Netflix would be negotiating second season of 'the Squid Game'

Netflix confirmed this Tuesday that is negotiating the possibility of shooting a second season of “The Squid Game” (The Squid Game), the most successful series in the history of the television platform.

The news was advanced by its creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk , by assuring this Monday night during an event organized in Los Angeles (USA) that he was “planning” a continuation of the plot after the success of the first part.

“ It’s in my head right now,” he explained. But I think it is too early to say when and how it will happen “.

However, a spokesperson for the platform clarified the scriptwriter’s statements on Tuesday and said to CNBC that the second season was in “ discussion phase, but not yet confirmed “.

Netflix said last month that” The Squid Game “was the best premiere in its history by adding 142 million viewers in its first 28 broadcast days.

The South Korean series, turned into a worldwide phenomenon of masses, surpassed other successful formats such as “Bridgerton”, which until now held the record with 82 millions of viewers, “The Queen’s Gambit”, “Stranger Things”, “Tiger King” or the Spanish “Money Heist” (The paper house).

However, given these data it is advisable to walk with lead, since they only reflect the accounts that played two minutes of the series and do not break down how many actually watched the nine episodes of its first season.

Although the popularity was verified with a series of related circumstances with the series.

For example, a South Korean internet operator even asked Netflix for compensation for the increase in band use that led to its premiere in South Korea.

According to Google metrics, searches related to the series dwarfed those of any other title worldwide and the Vans shoes worn by its protagonists increased their sales by 7. 675%.

The plot of “The Squid Game” starts with the protagonist Seong Gi-hun, a hom He is in debt who contacts the organizer of a competition that could be the solution to all his problems. There, you will meet same red numbers, ready to fight life or death for a millionaire prize.