The story behindSquid GameSeason Two feels like it should be a storyinthe South Korean thrillers long-delayed return.
So why did Hwang eventually agree to make more?
Money, hebluntly told the BBC.
Squid Game S2 Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game S2No Ju-han/Netflix
Even though the first series was such a huge global success, honestly I didnt make much.
So doing the second series will help compensate me for the success of the first one too.
Think about this for a moment.
That is how completely dysfunctional the television business has become, like practically every other industry at the moment.
It takes two whole episodes just to get back to the island.
Mostly, though, its a cat-and-mouse game between Gi-huns forces and the Front Mans.
This is not a fair fight, both logistically and dramatically.
This, on the other hand, feels like torture porn.
(A later episode adds rape threats.
One specific game spans multiple episodes.
Despite the frequent threat of death, Season Two doesnt share the relentless quality of the first year.
Yet Lee Jung-jaes performance is as powerful and charismatic as before, as is the production design.
And the games themselves are still remarkable set pieces.
Some are familiar, because how could the show continue without the iconic Red Light/Green Light giant robot girl?
All of them function as an impressive combination of suspense and underdog sports story.
The game will not end unless the world changes, the Front Man insists.
All seven episodes ofSquid GameSeason Two are now streaming.
Ive seen the whole thing.
