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Trust the creator of “Squid Game” to not fold under pressure.

Writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk spent nearly a decade on the story that would become Season 1 of his Netflix drama, but once the series became a smash hit, there were immediate and enthusiastic calls for more. Suddenly, he was set to write and produce not one, but two more seasons of “Squid Game” in record time compared to their predecessor.

“Because I created Season 1 without much thought about doing the second season, when it was decided that we would do Season 2, the pressure was indeed immense,” director Hwang told IndieWire via translator while doing press for “Squid Game 2.” “I was thinking to myself: will I really be able to pull this off? Will I be able to create or write something that would exceed Season 1? But once I got to writing, and once I got into the story of...

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on September 3, 2024 and already more than 1,400 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim these golden trophies, according to the Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on November 6, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshot on October 30.

Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: Kathy Bates (“Matlock”) in Best TV Drama Actress, Josh Andres Rivera (“American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”) in Best Limited/Movie Actor, and Cristin Milioti (“The Penguin”) in Best Limited/Movie Actress. Also of note this week,...

There are tons of titles to binge on the world’s largest streamer, but our expert has picked out seven can’t-miss series.

With new seasons of “Outer Banks,” “Heartstopper,” and more, Netflix has had a busy couple of months with some of its top original series returning for brand-new seasons. More is on the way this month, including “Cobra Kai” and “Arcane,” so I am breaking down my favorite Netflix’s original series that you should add to your streaming queue — whether you’ve watched them already or not.

From existential surreal animated adventures to top true-crime dramas, Netflix has something for any kind of viewer (including a deep collection of unscripted originals). Ready to watch? Continue below for the best of what the streamer has to offer!

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Honorable Mentions: Squid Game, Stranger Things

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The Squid Game Season 2 teaser trailer gave fans a familiar peek at Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae): In the first few seconds, he stares down the barrel of the Squid Game camera, and a voice tells him to “Smile!” When Gi-hun received the same prompt in Season 1, he grinned, excited for whatever might come next. But in Season 2, he knows that brutality lies ahead, so Player 456 glares into the lens he once beamed into, unblinking and determined.

Viewers are in for some big surprises — and changes — when Squid Game Season 2 arrives on Dec. 26. Series creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk and lead actor Lee confirmed as much at Netflix’s Fall Edit event in Los Angeles (which also revealed a new arrangement of the thriller’s iconic score).

“The way you see Gi-hun in Season 1 and the state that you see him in Season 2 are...

As Bilbo Baggins once observed, "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door and making an original series for Netflix." The clear winner of the streaming wars has only continued to tighten its purse strings in its ongoing bid to become more profitable in 2024, cutting off shows like Charlie Covell's clever ancient mythology re-imagining "Kaos" at the knees before they've barely had a chance to find their audience. Even once-unstoppable Netflix juggernauts like "The Witcher" and "Stranger Things" are in the midst of either wrapping things up or preparing for the end, having gotten too pricey for their britches.

It's probably for the best, then, that "Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is charging full speed ahead on the show's third and final season ahead of season 2 premiering this winter. Netflix surprise-announced that season 3 of Hwang's death game series was even happening back in the summer, with the creative...

Three years after Squid Game became a cultural phenomenon — as well as Netflix’s most popular show of all time, in any language — the series is back for a second season, with Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun returning to the game. After giving up his opportunity to go to the States after winning, Player 456 is now headed back to the arena with a whole new group of participants, and a new mission in mind.

At a For Your Consideration awards event for the new season in Los Angeles on Sunday, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk — who won an Emmy for directing season one — spoke about how he approached the new batch of episodes after the show’s explosive success.

“Of course I felt a certain amount of pressure because I knew that there was a huge amount of anticipation out there, and honestly when I was creating season one I didn’t plan...

There’s still time to watch the first season before ‘Squid Game’ returns (do it!).

The trailer just dropped for the second season of the surprise-hit Netflix show, “Squid Game.” But it’s a surprise only to those who haven’t yet watched this dark South Korean drama. For me, “Squid Game” was one of the most intense and satisfying TV experiences I’ve ever had. And so, Season Two will have some massive shoes to fill when it drops on Thursday, Dec. 26 on Netflix. The good news is the show is in safe hands as the second season is directed, written, and produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk – the mastermind behind season one. Here’s everything you need to know about “Squid Game” season two.

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Squid Game’ Season 2:

What Happened at the End of ‘Squid Game’ Season 1?

What Is Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ About?...

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“Squid Game” Season 2 made its Los Angeles debut on Sunday, November 3 at the Netflix Tudum Theater with an advance screening of the premiere episode. The evening consisted of a showing of Episode #201, “Bread and Lottery,” followed by a panel conversation with showrunner/creator/executive producer/director/writer Hwang Dong-hyuk and lead actor Lee Jung-jae.

Note that social reactions for “Squid Game” Season 2 are embargoed until Monday, December 9, and reviews are embargoed until Thursday, December 26. All episodes will stream on Netflix on December 26, making the show eligible for the upcoming awards season, including at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, SAG Awards, etc.

In the Q&a, Lee Jung-jae talked about walking on the set for Season 2 for the first time and feeling like he was being “pulled back to hell” because of how many characters had died there. His one word to...

Actors, musicians and filmmakers came together Saturday at the 2024 Lacma Art+Film Gala, held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, to honor artist Simone Leigh and auteur Baz Luhrmann.

The Gucci-sponsored event, in its 13th consecutive year, featured co-chairs Lacma trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Pictured below, the fete included reunions galore, such as that of indie darlings Charli Xcx and Troye Sivan, who performed onstage following the conclusion of their joint co-headlining Sweat Tour. Also in attendance were Anora star Mikey Madison and helmer Sean Baker. Monsters actors Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez were also pictured in front of the museum’s famed lantern sculpture.

In terms of gala fashion, Kim Kardashian debuted her recent auction purchase of Princess Diana’s fabled diamond and amethyst Attallah Cross pendant. Mainstays Law Roach and Anna Wintour were also in attendance.

Other notable stars included Viola Davis,...

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¡Luz verde! Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y pósteres de la esperadísima segunda temporada de El juego del calamar.

La segunda temporada tiene lugar tres años después de que Gi-hun ganara el Juego del Calamar. Ahora, vuelve a sumergirse en el juego de supervivencia, donde tendrá que superar situaciones de vida o muerte con nuevos participantes que sueñan con llevarse el premio de 45 600 millones de wons.

Lee Jung-jae retoma su papel como el campeón y el único superviviente de la primera temporada. También regresan Lee Byung-hun (Front Man), Wi Ha-jun (Hwang Jun-ho) y Gong Yoo (The Salesman). Los actores que se unen al reparto de la serie son Yim Siwan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri y Won Ji-an.

Hwang, ganador de un Emmy, es el guionista,...

The stars were out en masse for the 2024 Lacma Art+Film Gala held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Saturday night (November 2) in Los Angeles.

Kim Kardashian, Laura Dern, Andrew Garfield and Blake Lively were among the A-listers in attendance at the annual event, which brings together notable figures from art, film, fashion and entertainment.

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The gala’s proceeds “go toward underwriting Lacma’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial programming, while also funding Lacma’s broader mission. This includes exhibitions, acquisitions, and educational programming, in addition to screenings that explore the intersection of art and film.”

This year’s event honored “artist Simone Leigh, whose multifaceted practice situates questions of Black female-identified subjectivity at the center of contemporary art discourse, along with the visionary auteur Baz Luhrmann.”

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Netflix is ready to horrify you with another season of its survival thriller series, Squid Game. Emmy-winning actor Lee Jung-jae is returning as Seong Gi-hun in the second season. The climax of the first season showed Player 456 deciding to go back to the bloody games, determined to go after whoever runs the games.

Lee Jung-jae in a still from Squid Game Season 2 | Credits: Netflix

However, from the glimpses shown to us through sneak peeks and teaser trailers, it doesn’t appear that things are under Gi-hun’s control. Following his apparent death in the first season, Detective Hwang Jun-ho also returns in the second season, though it remains a mystery why he hasn’t put an end to the games yet.

Squid Game Season 2 Release Date: When Does It Premiere? Lee Jung-jae as Player 456 in Squid Game Season 2 | Credits: Netflix

Squid Game first premiered on Netflix in September 2021. The second...

With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 2, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

When Squid Game was released in 2021, it quickly became the talk of the town. From YouTube reaction videos to discussion forums, everything was flooded with general and critical analyses of the show. The show was an undeniable success and on top of everyone’s minds, however, there were many questionable decisions and plotlines that are still unanswered. For instance, Gi-Hun’s sudden change in appearance with the glaring bright red hair.

Gi-Hun in Squid Game | Credits: Netflix

The director of the show, Hwang-Dong-hyuk, recently opened up about this questionable creative decision and he once again commands the attention of anime fans with the revelation of his source of inspiration. One of the most highly regarded and influential mangaka, Takehiko Inoue, was the director’s inspiration behind Gi-Hun’s new hair.

The Questionable Twist in Squid Game was Inspired by Takehiko Inoue Sakuragi Hanamichi | Credits: Studio Toei Animation

Hitting a hat-trick...

Squid Game is a South Korean series that became a global phenomenon shortly after its release, and it broke multiple records. Its razor-sharp social commentary and the brutal setting of a survival game caught the attention of audiences worldwide who simply couldn’t get enough of the series. The show didn’t just entertain the masses during the lockdown, it made people rethink social hierarchies and the desperation bred by inequality.

T.O.P in Turn It Up (music video) | Yg Entertainment/YouTube

So, as soon as Netflix announced the second season, fans were all in! They once again wanted to experience the hungry and twisted game with high stakes. Moreover, the confirmation of Choi Seung-Hyun, aka T.O.P from Big Bang joining the cast was another pleasant surprise. The creators have taken it up a notch by casting him as a villain, or so it seems from the recent trailer drop,...

This December, the game begins again as Squid Game returns with its second season on Netflix.

Now, we have the first trailer for the show (via SFFGazette.com) after the footage debuted at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe's biggest Comic Con. This next batch of episodes raises the stakes, with Lee Jung-jae reprising his role as Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456.

With a hardened demeanour and the scars of past games, Gi-hun is on a desperate mission to expose the deadly truth of the competition. Yet, his warnings go unheeded, and tensions rise as fellow players question his intentions.

The teaser also shows the return of Lee Byung-hun as the mysterious Front Man, whose true motivations remain cloaked in secrecy, while Wi Ha-jun’s Hwang Jun-ho is back, driving the narrative forward as the relentless detective on a mission of his own.

Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game quickly became...

Am 26. Dezember startet die zweite Staffel der erfolgreichsten nicht-englischsprachigen Netflixserie aller Zeiten. Jetzt wurde ein neuer Teaser-Trailer veröffentlicht.

In der zweiten Staffel der erfolgreichsten nicht-englischsprachigen Serie bei Netflix nimmt der von Lee Jung-jae gespielte Spieler 456 nach drei Jahren wieder an den Squid Games teil, die er am Ende der ersten Staffel gewonnen hatte.

Jetzt, wo er weiß, worum es in dem Spiel wirklich geht, versucht er, das Leben der anderen Spieler zu retten und sie davon zu überzeugen, auszusteigen und das Spiel ein für alle Mal zu beenden.

Netflix startet die zweite „Squid Game“-Staffel am 26. Dezember.

Squid Game Season 2 is going to pick up where the first season left off, which is intriguing given that Gi-hun has decided to rage against the game and the system that put it in place. However, since the special teaser hit the internet, it seems that Gi-hun will find himself in the games yet again, and no less helpless than he was the first time around, despite having prior knowledge of what’s to come.

Lee Jung-jae in a still from the Squid Game || Credit: Netflix

The teaser has managed to reveal some interesting details that could potentially expand on what audiences already know about the challenges. There are at least five details that could add a new dimension to the story, building on what Season 1 had set up, while also thickening the intrigue that the story has to offer.

1. There must be a special suite for Seong Gi-hun A...

The second season of Squid Game is all set to premiere on December 26 and Netflix released the first trailer. The trailer sees the show’s breakout star Lee Jung-jae return as Seong Gi-hun and surprisingly sees him become a participant in the games once again. However, there seems to be a twist.

The makers of the thriller series have hinted at new games being a part of the series. Despite promising to take down the organization at the end of season 1, Seong Gi-hun seems to be back as a participant but is trying to get other participants to unite and boycott the games. One fan theory seems to have guessed why the games have changed.

Squid Game Season 2 Trailer Hints At Seong Gi-hun’s Plans Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game | Credits: Netflix

When Squid Game was released back in 2021, it quickly became one of Netflix’s most-watched shows. The series focused on Seong Gi-hun,...

"You may choose to stay and continue playing to increase your potential winnings or choose to stop the games now & leave." It's time! Who's back for Round 2 of this crazy survival game? Netflix has revealed the first teaser trailer for Squid Game 2, the second season of the hit Korean thriller series Squid Game from 2021. It's a direct continuation following 456 again. Three years after winning, Player 456 gives up going to America and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of ₩45.6 billion. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk returns to write & direct. Actors Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, & Gong Yoo reprise their roles from Season 1 - joined by an impeccable list of new cast members including Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David,...

"One more game! One more game! One more game!" So chant the latest (un)lucky lot of contestants locked into the life-and-death battle that is Squid Game in the first trailer for Season 2 of Netflix's wildly popular K-Drama. But whilst the games are quite visibly — and violently — once again afoot as Hwang Dong-hyuk's darker-than-dark satire readies its return to our screens after three years away, not all the players are eyeing the same prize. Namely, Player 456 — aka Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) — who, having survived the game once before, is re-entering the fray in the hopes of putting a stop to the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and his wretched bloodsports once and for all. Check out the pulsating teaser trailer below:

Creepy doll-bot Young-hee being creepy. A "What's The Time Mr. Wolf?" riff involving headshots for flinching. Swathes of Pink Men, beads of sweat, and panic-stricken players everywhere you look.

“Squid Game” is finally back.

The megahit survival thriller series, Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, returns for Season 2 in December. On Thursday, the streaming service dropped an intense trailer for the new season. Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae), used to smile sometimes. He’s not smiling anymore.

The trailer gives us our best look yet at the long-awaited second season of the South Korean sensation. Gi-hun is back in the game, and trying to lead his follow players in a rebellion against the game-runners. He knows they’re all doomed, and he doesn’t want the fate that befell his friends in Season 1 to befall them, too. But A) people will do anything for money, and B) the people behind the game are ruthless, so things are going to get bloody. If you watched Season 1, you have a good idea about what’s going to happen to...

Netflix shared a Halloween treat Thursday as the streaming service unveiled the latest teaser for the much-anticipated second season of Squid Game.

The new preview finds Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) returning to the Squid Game after winning (and, more importantly, surviving) Season One. This time around, instead of earning money, 456 is more interested in taking down the game’s overlords, including the mysterious Front Man (played by Lee Byung-hun).

Elsewhere in the trailer, Player 456 is forced to admit to his fellow competitors that he has previously competed in the Squid Game.

There’s no stopping the game. “Squid Game” season two is around the corner, and Netflix has unveiled a new teaser at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con. Tens of thousands of fans gathered for this sneak peek of the new season and were also treated to an in-person appearance by stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-jun, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk.

Continue reading ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer: There’s No Stopping The Game In December at The Playlist.

Squid Game, a caustic satire of capitalistic excess about people so deeply in debt they put their lives at extreme risk for a chance of financial security, became the most-watched show in the history of Netflix when it debuted in 2021. Obviously, Netflix capitalized on its popularity by making a reality TV version, completely missing the point of the series, but now the original is back with a second season. What fresh hell awaits?

We've gotten a few teasers before, but this is the first one that gives us an idea of what Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) will actually get up to since he won the last Squid Game events. To start, he's lost the neon orange-red hairdo he inexplicably sported at the end of the first season, which I'm all for. Second, he's somehow finagled his way back into the Squid Games, again bearing number 456, but this time he's come...

Let the games begin… again! Netflix is giving everyone a Halloween treat by unveiling a Squid Game Season 2 teaser trailer that pulls us back into a deadly game filled with greed, deception, and scathing social commentary. The new video was unveiled to thousands of fans at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con, and offers a glimpse at a very different Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). His always-optimistic disposition has been replaced with a hardened demeanor following the horrors of the previous games. Despite the lasting emotional scars, Gi-hun is on a desperate mission to expose the deadly truth of the competition. But will his fellow players heed his warnings — or blaze their own dangerous path?

Today’s Squid Games Season 2 teaser confirms that one benevolent force controls the competition, the mysterious Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun. His actual motivations remain a mystery. Still, he isn’t afraid to kill...

The hotly anticipated “Squid Game” Season 2 will premiere December 26, 2024 on Netflix, and the streaming service debuted an official teaser out of Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con, today.

Watch the official “Squid Game” Season 2 teaser below, which shows the return of Lee Byung-hun as the mysterious Front Man, whose true motivations remain cloaked in secrecy, while Wi Ha-jun’s Hwang Jun-ho is back, driving the narrative forward as the relentless detective on a mission of his own.

In the South Korean series, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.”

From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences.

In Season 2, “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined...

The game is about to begin again. The teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Squid Game Season 2 has arrived!

The Squid Game Season 2 teaser trailer was unveiled for the first time at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest comic con, where tens of thousands of fans gathered. Fans were also treated to an in-person appearance by stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-jun, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk.

Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game quickly became a global juggernaut following its debut in 2021. After 12 years in development, it took just 12 days for it to become Netflix’s most popular series ever. Capturing the world’s attention, it dominated the Global Top 10 for nine consecutive weeks — a first for any non-English series — and made history with groundbreaking Emmy wins.

Squid Game Season 2 raises the stakes, with Lee Jung-jae reprising his role as Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456. With a hardened demeanor and the scars of past games,...

The Squid Game season 2 release date is finally here! The highly anticipated followup season of Netflix's most popular original series will make its premiere on Dec. 26, 2024. It's quite the Christmas present to give fans who have been waiting for the new episodes since 2021.

Ahead of the Christmas holiday drop, Netflix gave fans a Halloween treat (no tricks!) by releasing the official teaser trailer for season 2 on Halloween. In the tense clip, Seong Gi-hun a.k.a. Player 456 is seen stressfully leading new players through the games to little avail. He's hoping to expose these deadly games, but as the trailer reveals, that might not so easy.

Watch the trailer in the video below!

Along with the new teaser trailer, Netflix also shared additional information about the second season in a new synopsis. The streamer teases that the stakes have been raised as Seong Gi-hun seeks the truth and the...

The first extended look at season two of Squid Game shows that the game won’t get any easier for any of the green-tracksuited contestants.

Netflix has released a teaser for its global hit’s second season that finds Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) playing once again. This time, however, he’s surrounded by a host of new players who don’t know as well as he does what they’re in for — and in some cases don’t seem to care, as they’re drawn by the potential to win a life-changing sum of money that’s dangled in front of them.

When Seong tries to explain he’s played the games before, another player wonders “Why the hell would you come crawling back?” before leading a chant of “One more game!” among his fellow players. Watch the teaser below.

The nearly two-minute teaser expands on an earlier clip that...

The first look at Squid Game Season 2 is here.

The teaser trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game was unveiled for the first time at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con, where tens of thousands of fans were in attendance to watch the sneak peek.

Fans were also treated to an in-person appearance by stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-jun, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk.

Keep reading to find out more…

Season 2 raises the stakes, with Lee Jung-jae reprising his role as Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456.

Here’s a plot summary; “With a hardened demeanor and the scars of past games, Gi-hun is on a desperate mission to expose the deadly truth of the competition. Yet, his warnings go unheeded, and tensions rise as fellow players question his intentions. The teaser also shows the return of Lee Byung-hun as the mysterious Front Man, whose true motivations remain cloaked in secrecy,...

Seong Gi-hun’s plan to take down the Squid Game from the inside hits a major snag, as revealed in a new teaser for Season 2 of the Netflix megahit.

In the new look above at Season 2 (premiering Thursday, Dec. 26), Gi-hun is pulled back into the deadly world of the game, where he tries to alert the 455 other players that they’ve been pulled into a no-win trap. But when the other players come to suspect that No. 456 is a mole working for the game masters, Gi-hun gets a big target put on his back.

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The end of the holiday season in America will be marked by one thing and one thing only: the arrival of "Squid Game" season 2. The smash hit South Korean series from Netflix and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk became the streaming juggernaut's most popular series of all time, inspiring a reality TV competition show (that completely misses the point of the original series) and an upcoming sister series set in America from David Fincher (that will probably be awesome). Although it took over a decade for Dong-hyuk to get "Squid Game" into eyeballs across the globe, Netflix is making sure the show will end without another big break between seasons; season 2 hits just after Christmas, and the third and final season will drop sometime in 2025. Considering the show's premise revolves around hundreds of people dying in an attempt to secure financial stability, season 2 unfortunately won't see a lot of returning faces (Rip...

Welcome back to the arena. Squid Game is coming back to Netflix for its second season very, very soon, and details about what to expect from the new season are starting to come through. Netflix has now revealed the cast and trailer, and it looks like fans are in for a new run through some of the same games. Read on to find everything there is to know about Squid Game Season 2 so far. Is there a release date for Squid Game Season 2? Yes! Netflix has confirmed that Season 2 will premiere on December 26, 2024, with a letter from creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk. Who has been cast in Squid Game Season 2? Lee Jung-Jae returns to lead the new season as Seong Gi-Hun a.k.a. Player 456, with Lee Byeong-Heon as Hwang In-ho, Wi Ha-Joon as Hwang Jun-ho, and Gong Yoo as the recruiter. New to the cast are Kang Ha-Neul, Yim Si-Wan,...

The Emmy-winning “Squid Game” is commencing its life or death competition once again.

The second season of the hit Netflix show has unveiled its teaser at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con. Lee Jung-jae returns as Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456, for Season 2.

The official synopsis reads: “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won. With a hardened demeanor and the scars of past games, Gi-hun is on a desperate mission to expose the deadly truth of the competition. Yet, his warnings go unheeded, and tensions rise as fellow players question his intentions. Lee Byung-hun is also back as the mysterious Front Man, whose true motivations remain cloaked in secrecy,...

The worst game in pop culture is about to start all over again. Netflix has dropped a new teaser for “Squid Game” Season 2, which will follow Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) as he re-enters the games. But this time instead of money, he’s playing for revenge.

The new clip was unveiled to fans Thursday at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con. It starts off much in the same way the first season of the South Korean Netflix original did. “I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to you all. Once each of the games has concluded, you may call for a vote. If the majority agrees, you may take the accumulated prize money and leave,” one of the red-clad and masked guards calmly explains. Watch the clip below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQBmZBJCYcY

It’s only when a bee lands on a woman playing Red Light,...

If there's one thing Netflix has been good at since the streamer began producing original titles, it's going viral. The company isn't great at making lasting works of fiction that people cherish after many years, but they've proven able to occasionally release something that everyone on the planet talks about for a couple of weeks before moving on (unless Netflix keeps the conversation going through things like sequels or merch).

Perhaps the biggest hit Netflix has ever had in terms of worldwide reach is "Squid Game," the Korean thriller TV series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk about contestants engaging in a deadly competition where they have a chance to win big money as long as they survive increasingly sadistic high stakes versions of children's games. It makes sense, then, that Netflix is going all in on the "Squid Game" universe, with a (very misguided) reality game show, a second season, and...

Smile — Squid Game is ready to play once again. And the new teaser trailer reveals the games are going to be as sinister as ever when Season 2 premieres on Dec. 26.

The new video was unveiled in front of thousands of fans at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest Comic Con, and offers a glimpse at a very different Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). His always-optimistic disposition has been replaced with a hardened demeanor following the horrors of the previous games. Despite the lasting emotional scars, Gi-hun is on a desperate mission to expose the deadly truth of the competition. But will his fellow players heed his warnings — or blaze their own dangerous path?

The teaser confirms one person will continue to pull the strings from behind the scenes (and cameras) of Squid Game: the mysterious Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun. His true motivations will remain cloaked in...

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on September 3, 2024 and already more than 1,300 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim these golden trophies, according to the Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on October 30, 2024. How many of this year’s Golden Globe trophies will go to contenders who just prevailed at the 2024 Emmy Awards? As a reminder, Emmy’s trio of series champs were “Shōgun” for drama, “Hacks” for comedy, and “Baby Reindeer” for limited, and now all three are also predicted to triumph at the Globes.

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Is David Fincher Working on Squid Game? How the Midhunter Showrunner Can Adapt Popular Franchise - Main Image

It was no surprise that Squid Game from Hwang Dong-hyuk was a phenomenal hit for Netflix, and they’ve been trying their best to milk the franchise with an upcoming second season and the reality show spinoff.

While the second season is expected to come out later this year, it’s been announced that Mindhunter creator David Fincher is going to be working on an English-language adaptation of the series, but what can fans expect?

David Fincher to Develop Squid Game Adaptation

Deadline reports that Fincher is going to developing an English-language adaptation of the hit series Squid Game. Not much details have been released for Fincher’s version of the show, but it has been speculated that this could be his main focus for the next year.

Admittedly, when the news dropped,...

Netflix has a very odd pattern when it comes to the shows that it creates. It is often the case that what Netflix puts out ends up becoming popular, only for the streaming giant to make the devastating decision to cancel it. However, this courtesy is not extended to shows and films that end up not doing so well, and once again, it seems that a Netflix decision is going to backfire on the streaming service.

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The English adaptation of Squid Game has been green-lit by Netflix, and the show is to be helmed by David Fincher. This comes as especially devastating news for fans of the director, given that his groundbreaking series. Mindhunters was canceled by the streaming giant due to budget concerns that plagued the production of the show.

If Netflix can helm another Squid Game, why can’t it just give us Mindhunter...

As we await the second season of Netflix’s dystopian, Korean smash hit “Squid Game,” a report suggests the streamer may finally be looking to expand the story’s universe with a spinoff series from one of its biggest creators: David Fincher.

Fincher is reportedly eyeing an English-language “Squid Game” spinoff as his next project under his deal with the streamer, according to a report in Deadline. If something were to go into development, it would be the first scripted expansion of the show since it debuted in 2021.

No other details are out there, such as whether it’s a spinoff connected to the main show or a remake in English, but it could be Fincher’s next focus in 2025.

Netflix declined to comment.

“Squid Game” remains Netflix’s all-time most-watched series by a humongous margin. They’re hoping for a repeat of that success this Christmas, when Season 2 debuts...

Netflix’s most important filmmaker is linking up with its most important show. David Fincher is eying an English-language series adaptation of “Squid Game” for the streamer as his next project, Deadline reports. Netflix declined to comment.

The project, which has been rumored to be in development for months, will be the first scripted spinoff of the Korean survival thriller series, which is by far the most-watched series in Netflix’s history to date. It has also been adapted into a reality competition series, “Squid Game: The Challenge,” and a video game franchise. Details of Fincher’s take on “Squid Game” are vague, but it will reportedly be set in the U.S. and Fincher will start actively working on it in 2025.

“Squid Game” premiered in September 2021 and quickly became a global sensation, earning hundreds of millions of views and introducing the world to South Korean television. It was nominated for 14 Emmys,...

There have been rumblings for several years that David Fincher is working on something in the Squid Game universe. Although nothing is official, sources have told Deadline that Fincher is developing a new English-language Squid Game series for Netflix, which will likely be his next project.

It was originally thought that Fincher would be helming a Squid Game movie, but it seems clear now that this would be a full series. Again, nothing is official, but the idea of Fincher tackling Squid Game is very interesting. Although I will admit, I would prefer to see him do another original project. There’s also the question of whether Netflix even needs to do an English-language remake. The first season of the series still stands as Netflix’s most popular show of all time, with over 2.2 billion hours viewed. If Fincher’s remake does move forward, I could see it taking the...

If it feels like a lifetime since "Squid Game" season 1 came out, that's probably because we've all collectively forgotten how to process the passage of time since 2020. In the three years since Hwang Dong-hyuk's harrowing Netflix survival thriller series took the planet by storm, the real world has only continued to validate Hwang's larger critiques of capitalism. In a darkly ironic turn befitting of the show itself, Netflix might be the biggest culprit in that respect, launching the highly-controversial reality competition series "Squid Game: The Challenge" and proving there is, in fact, nothing the twisted capitalist machine can't exploit as a way of making money.

Suffice it to say, with season 2 arriving just in time to round out the winter holidays and usher in the new year, Hwang should have plenty of fresh material to mine for inspiration. The second season of "Squid Game" (check out the trailer) will...

In a major coup for the Italian geek meet, “Squid Game” creator, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk and the show’s protagonists Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-Jun will be attending Lucca Comics and Games festival on Oct. 31 to tease the hit Netflix series’ second season.

“We are really proud that we’ve created an event that is one of the most powerful promotional platforms in the world” says Giovanni Cova, head of Milan-based entertainment marketing company Qmi who works in tandem on the fest’s film and TV strand with Lucca chief Emanuele Vietina.

The hotly anticipated second instalment of the Korean-language survival drama series – which is set to launch on Netflix on Dec. 26. – will feature Gi-hun making a critical decision, according to promotional materials. Played by Lee Jung-jae, who won an Emmy for lead actor in a drama series, Gi-hun abandons his plans to go to the U.S.

Europe’s largest cosplay get together, Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games returns for its 58th edition over the Halloween weekend, with thousands of fans descending on the medival Tuscan town to celebrate all things geek. From TV shows launched by the top streamers to video, tabletop and role-playing games, comic books and horror movies, Lucca showcases the latest in fandom, paying homage to the pervasive power of pop culture at large.

And that is why “The Butterfly Effect” is the theme of this year’s edition, being held Oct. 30-Nov. 3.

Lucca Comic and Games has over almost 60 years accomplished a fantastic butterfly effect, artistic director Emanuele Vietina tells Variety. It’s become a type of event that’s being embraced by the world, from South Asia to all of Europe and North and South America, he points out. (See separate interview with Vietina). Significantly, this year’s poster is...

A sneak preview of the “Squid Game” Season 2 is among the series set to be in the spotlight as Netflix unveils the return of its fall/winter awards campaign event “The Fall Edit: An FYSee Showcase” next month. This year’s gathering will take place over two weekends (Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 10) at Netflix’s Tudum Theater in Hollywood.

Contenders in drama, comedy and limited series include series that just won Emmys last month, including “Baby Reindeer” and “Ripley,” as well as new smash entry “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and Season 2 of “The Diplomat.” Besides “Nobody Wants This,” special advance screens of upcoming new comedies “No Good Deed” (from Liz Feldman) and “A Man on the Inside” (from Mike Schur) will be featured.

Here’s a schedule of events:

Saturday, November 2, 2024

“Baby Reindeer”: “Creator, executive producer and writer Richard Gadd, alongside Emmy Award winner Jessica Gunning...

The Critics Choice Association on Thursday revealed its full list of honorees for the organization’s third annual Celebration of Aapi Cinema & Television, recognizing standout performances and work by the Aapi entertainment community. The event is set for November 12 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

The list includes Squid Game Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae receiving the Trailblazer Award, The Daily Show‘s Ronny Chieng the Comedy Award, Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anora producer Samantha Quan the Producer Award, Ghostlight star Dolly de Leon the Supporting Actress Award – Film and Ghosts star Utkarsh Ambudkar the Actor Award – Series.

Additional honorees include Industry‘s Ken Leung for Supporting Actor Award – Series, The Last of the Sea Women director-producer Sue Kim the Documentary Award (also being recognized with a Starz #TakeTheLead designation), Interior Chinatown star Jimmy O. Yang the Breakthrough Actor Award, Rescue: Hi-Surf star Kekoa Scott Kekumano the Rising Star Award...

These days, the "Star Wars" franchise is full of anguish: Anguish at how the Skywalker Saga ended after eight movies and never finished the sequel trilogy (I kid), at how Genndy Tartakovsky's miniseries has been mostly ignored by Lucasfilm and Disney, at the cancelation of projects like "Star Wars 1313" and "Detours," and anguish at the fact that not every TV show is as good as "Andor." Most recently, however, there's been anguish over the cancelation of "The Acolyte."

"The Acolyte" was one of the most exciting "Star Wars" projects in years -- maybe ever. Regardless of how you think the show turned out, the very idea of a "Star Wars" project set before "The Phantom Menace," focusing on the Sith, and featuring a Jedi Wookiee felt like a dream come true, especially if you're a fan of "The Old Republic" games and comics. It helped that the show was also very good,...