Squid Game Will Be Back For Season 2, Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Confirms Plans

Hwang previously opened up to Variety about the difficult process of writing the show, and whether or not he would make a second season given the first one’s success.

“I wanted to write a story that was an allegory or fable about modern capitalist society, something that depicts an extreme competition, somewhat like the extreme competition of life. But I wanted it to use the kind of characters we’ve all met in real life,” he said. “As a survival game, it is entertainment and human drama. The games portrayed are extremely simple and easy to understand. That allows viewers to focus on the characters, rather than being distracted by trying to interpret the rules.”

Hwang added that writing Squid Game “was harder than normal” for him because it is a TV series rather than a film.

“It took me six months to write and rewrite the first two episodes,” he said. “Then I consulted verbally with friends, and picked up clues for improvements through my own pitching and from their responses.”

He also said that he would approach a second season differently from the first.

“I don’t have well-developed plans for Squid Game 2,” Hwang said in September. “It is quite tiring just thinking about it. But if I were to do it, I would certainly not do it alone. I’d consider using a writers’ room and would want multiple experienced directors.”

Season 1 of Squid Game is available to stream on Netflix.