By Jennifer Maas
TV Enterprise Author
The long-awaited “Squid Game” Season 2 is ready to premiere later this 12 months.
Netflix introduced the second season of the Korean-language survival drama collection from creator Hwang Dong-hyuk in a letter to shareholders Tuesday, writing:
“Wanting forward, regardless of final 12 months’s strikes pushing again the launch of some titles, we have now a giant, daring slate for 2024. Audiences will have the ability to select from hit returning dramas like ‘The Diplomat’ S2, ‘Bridgerton’ S3, ‘Squid Recreation’ S2 and ‘Empress’ S2; unscripted collection like ‘Tour de France: Unchained’ S2,’ Love is Blind’ S6, ‘F1: Drive to Survive’ S6 and ‘Full Swing’ S2; and model new exhibits like ‘3 Physique Downside’ (primarily based on one of the best promoting novel and from the ‘Recreation of Thrones’ showrunners), ‘Griselda’ (starring Sofia Vegara, which premieres this week), ‘The Gents’ (from Man Ritchie), ‘Eric’ (starring Benedict Cumberbach), ‘Avatar: The Final Airbender’, ‘Cien Años de Soledad,’ from Colombia primarily based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez and Senna from Brazil.”
Netflix execs additionally confirmed that “Emily in Paris” Season 4 will launch later this 12 months.
The nine-episode first season of Dong-hyuk’s “Squid Recreation” launched in 2021. The drama a couple of lethal contest amongst poor rivals to win ₩45.6 billion proved to be an all-time smash hit for Netflix and was nominated for 14 Emmys, together with greatest drama collection (a primary for a non-English-language collection), profitable six.
“Squid Recreation” additionally made historical past on the 2022 Display screen Actors Guild Awards by becoming the first non-English-language series and first Korean series to attain nominations for solid in a drama collection, actor in a drama collection (Lee Jung-jae), actress in a drama collection (Jung Ho-yeon) and stunt ensemble. Lee Jung-jae and Ho-yeon gained the prizes. “Squid Recreation” additionally gained three Golden Globe Awards, together with greatest TV drama.
After months of hypothesis over whether or not or not the present would get a second season, Netflix confirmed in January 2022 that it could transfer ahead with a Season 2. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos mentioned throughout an analyst name, “Completely. The ‘Squid Recreation’ universe has simply begun.”
The “Squid Recreation” universe has since been expanded to incorporate unscripted competitors collection, “Squid Recreation: The Problem,” and an upcoming online game.
Netflix reported its Q4 2023 earnings Tuesday, following the early morning reveal it had closed an enormous deal to air WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” beginning in 2025.
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