“I originally envisioned seasons 2 and 3 as a single story,” says creator Hwang Dong-hyuk.
Creator/writer/directorHwang Dong-hyuktellsEntertainment Weeklythat he had intended to only make one more season of his hit Korean drama.
“I originally envisioned seasons 2 and 3 as a single story,” he says.
Lee Jung-jae in ‘Squid Game’ season 2.Credit:No Ju-han/Netflix
“That’s how I wrote it.
But in the process, it came out to be too many episodes.
So I thought it’d be better to divide it into two.”
Lee Jung-jae in ‘Squid Game’ season 2.No Ju-han/Netflix
However, that all changed due to the critical and fan response.
He eventually decides to return to the game as a player to destroy it from the inside.
And I wanted to repay all of the love that we had received in one way or another."
