“There are very small loose knots throughout the first season, so to speak, things that I didn’t conclude, and put in little rooms for further expansion,” he said. Though Hwang designed Season 1 of “Squid Game” to be self-contained, its ending perfectly set the show up to continue. “I did not think it was a uniquely Korean story - I felt that these issues were currently either happening or something waiting to happen in any part of the world,” Hwang told Variety. Debt is crushing these people, which has led them into a contest that will almost certainly kill them. Hwang’s “Squid Game” is a deeply political critique of global capitalism, with the children’s games that serve as the series’ engine bringing out the best in some of its contestants, and the worst in others. He’s invited to participate in a deadly game - one that exploits people with his sorts of problems - with 456 contestants and a huge cash prize at the end: if, that is, he survives to win it. After losing his job and his family, Gi-hun has become a deadbeat dad to his daughter, and an irresponsible son to his mother. The director also knows that audiences are already clamoring for a second season and while his sheer exhaustion creating the first one gave him an initial pause, he's gotten inspiration from many fans and their creative plot lines on social media.“Squid Game” is the story of the woeful Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). "You're missing - most of Squid Game fun." "Because if you don't see - the acting, the performance from the real actor, then you're not seeing anything," he reasoned. 1 in 94 countries and has been translated into over 30 languages, but Dong-Hyuk said "please, please watch the subtitle" version. 'Should I be sad? Should I be shocked? Is this funny? Is this beautiful?'" Because all these people had to move and stop in unison," he said of the intricate scene."I wanted the audience to feel a little bit confused. It was like seeing 456 characters all move according to choreography, like watching a K-Pop band. "The first game - was the most difficult and scary thing to film. The production during COVID got so intense that the director said he lost sleep and six of his teeth due to the crushing stress. "They may seem very specific to Korea, but I think they constitute the minority in any country in the world."ĭong-Hyuk wrote the original script for "Squid Game" over 10 years ago when he said he was broke at 38 years old and still living off his mom, just like the main character, Gi-hun. You have Sae-byeok and you have Il-nam, who sort of represents the senior class," he said. You have the blue collar, middle-class man, Gi-hun. "If you look at the cast of characters, you have the elite member of society, Sang-woo. Writer and director Hwang Dong-Hyuk of the hyper-violent show told "Good Morning America" that he always envisioned the global appeal of "Squid Game" but even he's surprised by the off-the-charts success. In less than a month, the new Korean language drama has become a cultural phenomenon with 111 million viewers on the streaming platform. The dystopian thriller " Squid Game" has officially become the most-watched Netflix series of all time.
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