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Those that love Netflix’s beguiling Korean collection “Squid Game” will probably be getting a belated Christmas current later this 12 months, earlier than all of it involves an finish in 2025.
On Wednesday, Netflix introduced that its Emmy-winning drama “Squid Recreation” will lastly return with Season 2 on December 26.
The streamer additionally shared {that a} third and last season can be deliberate, which can premiere someday subsequent 12 months.
Set in Seoul, the dystopian collection – which grew to become the biggest show in Netflix’s history – noticed tons of of contestants in determined want of cash play lethal kids’s video games to win a significant money prize.
Hwang Dong-hyuk – who wrote, directed and govt produced the collection – mentioned in a letter included with the announcement from Netflix that on the primary day of manufacturing on Season 2, it “nearly felt surreal” being again on the earth of “Squid Recreation,” which debuted in 2021.
“I ponder the way it will really feel so that you can be again in Squid Recreation after three years, as nicely,” he wrote.
Within the new installment of the collection, Participant 456/a.okay.a. Gi-hun (Lee Jung-Jae, at present starring in “The Acolyte”) “stays decided to search out the folks behind the sport and put an finish to their vicious sport,” in accordance with a synopsis for Season 2.
Utilizing his winnings from the primary recreation to fund his search, Gi-hun “begins with the obvious of locations: search for the person in a pointy go well with enjoying ddakji within the subway. However when his efforts lastly yield outcomes, the trail towards taking down the group proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to finish the sport, he must re-enter it.”
“Squid Recreation” grew to become a popular culture phenomenon when it debuted in September 2021, and was the primary non-English language collection nominated for the excellent drama collection on the Emmys. It acquired 14 nominations, with Jung-jae winning outstanding lead actor in a drama collection and director Dong-hyuk taking the award for prime director.
Each males had been the primary South Koreans to win Emmys of their respective classes.
CNN’s Heather Chen and Gawon Bae contributed to this story.