Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series’ writer and director, said that Leonardo DiCaprio may be invited to join the cast of Netflix’s Emmy-winning “Squid Game” in an upcoming season.
At a congratulatory press conference hosted by Netflix in Seoul on Friday, when asked if any well-known Hollywood actors would star in the second season of “Squid Game,” Hwang said, “There will be no known Hollywood actor in season two. That’s not in the plan. And if The stage has changed, maybe in season three – but for season two, it’s still set in Korea. Leonardo DiCaprio said he’s a huge fan of “Squid Game,” so maybe if time or opportunities permit, we can ask him to join the games.”
Huang confirmed that the second season of filming will start in 2023 and release in 2024. “We will start filming the second season next year and it will be released the following year,” Huang said, adding that the next season will see improvements in production budgets and the games that will be held in the season have been confirmed.
The “Squid Game” team was in attendance at the press meeting to celebrate the unprecedented success at the Emmy Awards, with the exception of starring actor Lee Jung-jae, who was absent due to the North American premiere of “The Hunt.” At the Toronto International Film Festival.
Lee told the media via a video recording, “Although a lot of news has been released about ‘Squid Game’ and we have received many awards, the most important and happy thing for me is the fact that Korean content has become very popular with so many people around the world.” I hope more Korean content will be released, similar to Seasons 2 and 3 of “Squid Game”, so that more filmmakers, actors and actresses have more opportunities to meet global audiences.”
First shown as a Netflix original about a year ago, “Squid Game” has made waves globally by being the first Korean drama to rule the top 10 and most watched weekly Netflix TV shows in 94 countries, with 1.65 billion hours of streaming. Watch in the first 28 days after its September 17 premiere, according to the channel.
Besides accolades from the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild, “Squid Games” has earned 14 Emmy Award nominations and won six historic wins including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Lee, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Hwang, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Lee Yoo-mi), Outstanding Production Design for a Contemporary Fiction Program, Stunning Stunning Performance and Brilliant Special Effects in One Episode.
Hwang said, “Korea has always been going into the global market when we created these things
. I think we are making high quality content because of the very competitive Korean society and as a result Korean content has become very liked by people all over the world.”
As the first Korean director to win an Emmys, Hwang said that it was always his goal to go international but he never expected such a huge success and that he hopes the Emmy Awards will inspire international creators in the future.
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