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Lee Jung-jae’s character seeks revenge and justice in new season
By Hanna Rantala
LUCCA, Italy, – Revenge might be within the air within the hotly anticipated second season of “Squid Recreation”, the TV present’s creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says, promising an even bigger solid of characters and extra absorbing challenges than the unique.
Attending the primary international promotional occasion for the brand new season within the Tuscan metropolis of Lucca, Hwang informed Reuters a 3rd version of the Korean drama was already in post-production, and hinted an English-language model could also be within the offing too.
The primary season of “Squid Recreation” grew to become Netflix’s most watched sequence of all time when it was launched in 2021.
Hwang went on to win an Emmy for excellent directing for a drama sequence, whereas Lee Jung-jae scored a finest actor in a drama Emmy Award. Each have been the primary Asians to take house these titles and the primary for a non-English language sequence.
Given the massive viewing figures, the dystopian present was inevitably renewed and is because of hit the streaming service on Dec. 26, with the third and closing instalment set for rollout in 2025.
“In Season 2, Gi-hun , who survived Season 1, returns to the video games, to not win this time round, however to place an finish to those video games,” mentioned Hwang, the present’s author, director and producer.
“There’s going to be a bigger variety of characters this time and extra intriguing video games which might be all worthy of plenty of the viewers’ love and help,” he mentioned. The thriller sequence follows cash-strapped contestants who participate in lethal survival challenges that includes childhood video games for an opportunity to win a fortune.
The brand new season takes place three years after the occasions of the primary and sees Lee’s character Seong Gi-hun returning to the life-or-death recreation with new individuals
Additionally attending the Lucca Comics & Video games occasion, Lee informed Reuters there was stress to enhance on the unique, including that his character, a former playing addict, is a modified man.
“Gi-hun is a really completely different particular person in Season 2. This time round he desires revenge. He desires to catch the individuals behind the video games and he desires to convey them to justice,” he mentioned.
The Hollywood information web site Deadline, reported this week that U.S. director David Fincher, who made the 1999 hit “Struggle Membership”, was engaged on an English-language model of “Squid Recreation” for Netflix.
“I do not suppose it is official but, so I can not inform a lot about it. However, you realize, I respect him as a filmmaker and creator,” Hwang mentioned when requested concerning the report.
“So if he does it, you realize, I am wanting ahead to seeing it, watching it.” Netflix Inc
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