As viewers gasp, cringe, or cry out watching characters die on Netflix’s “Squid Game,” the show’s creator, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk has a different reaction. In a recent interview, Hwang revealed that he feels happiness seeing his characters go, despite the emotional toll it takes on the audience.
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“Squid Game,” which premiered its second season on Thursday, once again stars Lee Jung-jae and centers around a secret competition in South Korea that targets people in debt. The winner gets a big cash prize, but losing the game is deadly. Hwang originally conceived the show 15 years ago as a two-hour film, but it failed to gain traction with financiers or interested actors. He put it aside and worked on other films instead. Eventually, he had the idea to make it a TV series and took the project to Netflix, where it could reach a wide audience2.
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“I never in my wildest dreams thought it was going to be this huge,” Hwang said. He spoke about the challenges of managing a large cast and the emotional farewells to actors whose characters were killed off. “As characters would die, I would say to the actors on their last day, ‘Oh no! How sad! I won’t see you tomorrow,’ but I was always smiling inside,” Hwang admitted2.
The second season of “Squid Game” introduces more characters, reflecting the changing world and the increasing desperation among younger people. “When I was creating season one, I thought it was very hard for you to be up to your neck in debt when you’re only in your 20s or 30s. But the world has changed. Now I feel like there are fewer decent jobs for young people, and they feel like working hard isn’t enough,” Hwang explaine
Hwang also shared insights into his creative process and the lessons he learned from “Squid Game.” “I learned that I shouldn’t give up. If you love something and if you want to create something, it might not work now, but the time might come later. Or that idea could be the source of inspiration for something else,” he said2.
Looking ahead, Hwang has already finished filming season three of “Squid Game” and is working on a new feature film set 10-20 years in the future. “It’s darker than ‘Squid Game.’ It’s going to be quite cruel, quite sad, but at the same time quite quirky and humorous,” he teased2.
Despite the challenges and emotional farewells, Hwang’s passion for storytelling and his ability to connect with audiences worldwide remain unwavering. As “Squid Game” continues to captivate viewers, Hwang Dong-hyuk’s unique vision and creative genius shine through, making him a force to be reckoned with in the world of entertainment.
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