Squid Game creator says he ‘lost nine teeth’ due to stress of show
1 month, 1 week ago

Squid Game creator says he ‘lost nine teeth’ due to stress of show

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The creator of the hit Netflix drama Squid Game has admitted he lost “eight or nine” teeth because he was so stressed while making the series. Last November, the streamer debuted the first season of its spin-off reality game series, Squid Game: The Challenge, which similarly saw 456 money-desperate individuals compete in various children’s games, based on those featured in the show, for a chance to win $4.56m – the biggest jackpot in TV history. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery ‘Squid Game’ season 2 A week later, The Challenge was renewed for a second season. “It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year,” Hwang wrote on X in 2022.

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'Squid Game' returns looking for win with season 2
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12 hours, 13 minutes ago

'Squid Game' returns looking for win with season 2

Deccan Chronicle  

Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. Lee says when Netflix ordered a second season of “Squid Game,” he questioned the timeline because it took Hwang years to work on the first one. Lee says when he read the scripts he thought Hwang “really is a genius.” It's rare for …

‘Squid Game’ returns looking for win with season 2
13 hours, 2 minutes ago

‘Squid Game’ returns looking for win with season 2

Associated Press  

Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. Lee says when Netflix ordered a second season of “Squid Game,” he questioned the timeline because it took Hwang years to work on the first one. “I wondered, ‘How many years will it take him to write season two,’” said Lee. “There’s a …

'Squid Game' returns looking for win with season 2
18 hours, 22 minutes ago

'Squid Game' returns looking for win with season 2

New Indian Express  

Stepping onto the set of "Squid Game" season two, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. "Including promotion, I'd been living with Gi-hun for about two years," said Lee in a recent interview. Lee says when Netflix ordered a second season of "Squid Game," he questioned the timeline because it took Hwang years to work on the first one. …

Squid Game director explains why season three will be the last
1 week, 3 days ago

Squid Game director explains why season three will be the last

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk told Entertainment Weekly: “The story that …

Squid Game director explains why season three will be the last
1 week, 4 days ago

Squid Game director explains why season three will be the last

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk told Entertainment Weekly: “The story that …

‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk put his actual teeth into making the show
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk put his actual teeth into making the show

CNN  

CNN — “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. Producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said he lost “eight or nine” teeth during filming of the first season in an interview with BBC. And I didn’t fully finish the story.” “Squid Game” explores a …

Squid Game creator reveals he 'lost 8 or 9 teeth from stress' of making hit Netflix series
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1 month, 1 week ago

Squid Game creator reveals he 'lost 8 or 9 teeth from stress' of making hit Netflix series

Daily Mail  

The highly-anticipated second series will be available to watch on December 26 Hwang Dong-hyuk said the stress he's feels for season two is 'much greater' The creator of Squid Game has confirmed that he lost eight or nine teeth due to stress when he was filming the first season of the hit Netflix series. Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, pictured …

Squid Game creator says he lost 8-9 teeth due to stress while filming series
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1 month, 1 week ago

Squid Game creator says he lost 8-9 teeth due to stress while filming series

India Today  

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk recently disclosed that he lost at least "8-9 teeth" due to stress while filming the show's debut. In an interview with the BBC, the filmmaker shared that one of the primary reasons he returned to film the second chapter of the super successful Netflix show was because of money. Hwang Dong-hyuk had tried to get …

K-drama stress: Squid Game director admits he lost his teeth while making the sequel
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1 month, 1 week ago

K-drama stress: Squid Game director admits he lost his teeth while making the sequel

Hindustan Times  

The director of the Netflix drama Squid Game revealed that he lost “eight or nine” teeth due to the stress of making the sequel of the show. Squid Game director Hwang Dong-Hyuk admitted to losing several teeth from the stress of making the sequel. Director admits he lost teeth due to sequel’s stress Hwang told BBC that he was so …

‘Squid Game’ to end with Season 3
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Squid Game’ to end with Season 3

CNN  

CNN — Those who love Netflix’s beguiling Korean series “Squid Game” will be getting a belated Christmas present later this year, before it all comes to an end in 2025. On Wednesday, Netflix announced that its Emmy-winning drama “Squid Game” will finally return with Season 2 on December 26. Hwang Dong-hyuk – who wrote, directed and executive produced the series …

Squid Game: The Challenge crowns winner of $4.56m jackpot in dramatic finale
1 year ago

Squid Game: The Challenge crowns winner of $4.56m jackpot in dramatic finale

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Even when you feel down and afraid, you have …

‘Squid Game’ re-enters Netflix Top 10 list as ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ viewership surges
1 year ago

‘Squid Game’ re-enters Netflix Top 10 list as ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ viewership surges

The Hindu  

Squid Game: The Challenge, the currently trending reality show inspired by the phenomenal South Korean survival drama series of the same name, has topped the weekly rating on Netflix. In Squid Game, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, 456 players play a series of Korean’s children games with a deadly twist. The 10-episode competitive series dropped on Netflix on November …

Squid Game creator shares his concern about the reality show spin off
2 years, 3 months ago

Squid Game creator shares his concern about the reality show spin off

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk …

How ‘Squid Game’ made history multiple times over at the Emmys
2 years, 3 months ago

How ‘Squid Game’ made history multiple times over at the Emmys

LA Times  

“Squid Game” didn’t just have a big night at the Emmys. The series, about a deadly game of survival in which contestants with money troubles compete for a cash prize, earned series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk the Emmy for drama series directing, “Squid Game’s” first prize of the night. Monday night’s haul added to the four Emmys “Squid Game” picked up …

Nobody wanted to make ‘Squid Game.’ Now it’s making history
2 years, 4 months ago

Nobody wanted to make ‘Squid Game.’ Now it’s making history

LA Times  

I thought it was impossible to make the show and now we have 14 nominations. I think this is the finale of us celebrating Season 1 of ‘Squid Game.’ ” Lee Jung-Jae plays the main character “Gi-hun” The likable antihero Part of that celebration of the series’ first season took place at Netflix’s FYSee space on L.A.’s Melrose Avenue a …

"Squid Game" Season 2 could change the world: "Do we really have to live in a world like this?"
3 years, 1 month ago

"Squid Game" Season 2 could change the world: "Do we really have to live in a world like this?"

Salon  

The key to our salvation may lie with Gi-hun, the now red-haired protagonist of Netflix's hit Korean drama "Squid Game." "I made 'Squid Game' in hopes that it's not just going to be a show that you watch and you're just done with it," Hwang told the audience through an interpreter. In "Squid Game," hundreds of desperate, impoverished people play …

Squid Game, the most popular show on Netflix, was inspired by South Korea's crippling debt crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

Squid Game, the most popular show on Netflix, was inspired by South Korea's crippling debt crisis

ABC  

With its technicolour sets, outlandish plot and wild costumes, Squid Game might seem like just another dystopian fantasy set in the same fictional universe as The Hunger Games. Squid Game's plot, which pits the downtrodden against each other as entertainment for the rich is the perfect allegory for modern Korean society, according to Sung-Ae Lee. Many Koreans are drowning in …

‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — “Squid Game,” a brutal Netflix survival drama about desperate adults competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, hit a little too close to home for Lee Chang-keun. “In ‘Squid Game,’ you see characters scrambling to survive after being laid off at work, struggling to operate fried chicken diners or working as …

Squid Game review: Why the biggest show today is one of the weirdest
3 years, 2 months ago

Squid Game review: Why the biggest show today is one of the weirdest

Live Mint  

In the middle of Netflix sensation Squid Game — where people put their lives on the line to play children’s games — there is a discussion about “the weakest link.” Variously called “kachhi-mitti” in North India or “kachha-limboo” in Western India, this is described as “a beautiful rule kids used to keep so that the weakest kid wouldn’t feel like …

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk's work was rejected for 10 YEARS before creating the show
3 years, 2 months ago

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk's work was rejected for 10 YEARS before creating the show

Daily Mail  

Squid Game has soared to popularity since its release on Netflix last month. But director and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed his work was rejected for 10 years because of its 'bizarre' concept. Inspirational: Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk's work was rejected for 10 YEARS before creating the Netflix smash. Hard work: Hwang revealed his work was rejected for 10 …

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