Squid Game season 2 confirmed as Netflix teases expanded universe

Squid Game flavour 2 confirmed every bit Netflix teases expanded universe

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It looks like many more competitors will have to suffer the Squid Game ordeal — considering Netflix has not just confirmed a second season but too teased big future plans for the hit Korean show.

Ted Sarandos, the company'due south co-CEO and chief content officer, effectively guaranteed a new series during Netflix'due south fourth-quarter earnings call for investors and analysts. "Absolutely," Sarandos is quoted (via The Verge) every bit maxim in response to a question well-nigh whether Squid Game would get a 2d flavour. He then followed upwardly with the intriguing statement that "The Squid Game universe has just begun."

The first fleck isn't a big surprise, as Squid Game's creator and writer, Hwang Dong-hyuk, had already revealed that he was working on a 2nd season. Only what Sarandos' second statement adds is the suggestion that Netflix, understandably, intends to continue the series beyond that point. You could even read his words as implying that Netflix could aggrandize the scope of Squid Game content into entirely new areas.

If you've watched the Squid Game ending, yous'll know at that place are multiple angles from which to examine the games themselves and the lives of its oppressed contestants, beyond the story of season one's main character, Seong Gi-hun. Maybe nosotros'll stop up with a huge expanded universe in the manner of Star Wars or the Marvel Cinematic Universe shows on Disney Plus. Peradventure we'll terminate upwards with the Squid Game movie that Hwang said he originally wanted to make. Or maybe we could see Netflix go beyond streaming content with Squid Game: The Video Game. It has only launched Netflix Gaming, later on all.

Not that any of this is guaranteed long-term, of grade. The list of Netflix canceled shows is a long i, and then although Squid Game S1 was the virtually popular show the service has ever produced, the pressure to maintain that level of viewership volition exist high. If it can do so, though, the Squid Game expanded universe Sarandos hinted at could be on the style.

Equally for what to watch until Squid Game season two arrives, nosotros think Alice in Frontier may simply what you need to scratch that Squid Game-like crawling.

Richard is a Tom'due south Guide staff writer based in London, roofing news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'due south besides written for WIRED U.K., The Annals and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he'due south probable thinking about how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.