
It's also about a death tournament using childhood games, and seems to have some very similar scenes, including a doll that spins around and tries to catch players moving. That film itself is based on Japanese manga. Some are claiming that Squid Game is suspiciously similar to a 2014 Japanese film, As The Gods Will, directed by Takashi Miike. It seems likely that Squid Game will now be turned into book form, since it's such a hit. But he didn't name the comic.Īnd it might not even be a single comic, because the director told the Korea Herald that he "read a lot of comics, and was mesmerized by survival games." So until Hwang comes out and names some of his reading material, guesses are all we have. But right now, you can't go to your bookstore and scoop up a Squid Game book to read.Īccording to Korean pop-culture site Soompi, Squid Game director Hwang Dong Hyuk said that he got the idea for the show back in 2008 from a comic book about people who were playing an extreme game. It certainly seems like Squid Game would make a great novel or graphic novel. Two contestants prepare to play marbles in Squid Game. Until then, here are our ideas for characters, games and plots we'd like to see in Squid Game season 2.
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Get out the dangling piggy bank full of Korean won, Netflix, and pay the man. Netflix hasn't officially confirmed anything, however, and Hwang previously told Variety he may return to big-screen movies before thinking about a Squid Game sequel. 9, writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk said season 2 is indeed happening. Will we ever know what happens after he gets off that plane? The answer is a resounding. It continues, and the future of "winner" Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) is left uncertain. If you've watched the whole show (remember that spoiler warning above), you know the game doesn't really end with the ninth episode.
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Netflix says it marks the streaming service's biggest series launch ever. The nine-episode series released on Netflix on Sept. You really don't want to be spoiled for some of the plot twists. Warning: The following story includes huge spoilers for Squid Game, so if you haven't watched all the episodes, come back and read this after you're done. Here are answers to eight burning Squid Game questions you may have after watching the dystopian Korean series.

Season 2 is in the works (according to the creator), but in the meantime many questions are left hanging as the ninth and final episode of season 1 closes.

In Squid Game, the disturbing but intriguing Netflix hit about a deadly tournament of children's games, the competition winds to a bloody resolution.
