The popular Korean survival drama 'Squid Game' will be getting a Season 2, co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos has confirmed.
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On Netflix's fourth-quarter 2021 earnings interview, Sarandos was asked whether there would be a second season of the violent South Korean survival drama, which has scored as the company's No. 1 most-viewed TV series.
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"Absolutely," Sarandos replied. "The 'Squid Game' universe has just begun."
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He put `Squid Game` in the category of Netflix`s burgeoning bouquet of entertainment franchises that the company sees as having growth potential outside the core streaming service, with life experiences, games and merchandise.
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Previously, 'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong-hyuk had indicated that the hit series would be returning for a Season 2.
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'Squid Game' is by a long shot Netflix`s biggest-ever TV show, based on the streamer`s calculation that subscribers worldwide streamed 1.65 billion hours of the show in the first 28 days of its release on the platform.
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In Season 1, 456 cash-strapped contestants are invited by a mysterious organisation to compete in a series of children`s games with deadly consequences.
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Netflix paid $21.4 million for the first season of 'Squid Game' and has estimated the series will deliver $891 million in what it calls "impact value", per confidential internal data that was leaked to Bloomberg.
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