'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says the success of season one didn't match his financial payout, so he's returning for Season Two to compensate.
to become the most popular Netflix series ever.” That stretch of time was marred with stress for the writer-director, but it didn’t culminate in a significant enough payday for him to afford to walk away from an offer for a“Even though the first series was such a huge global success, honestly, I didn’t make much,” Hwang told BBC. “So doing the second series will help compensate me for the success of the first one too … and I didn’t fully finish the story.
He lost eight or nine teeth while creating the first season, an effect of the stress he was under. Now, following up on that history-making debut, Hwang said, “The stress I feel is much greater.” He added: “I haven’t seen my dentist yet, but I’ll probably have to pull out a few more very soon.” Season Two premieres Dec. 26.was influenced by his personal experience during the global financial crisis in 2009, during which his family faced significant financial strains.
“When making this series, I constantly asked myself, ‘Do we humans have what it takes to steer the world off this downhill path?’ Honestly, I don’t know,” he told BBC. “New lines are being drawn. We’re in an era of us vs them.
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