'Squid Game' creator 'in talks with Netflix' about third season

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'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong-hyuk 'in talks with Netflix' about a third season

By Megan Armstrong | Last updated Dec 29, 2021 2:35 PM ET

"Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is giving fans of his smash Netflix series a lot to look forward to.

"I'm in talks with Netflix over Season 2 as well as Season 3," Hwang said Tuesday (Dec. 28), according to The Korea Times. "We will come to a conclusion any time soon."

"Squid Game" receiving a second season is old news, as he confirmed last month that it was in the works.

COMEBACK SQUID: Hwang Dong-hyuk, the director, creator, writer of #SquidGame says the show will be back with more Gi-hun adventures. pic.twitter.com/uqC1DIdZqy
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) November 9, 2021

Mention of a third season is a new development, however.

The demand is definitely there for it. Released in September,
"Squid Game" needed only four weeks to become Netflix's most-viewed show in the streamer's history. For those who haven't seen the gruesome Korean action series, it follows Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) as one of hundreds of competitors entering a children's game that turns deadly — all in the name of claiming the 45.6 billion prize.

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