New Challenges, More Twists: ‘Squid Game’ Mastermind and Star on Much Darker Season 2

TheWrap magazine: Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and actor Lee Jung-jae “felt the pressure” of living up to the show’s acclaimed first season

Squid Game Season 2
The games begin (again) in "Squid Game" Season 2. (No Ju-han/Netflix)

It’s an understatement to say that anticipation is high for “Squid Game Season 2. 

More than three years have passed since the South Korean dystopian survival thriller debuted Sept. 17, 2021, quickly ascending to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts and becoming its most popular and most-watched show ever — a distinction it holds to this day. The worldwide acclaim led “Squid Game” to collect dozens of accolades in the year that followed, including historic acting wins at the Emmys, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, while also increasing Netflix’s value by almost $1 billion and cementing itself as a ubiquitous global hit, spawning the controversial real-life competition show “Squid

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