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‘Squid Game’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk teases what fans can expect in season 3
‘Squid Game’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk teases what fans can expect in season 3
Toff C.
Published Dec 30, 2024 05:54 PM PHT

Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk teased what fans can expect in the third season of Squid Game.
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk teased what fans can expect in the third season of Squid Game.
"As you saw in the end of the second season, all of Gi-hun's (Lee Jung-jae) attempts go to failure," he said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
"As you saw in the end of the second season, all of Gi-hun's (Lee Jung-jae) attempts go to failure," he said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
The director further explained: "And so season 3 picks up from there and you will get to see what kind of changes Gi-hun goes through when he's just riddled with this guilt and sense of despair and loss and what's going to happen to him after that, so that's what you'll get in the third season."
The director further explained: "And so season 3 picks up from there and you will get to see what kind of changes Gi-hun goes through when he's just riddled with this guilt and sense of despair and loss and what's going to happen to him after that, so that's what you'll get in the third season."
Back in August, Dong-hyuk announced that the series will end in season 3 which will be released in 2025.
Back in August, Dong-hyuk announced that the series will end in season 3 which will be released in 2025.
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Squid Game season 2 was released on Netflix on December 26. When asked if there was pressure creating the second season following the massive success of season 1, Dong-hyuk replied: "Yes of course, because season 1 received so much love, it exceeded any of my wildest imaginations or expectations."
Squid Game season 2 was released on Netflix on December 26. When asked if there was pressure creating the second season following the massive success of season 1, Dong-hyuk replied: "Yes of course, because season 1 received so much love, it exceeded any of my wildest imaginations or expectations."
He confessed that he "carried a huge amount of burden from the moment it was decided there would be a second season."
He confessed that he "carried a huge amount of burden from the moment it was decided there would be a second season."
"Especially so because most people kept telling me that you can't top season 1 with a second season. So I think it both gave me a huge amount of pressure as well as a sense of determination because I got to thinking, you know what, I'm gonna show them so it really gave me a lot of pressure as well as sort of lit up my competitive mode," he confessed.
"Especially so because most people kept telling me that you can't top season 1 with a second season. So I think it both gave me a huge amount of pressure as well as a sense of determination because I got to thinking, you know what, I'm gonna show them so it really gave me a lot of pressure as well as sort of lit up my competitive mode," he confessed.
In the same interview, the director was asked for his insights on why he thinks Korean content resonates among audiences around the world.
In the same interview, the director was asked for his insights on why he thinks Korean content resonates among audiences around the world.
"We have this phrase in Korea that describes all kinds of human emotions and I think with Korean stories you get a taste of all of these different emotions within that single story," he explained.
"We have this phrase in Korea that describes all kinds of human emotions and I think with Korean stories you get a taste of all of these different emotions within that single story," he explained.
The director further highlighted: "When you look at Squid Game for example, it is a very violent, deadly, and brutal game but even while these deadly games are being played there are moments where you get genuine laughter so because you feel such a wide range of emotions in one story I think the power that Korean stories have is that you make the audience laugh, cry and get angry all the same time."
The director further highlighted: "When you look at Squid Game for example, it is a very violent, deadly, and brutal game but even while these deadly games are being played there are moments where you get genuine laughter so because you feel such a wide range of emotions in one story I think the power that Korean stories have is that you make the audience laugh, cry and get angry all the same time."
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