The game continues. After an initial season that made it one of the biggest international hits in the history of television, Squid Game is back in 2024 with a new season. Netflix confirmed today the new episodes of the show would premiere on the streaming service later this year — although they did not offer an … Read more
Netflix announces that Squid Game season 2 will premiere on the streaming service in 2024, but didn’t provide an exact date. As Squid Game remains the most-watched TV series on Netflix, it’s no surprise that anticipation is extremely high for the new season. In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed that Squid Game season 2 … Read more
In another example of our oh so dystopian lives imitating art, Netflix has renewed their Squid Game competition series, Squid Game: The Challenge — which takes the central conceit of a deadly game with a massive cash prize from the fictional Netflix series Squid Game and turns it into an actual (not deadly, presumably) game with a massive cash prize … Read more
Reports of Squid Game: The Challenge contestants threatening to sue Netflix have hit the web. Is there any truth to these reports? Is Netflix actually being sued? What is the Squid Game: The Challenge lawsuit? At the time of writing, an official lawsuit has not been filed against Netflix for Squid Game: The Challenge. A … Read more
Netflix’s most-watched TV series — really its most-watched content of any kind ever — remains Squid Game, the fascinating and terrifying Korean drama about a secret life-or-death game played by 456 contestants, one of whom will win a massive cash prize while the rest will wind up massively dead. It’s a pretty bold premise for a fictional drama … Read more
I was under the impression that the Netflix series Squid Game was meant as a cautionary tale; a warning against increasing greed, callousness, and competitiveness in society. What this new Netflix reality series presupposes is … maybe it wasn’t? Yes, while they wait for the second season of Squid Game, Netflix actually went out and made a real … Read more
hit korean drama Squid Game has officially added eight new cast members for its upcoming second season on Netflix. Who is in Squid Game Season 2? Netflix announced that the actors rounding out the cast of Squid Game Season 2 are Park Gyu-young (Sweet Home, Celebrity), former Iz*One member Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim (Be Melodramatic, … Read more
Squid Game reportedly increased the value of Netflix by $900 million, but creator Hwang Dong-hyuk certainly didn’t get rich. Squid Game became a full-fledged global phenomenon when it was released on Netflix in 2021. It quickly became Netflix’s most-watched series of all time and also made the streaming service a boatload of cash. According to … Read more
Reports of a US version of Squid Game have been swirling for some time, but according to Above The Line’s Jeff Sneider, Netflix already has eyes on a director. In a recent tweet, Sneider mentioned that Netflix is “courting” director David Fincher to produce and direct the American version of Squid Game. Sneider went on … Read more