‘Squid Game’ director in dilemma over reviving dead characters for 2nd season

SEOUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) – The director of Netflix’s enormous hit sequence “Squid Sport” mentioned on Friday that he was in a dilemma over whether or not and revive lifeless characters as he ready for a second season after making historical past on the Emmys final week.

“Squid Sport” grew to become Netflix Inc’s (NFLX.O) most-watched sequence ever after its launch final September, creating numerous on-line memes and Halloween costumes and kickstarting gross sales of inexperienced tracksuits. learn extra

The nine-episode survival drama affords a fable of deeply unequal capitalist society, with cash-strapped contestants taking part in childhood video games for an opportunity of life-changing sums of cash.

Director-writer Hwang Dong-hyuk received an Emmy for excellent directing for a drama sequence, whereas lead actor Lee Jung-jae clinched the honour for finest actor in drama. Each have been the primary Asians to garner these titles, and the primary from a non-English sequence. learn extra

Hwang mentioned he had already devised video games to be performed within the second season and was writing a script, however was in a dilemma over lifeless characters comparable to Ji-young and Sae-byeok.

The brand new season will probably be shot subsequent 12 months and launched in 2024.

“I wish to revive Ji-young, however her finest buddy Sae-byeok additionally died, so I am considering what to do,” he advised a joint information convention in Seoul with the drama’s crew and forged.

“So many characters died, particularly beloved ones died. I am sorry I killed them so simply; I did not know this was coming.”

The Emmy’s directing honour epitomised Hwang’s never-dreamed-of journey with the sequence, however he was disillusioned at lacking the trophy for finest drama sequence, which went to HBO’s “Succession”.

“After all what I wished probably the most was finest drama sequence. As a result of above all else, it comes on the finish of the ceremony the place everybody within the crew goes onto the stage, so I hoped for such a second,” he mentioned.

“Once I heard an ‘S’ sound after they introduced it, I believed it was ‘squid’ however then it turned out to be ‘succession,’ so I bear in mind being just a little disillusioned,” he added, with a depraved smile.

Reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Dae-woung Kim; Enhancing by Bradley Perrett

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