuk himself almost confirmed the second season. During a red carpet celebration for the show in Los Angeles on Monday, Dong Hyuk told The Associated Press, “[the fans of the show] Let us have no choice. “
“There was so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for the second season,” Dong Hyuk continued. “It’s in my mind now. I’m currently in the planning process. But I think it’s too early to say when and how this will happen. So I assure you that Ki-hoon will come back and he’ll do it for the world What to order.”
Starring Lee Jung Jae and Jeong Ho Yeon, and a larger cast, made in Korea Squid game Focusing on a game, 456 players with debts participated in a series of deadly children’s games. The players were eliminated one by one, and the last player received 45.6 billion won (38 million U.S. dollars).
In the first season of the 9 episodes of the series, the protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Jung-jae) was forced to deal with many personal issues that affected him and others in the game.
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The show was released on September 17, immediately became a global hit, and within a few months became Netflix’s highest-rated TV show in history, beating the previous champion, period romance Bridgerton.
Although the show was filmed in Korean, it is also available in English dubbed and English subtitled versions, so that viewers who are not familiar with the show’s native language can enjoy it.
Jeong Jae, who has been a well-known actor in South Korea for more than 25 years, explained to the Associated Press that he is now recognized in other countries for the first time.
“This is great, right? People just say hello everywhere,” Zheng Zai said. “So I really don’t know how to respond to all the love. It’s great to meet fans who love and watch the show so much.”
In addition, Ho-yeon described how an immigration officer at Los Angeles International Airport became the first person to ask for her signature.
Several Squid game Other stars also said that with the success of the show, they have received intense attention and expressed their desire to participate in Hollywood productions in the near future, jokingly asking the Los Angeles agent to call them.
In the past few years, the Korean film and entertainment industry has flourished and has become competitive in other markets such as the Chinese film industry and India’s Bollywood.
According to Statista, the industry generated the highest revenue of 2.51 trillion won (US$2.1 billion) in 2019, but due to COVID-19, profits have plummeted in 2020. Squid game Perhaps it is one of the key indicators for the re-emergence of the Korean market.
Weekly newspaper Netflix has been contacted for comment.
