The 'Squid Game' director says he agreed to make the second season of the show for just one reason: money
"Even though the first series was such a huge global success, honestly, I didn't make much," Hwang Dong-Hyuk told BBC.
Squid Game creator reveals why he changed his mind about making season 2: "Money"
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says the stress of making season 1 caused him to lose "eight or nine" teeth – but he has a pretty straightforward answer as to why he came back for another installment of the hit Netflix show.
‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk put his actual teeth into making the show
Squid Game” was a huge hit for Netflix, but the man behind the juggernaut South Korean drama is sharing that it wasn’t all roses for him.
Squid Game Creator Lost Teeth And Had Nightmares Because Of The Show
Whatever anxiety you felt watching people get killed for not licking a cookie fast enough or standing still for long enough in the first season of Netflix’s Squid Game is nothing compared to what series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk felt while making it.
“Squid Game” Creator Says He Lost '8 or 9' Teeth from 'Stress' of First Season but Season 2 Is Even More Taxing
Squid Game season 2 is set to be released on Netflix on Dec. 26 Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk knows just how bad stress can be. On Sunday, Nov. 10, Dong-hyuk, 53, revealed in an interview with the BBC that he lost several teeth while filming the first season of the hit Netflix show — which follows people in debt as they play deadly games to win a monetary prize — all due to the strain of shooting it.
“Money” Is What Got Squid Game’s Creator to Return for Season 2
Squid Game is coming back for Season 2 later this December, and the creator behind it all revealed that “money” is what got him back for two more seasons of the series along with telling the rest of the story.
'Squid Game' creator lost '8 or 9' teeth making Season 1, explains Season 2 twist
"Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says he lost teeth from the stress of making the first season and explains his motivations for making Season 2.
‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is inspired by ‘The Matrix,’ Hwang Dong-hyuk says
In a new Hollywood Reporter cover story, “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk pulls back the black mesh mask on Season 2 of the world’s biggest show, which is arriving on Netflix next month. He reveals an influence on the Emmy-winning thriller series that sounds a little surprising at first but actually makes a lot of
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Squid Game creator says money is the reason he is doing season two
Next month, season two of the worldwide phenomenon Squid Game, a series that took the world by surprise ... Here's how he responded when asked why he's doing season two: "Money... Even though ...
‘Squid Game’ Returns: Inside Netflix’s Darker, Terrifyingly Relevant Season 2
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opens up about this season’s new games, new cast and his dystopic vision that now feels frighteningly ...
London Korean Film Festival Head Curator On Historic Collab With British Film Institute & ‘Squid Game 2’ Preview Screening
The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) marked a historic collab with the BFI this year and will host a preview screening of ...