Games A ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Update From Its Creator Paul Tassi Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories. Got it! Aug 14, 2022, 08:09am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Squid Game Netflix We are still pretty far off from the return of Squid Game for season 2, we will probably get Netflix’s reality show version first. According to a new interview with THR , showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk says that Netflix’s crew has asked him for his set designs so they can make the non-lethal competition as true to the series as possible. He dismisses the irony of Netflix making an actual Squid Game show where people win money, when the original had a firm anti-capitalist message by saying: “The reason I created the show was to convey this message, but at the same time, I also wanted to be successful; I wanted to make money. I think it’s just normal that we have this business happening around Squid Game, because we live in a capitalistic society. There has been a lot of investment put into this show, and the reason is to make money out of it. So, in a competitive and capitalistic world, I think these businesses happening is just natural. ” I…very much respect that honestly. But that’s not what we’re here for. We want some Squid Game season 2 information, and we have a bit about the timing and what’s coming next. Hwang Dong-hyuk says he has a deadline to finish writing Squid Game season 2 by the end of this year, or the beginning of next year. I’m not sure whether this is a self-imposed deadline, or something that Netflix is demanding based on their renewal deal. Regardless, it tracks with the idea that Squid Game season 2 will probably arrive in late 2023 or early 2024, as he’s previously said. I would lean toward later. Squid Game Netflix He was also asked about the content of season 2 itself, and he said he wanted to make sure that he did not just make it a “response” the reactions he’s read about the first season: “I’ve seen many reactions from people about the show, but I don’t want to make season two as a response to those reactions. The philosophies I put in season one all naturally extend to season two. Instead of trying to meet the expectations of viewers, I just thought about the last moment when Gi-hun turned away from boarding the plane, and I thought about what he will do next. There will naturally be a flow of events that will lead all the way to the end of the season. I can’t share any details yet, but you know that Seong Gi-hun has become a totally new person by the end of season one, so season two is going to be about what that new Gi-hun is going to do and how things will unfold with this new kind of character. ” MORE FOR YOU ‘Demon Slayer’ Season 2 Finally Has An Actual 2021 Release Date Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Not A Sure Thing, Says Director ‘Genshin Impact’ Still Refuses To Increase Anniversary Rewards, Despite Fan Outcry Many people were down on Gi-hun for ditching his daughter to go seek revenge on the founders of Squid Game by getting on the plane, but that will no doubt make for a more interesting season 2. I doubt he’ll be a player, but with all that money, what kind of power can he wield now? Follow me on Twitter , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram . Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls . Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy . Paul Tassi Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.