‘Squid Game’ Star Talks Season 2 Resurrection Ideas After SAG Wins

Well, Squid Game isn’t content just putting up huge numbers for Netflix as the most popular show in its history. Rather, it also won a bunch of SAG awards last night including Best Actor, Actress and Stunt Ensemble in a Drama.

The Best Actor himself, Lee Jung-jae, was asked about season 2 at the show, and had this to say about how the cast strategized about how they could bring back characters after the majority of them were killed off by the game. Via Variety:

“After we filmed Squid Game Season 1, we all got together brainstorming ideas for how to bring everybody back alive. My idea is the masked men carry all of them out as quickly as possible and do a surgery on them to keep them alive.”

I can’t quite tell if he’s joking or not, but it’s honestly not an impossible thought, given the nature of the show. It also stands to reason that maybe they would like to bring back their Best Actress, breakout star Jung Ho-yeon, who was killed second-to-last when Squid Game season 1 reached its conclusion. I mean, she looked pretty dead, but again, anything’s possible with a show like this. So far, the only confirmed returning cast members are Gi-hun and the Frontman, as previously the showrunner has spoken about how he wants to explore more about the Frontman’s past, and talk about issues with the police in the country. Gi-hun, meanwhile, seems determined to hunt down the mysterious organization running Squid Game and put a stop to it. We think that’s what he’s doing, anyway.

Squid Game season 2 was greenlight by Netflix ages ago, so we know it’s for sure coming. What we do not know is when, given that it took close to a decade to get the original series made, and it was never designed to have a season 2 attached to it. Now, the showrunner has spoken about adding a writing and directing team this time around rather than doing everything himself, and I would expect this is going to turn out to be one of those long breaks between seasons on Netflix. My best estimate is probably two years after season 1, rather than the usual one year gap. But we’ll see.

Netflix has continued to find hits from Korea in the wake of Squid Game, most prominently All of Us Are Dead, which has put up huge numbers for them, but has yet to actually get an official season 2 renewal. Despite the high cost of the series, I do imagine that’s coming.

As for Squid Game, I say they pull out all the narrative stops to bring back Jung Ho-yeon for season 2, as the show will be lacking without her.

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