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Squid Game creator, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk (Photo by Ji Sang Chung) Courtesy of Netflix Squid Game season 3 has finally dropped, and once again, the dystopian survival thriller is captivating audiences worldwide. When the series first premiered in 2021, it became Netflix’s most watched show ever and launched K-dramas into mainstream conversations in the West. For Squid Game creator, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s unprecedented success was unexpected—and so was the prospect of doing multiple seasons. Despite the first season’s open ending—in which protagonist Seong Gi-hun is about to board a plane but instead turns around and looks directly at the camera—Hwang says that it wasn’t done with a second season in mind. “Through Gi-hun, I wanted to have the audience think about how the world that we live in—the system that we live in—isn’t something that we should just take for granted. We should face it directly, question it and think about what we can do about it.” Hwang admits that at the time, he figured that if the series happened to do well and there was a strong demand for a second season, the story could pick up from the moment Gi-hun turns around. “But I wasn’t seriously considering that possibility, nor was I particularly eager to do it,” Hwang says in Korean. “Physically and mentally, making the first season was so exhausting, so I never thought I’d want to make another season,” he adds in English. Forbes‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-Jae Talks Playing Gi-Hun And Parting With The ShowBy Regina Kim LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 30: Hwang Dong-hyuk speaks during Netflix’s FYSEE Squid Game Season 2 … More ATAS Official at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on May 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix) Getty Images…

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