Squid Game fans will be eating good this Christmas, as last month, a teaser trailer was released for season 2 of the hit Korean show. The first season was a juggernaut for Netflix and the streaming platform is understandably eager to continue in the Squid Game franchise. Hwang Dong-hyuk recently let it be known that Squid Game will be wrapping up with season 3, so we have more episodes to look forward to beyond season 2. In addition, Netflix is also moving forward with a second season of Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality series in which 456 players compete for a US$4.56 million cash prize by competing in challenges based on those in the series.
What’s On Netflix is now reporting that Netflix is extremely interested in hiring David Fincher to be heavily involved with an English-language spin-off, tentatively titled Squid Game: America. While there hasn’t been confirmation whether Squid Game:...
What’s On Netflix is now reporting that Netflix is extremely interested in hiring David Fincher to be heavily involved with an English-language spin-off, tentatively titled Squid Game: America. While there hasn’t been confirmation whether Squid Game:...
- 9/3/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Pachinko is a sweeping historical drama series created by Soo Hugh. Based on a 2017 novel of the same name by author Min Jin Lee, the Apple TV+ series follows four generations of a Korean family, beginning with Sunja as she leaves her family in Korea under Japanese rule to move to Koreatown, Osaka to start a new life but struggles with discrimination in Japanese society. Pachinko stars Youn Yuh-jung, Soji Arai, Kim Min-ha, Yu-na, Jin Ha, Han Jun-woo, Jeong In-ji, Jung Eun-chae, Lee Min-ho, Kaho Minami, Steve Sang-Hyun Noh, Anna Sawai, Jimmi Simpson, and Kim Sung-kyu. So, if you loved the historical drama, epic romantic stories, and complex characters in Pachinko, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Little America (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+
Little America is an anthology drama series developed by Lee Eisenberg, Emily V. Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani. Based on true stories of...
Little America (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+
Little America is an anthology drama series developed by Lee Eisenberg, Emily V. Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani. Based on true stories of...
- 8/23/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Alain Delon influenced Asian actors and directors, including Hong Kong directors John Woo (The Killer) and Johnnie To. These filmmakers admired Alain Delon when he played gangsters in Melville’s films.
Johnnie To wanted to work with Alain Delon. He offered him the lead role of Vengeance, that of Francis Costello in 1967, as an allusion to Jeff Costello in Le Samouraï, which was played by Alain Delon. After Alain Delon refused, Johnny Hallyday was chosen by Johnnie To. Vengeance made its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2009. It is screened at the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie in Vesoul as part of a retrospective devoted to Asian films.
In the comedy You Shoot, I Shoot by Hong Kong director Pang Ho-Cheung, actor Eric Kot plays a hired gun who identified himself as Jef Costello. He dresses like him and talks to him through a poster of...
Johnnie To wanted to work with Alain Delon. He offered him the lead role of Vengeance, that of Francis Costello in 1967, as an allusion to Jeff Costello in Le Samouraï, which was played by Alain Delon. After Alain Delon refused, Johnny Hallyday was chosen by Johnnie To. Vengeance made its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2009. It is screened at the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie in Vesoul as part of a retrospective devoted to Asian films.
In the comedy You Shoot, I Shoot by Hong Kong director Pang Ho-Cheung, actor Eric Kot plays a hired gun who identified himself as Jef Costello. He dresses like him and talks to him through a poster of...
- 8/22/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Park Chan-wook, the eminent director of Oldboy and Stoker, is about to start filming his latest thriller – I Can’t Help It.
Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook has begun work on his latest movie, it’s been announced. Called I Can’t Help It, it’s based on The Ax – one of the later novels by prolific novelist Donald E Westlake.
Filming is due to begin this Saturday – the 17th August if you’re reading this in the future – and will star Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Published in 1996, The Ax introduced Burke Devore, a middle-aged chemist who, when he loses his job at a paper firm during a round of cost-cutting, goes to violent lengths in order to get his job back. There’s black comedy as well as violence in the story, then, which sounds of a piece with some of Park’s best-known films,...
Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook has begun work on his latest movie, it’s been announced. Called I Can’t Help It, it’s based on The Ax – one of the later novels by prolific novelist Donald E Westlake.
Filming is due to begin this Saturday – the 17th August if you’re reading this in the future – and will star Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Published in 1996, The Ax introduced Burke Devore, a middle-aged chemist who, when he loses his job at a paper firm during a round of cost-cutting, goes to violent lengths in order to get his job back. There’s black comedy as well as violence in the story, then, which sounds of a piece with some of Park’s best-known films,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is set to begin shooting his adaptation of US novel The Ax on Saturday (August 17), according to distributor Cj Enm.
The English-language title of the film is No Other Choice (the Korean title directly translates as I Can’t Help It).
It will mark the first feature from the Oldboy director since 2022 noir melodrama Decision To Leave, which premiered in Competition at Cannes where Park won best director and subsequently secured nominations at the Baftas and Golden Globes. He has since made US drama series The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey Jr. for HBO.
The upcoming...
The English-language title of the film is No Other Choice (the Korean title directly translates as I Can’t Help It).
It will mark the first feature from the Oldboy director since 2022 noir melodrama Decision To Leave, which premiered in Competition at Cannes where Park won best director and subsequently secured nominations at the Baftas and Golden Globes. He has since made US drama series The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey Jr. for HBO.
The upcoming...
- 8/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is set to begin shooting his adaptation of US novel The Ax on Saturday (August 17), according to distributor Cj Enm.
An English-language title has yet been revealed but the Korean title directly translates as I Can’t Help It.
It will mark the first feature from the Oldboy director since 2022 noir melodrama Decision To Leave, which premiered in Competition at Cannes where Park won best director and subsequently secured nominations at the Baftas and Golden Globes. He has since made US drama series The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey Jr. for HBO.
The upcoming film is...
An English-language title has yet been revealed but the Korean title directly translates as I Can’t Help It.
It will mark the first feature from the Oldboy director since 2022 noir melodrama Decision To Leave, which premiered in Competition at Cannes where Park won best director and subsequently secured nominations at the Baftas and Golden Globes. He has since made US drama series The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey Jr. for HBO.
The upcoming film is...
- 8/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
New “Squid Game” Season 2 Teaser Out Now
Welcome, players. Netflix has released a new teaser for its highly anticipated second season of “Squid Game.” Lee Jung-jae returns for Season 2 as the first season’s victor Seong Gi-hun. Now three years after winning the Game and the massive jackpot that comes with it, Player 456 has given up his plans of going to the United States and comes back with a new resolution in his mind, once again diving into the mysterious life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of ₩45.6 billion.
Watch the teaser for “Squid Game” Season 2 below:
Also reprising their roles are Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo, with new cast members including Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an. “Squid Game” Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on Thursday,...
Welcome, players. Netflix has released a new teaser for its highly anticipated second season of “Squid Game.” Lee Jung-jae returns for Season 2 as the first season’s victor Seong Gi-hun. Now three years after winning the Game and the massive jackpot that comes with it, Player 456 has given up his plans of going to the United States and comes back with a new resolution in his mind, once again diving into the mysterious life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of ₩45.6 billion.
Watch the teaser for “Squid Game” Season 2 below:
Also reprising their roles are Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo, with new cast members including Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an. “Squid Game” Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on Thursday,...
- 8/13/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
It’s been three years since the South Korean drama Squid Game captivated international audiences as fictional players competed to the death in classic childhood games. The Netflix series released a teaser Monday, debuting some of the next season’s key players. The teaser flashed the numbered, green tracksuits of the next round of participants and placed a dim spotlight on Player 456 (played by Lee Jung-jae), who took home the cash prize fund in the Season One finale.
In the second season, Player 456, or Gi-hun, gives up on going to...
In the second season, Player 456, or Gi-hun, gives up on going to...
- 8/12/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
The hotly anticipated “Squid Game” Season 2 will premiere December 26, 2024 on Netflix, while we recently learned that the Final Season of the hit series premieres in 2025.
Watch the official “Squid Game” Season 2 teaser trailer below.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct, write and produce the entire second season.
In the South Korean series, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.”
In Season 2, “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun...
Watch the official “Squid Game” Season 2 teaser trailer below.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct, write and produce the entire second season.
In the South Korean series, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.”
In Season 2, “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun...
- 8/12/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Following up his noir melodrama Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook ventured into the world of American television with the forthcoming Max series The Sympathizer, adapting Viet Thanh Nguyen’s acclaimed novel and teaming with Robert Downey Jr. As revealed earlier this year, he’s now set to return to South Korea for his next feature and as production begins this week more details have been unveiled.
Set to begin shooting this Saturday, August 17, Park will be adapting Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, which the legendary Costa-Gavras first adapted in 2005. The black comedy thriller follows a man laid off from the paper company he worked at for 25 years. Some time later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. Adapted by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyung-mi, Don McKellar (The Sympathizer), Lee Ja-hye, the cast includes Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran,...
Set to begin shooting this Saturday, August 17, Park will be adapting Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, which the legendary Costa-Gavras first adapted in 2005. The black comedy thriller follows a man laid off from the paper company he worked at for 25 years. Some time later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. Adapted by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyung-mi, Don McKellar (The Sympathizer), Lee Ja-hye, the cast includes Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Netflix recently announced that Squid Game season 2 is set to premiere on the streaming service on December 26th – and now they have started up the marketing machine, dropping a teaser trailer for this new batch of episodes online. You can check it out in the embed above… but, this being a teaser trailer that lives up to the “tease” part of its name, it doesn’t have a whole lot to show. It’s just a video way of letting people know that a new season is coming. They’re saving the real footage for other promos down the line.
Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is the director, writer, and producer of the show. Squid Game season 2 has the following synopsis: Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search,...
Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is the director, writer, and producer of the show. Squid Game season 2 has the following synopsis: Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Gi-hun buscará venganza. © Netflix
Netflix ha publicado el primer teaser de la esperadísima segunda temporada de El juego del calamar.
La segunda temporada tiene lugar tres años después de que Gi-hun ganara el Juego del Calamar. ahora, vuelve a sumergirse en el juego de supervivencia, iniciando otra partida a vida o muerte con nuevos participantes que buscan ganar el premio de 45.600 millones de wons.
Lee Jung-jae retoma su papel como el campeón y el único superviviente de la primera temporada. También regresan Lee Byung-hun (Front Man), Wi Ha-jun (Hwang Jun-ho) y Gong Yoo (The Salesman). Los actores que se unen al reparto de la serie son Yim Siwan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri y Won Ji-an.
Hwang, ganador de un Emmy, es el guionista, director y productor ejecutivo de la serie.
La segunda temporada de...
Netflix ha publicado el primer teaser de la esperadísima segunda temporada de El juego del calamar.
La segunda temporada tiene lugar tres años después de que Gi-hun ganara el Juego del Calamar. ahora, vuelve a sumergirse en el juego de supervivencia, iniciando otra partida a vida o muerte con nuevos participantes que buscan ganar el premio de 45.600 millones de wons.
Lee Jung-jae retoma su papel como el campeón y el único superviviente de la primera temporada. También regresan Lee Byung-hun (Front Man), Wi Ha-jun (Hwang Jun-ho) y Gong Yoo (The Salesman). Los actores que se unen al reparto de la serie son Yim Siwan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri y Won Ji-an.
Hwang, ganador de un Emmy, es el guionista, director y productor ejecutivo de la serie.
La segunda temporada de...
- 8/12/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
After an incredibly long break of never-ending anticipation, smash-hit thriller series Squid Game is back to take fans’ breath away with its second season. All set to light up the screens with the menacingly warped game once again, the show is bringing back Lee Jung-jae from the core cast, among others, for more action and twisted competition than ever before.
Squid Game. | Netflix.
This comes a little after the release date announcement of the hit series on Netflix, the teaser for the same was released. But while all the actors coming back themselves are more than enough to pique the anticipation and buzz surrounding this upcoming season, what truly has all fans screaming is one sinister message defining this season in a phrase: The Real Game.
Squid Game Season 2 is “The Real Game”
The wait is finally over: Squid Game is returning to the screens with its second season on December 26th,...
Squid Game. | Netflix.
This comes a little after the release date announcement of the hit series on Netflix, the teaser for the same was released. But while all the actors coming back themselves are more than enough to pique the anticipation and buzz surrounding this upcoming season, what truly has all fans screaming is one sinister message defining this season in a phrase: The Real Game.
Squid Game Season 2 is “The Real Game”
The wait is finally over: Squid Game is returning to the screens with its second season on December 26th,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Park Chan-wook has kicked off production on his next feature, tentatively titled “The Ax” (literaly Korean title “I Can't Help It”) with megastars Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin in the lead.
Based on “The Ax” by Donald E. Westlake, which has also had a French film adaptation so far, the tragic-comic thriller will follow Yoo Man-soo, a salaried man who loses his job under an envious boss and goes to extreme measure to provide for his family. Lee will play Man-soo while Son Ye-jin will portray his devoted wife Mi-ri, who must step up for her husband and her family.
This will of course be the third collaboration between Park and Lee, with the actor having previously worked in the prolific director's breakout early feature “Jsa: Joint Securiry Area” as well as his segment “Box” in the horror anthology “Three… Extremes”. While this will be the first time Son Ye-jin...
Based on “The Ax” by Donald E. Westlake, which has also had a French film adaptation so far, the tragic-comic thriller will follow Yoo Man-soo, a salaried man who loses his job under an envious boss and goes to extreme measure to provide for his family. Lee will play Man-soo while Son Ye-jin will portray his devoted wife Mi-ri, who must step up for her husband and her family.
This will of course be the third collaboration between Park and Lee, with the actor having previously worked in the prolific director's breakout early feature “Jsa: Joint Securiry Area” as well as his segment “Box” in the horror anthology “Three… Extremes”. While this will be the first time Son Ye-jin...
- 8/12/2024
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The best games always have the clearest expectations: You know when they end and exactly how your favorite players can win. The feeling of a ticking clock is what makes your pulse race and adrenalin spike. Global phenomena Squid Game has officially set its own rules. The thriller has been renewed for a third and final season.
Squid Game premiered in 2021, introducing fans to a lethal competition that entices players with the promise of 45.6 billion won cash prize. Down-on-his-luck dad Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) enters the game and is manipulated by forces beyond his comprehension. One of those puppet masters is Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), a mysterious figure who helps manage the game. This riveting story continues with Squid Game’s highly anticipated Season 2, whose release date is Dec. 26, and will culminate with the newly announced third season.
Seriesdirector, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the...
Squid Game premiered in 2021, introducing fans to a lethal competition that entices players with the promise of 45.6 billion won cash prize. Down-on-his-luck dad Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) enters the game and is manipulated by forces beyond his comprehension. One of those puppet masters is Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), a mysterious figure who helps manage the game. This riveting story continues with Squid Game’s highly anticipated Season 2, whose release date is Dec. 26, and will culminate with the newly announced third season.
Seriesdirector, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the...
- 8/7/2024
- by Ariana Romero
- Tudum - Netflix
Romance author Emily Henry now has five of her most recent novels set to be adapted for the big and small screens. Henry went on a rom-com writing spree that began with Beach Read, which came out in the summer of 2020. She has published a book a year since then, with People We Meet on Vacation coming out in 2021, Book Lovers arriving in 2022, Happy Place released in 2023 and Funny Story hitting shelves this year.
Three of Henry’s books received adaptation optioning deals for films, with two of them attaching directors. Starting in 2022, multiple studios made the decision to adapt various Emily Henry books into movies. The Writers’ and Actors’ strikes likely delayed any moves in casting, but a fourth novel has just been optioned by Jennifer Lopez’s production company for a television series adaptation at Netflix.
Read on to learn more about those behind the adaptations of Emily Henry books to movies.
Three of Henry’s books received adaptation optioning deals for films, with two of them attaching directors. Starting in 2022, multiple studios made the decision to adapt various Emily Henry books into movies. The Writers’ and Actors’ strikes likely delayed any moves in casting, but a fourth novel has just been optioned by Jennifer Lopez’s production company for a television series adaptation at Netflix.
Read on to learn more about those behind the adaptations of Emily Henry books to movies.
- 8/6/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC's "Boarders" Will Return to Tubi For Season 2
It's almost back-to-school time: Tubi has announced it will continue to bring the critically acclaimed BBC Three coming-of-age series "Boarders” to North American subscribers for the series’ second season.
Written by BAFTA nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor (“Timewasters)”, “Boarders” follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London as they navigate life at St. Gilbert’s, an elite boarding school. The second season reportedly will see a new era for the students at the school with an acting headmistress who wants them gone.
Watch the trailer for “Boarders” Season 1 below:
Josh Tedeku (Jaheim), Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Myles Kamwendo (Omar), and Aruna Jalloh (Femi) will reprise their roles in the second season with Taylor returning as their mentor, Gus. The returning cast also includes Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Assa Kanouté, and Niky Wardley.
The first season...
It's almost back-to-school time: Tubi has announced it will continue to bring the critically acclaimed BBC Three coming-of-age series "Boarders” to North American subscribers for the series’ second season.
Written by BAFTA nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor (“Timewasters)”, “Boarders” follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London as they navigate life at St. Gilbert’s, an elite boarding school. The second season reportedly will see a new era for the students at the school with an acting headmistress who wants them gone.
Watch the trailer for “Boarders” Season 1 below:
Josh Tedeku (Jaheim), Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Myles Kamwendo (Omar), and Aruna Jalloh (Femi) will reprise their roles in the second season with Taylor returning as their mentor, Gus. The returning cast also includes Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Assa Kanouté, and Niky Wardley.
The first season...
- 8/3/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
After a very long wait, Netflix has announced the Squid Game Season 2 release date. The series aired its first season three years ago, and it is finally returning just in time for the holidays. The streaming giant also released a small first look teaser trailer about the new season.
Here is when the show is returning to Netflix and what fans can expect.
Squid Game Season 2 Release Date
Squid Game Season 2 will be a late Christmas present from Netflix in 2024. According to the streaming giant, the second season of the South Korean hit series will drop on December 26. As with almost all shows on Netflix, the entire series will drop at once.
Squid Game S1 / Credit: Noh Juhan | Netflix
There was even bigger news. Squid Game will be a three-season series, and the third season will arrive in 2025, meaning a much shorter wait to see how the story concludes. After...
Here is when the show is returning to Netflix and what fans can expect.
Squid Game Season 2 Release Date
Squid Game Season 2 will be a late Christmas present from Netflix in 2024. According to the streaming giant, the second season of the South Korean hit series will drop on December 26. As with almost all shows on Netflix, the entire series will drop at once.
Squid Game S1 / Credit: Noh Juhan | Netflix
There was even bigger news. Squid Game will be a three-season series, and the third season will arrive in 2025, meaning a much shorter wait to see how the story concludes. After...
- 8/2/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
Netflix has finally announced a return date - and end date - for Squid Game.
The first season proved to be very popular (it's actually gone on to become the streamer's most successful show of all time), so it didn't exactly come as a major surprise when creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that a second season of the harrowing South Korean dystopic drama was in development.
Now, we have an official premiere date - along with word that the series will return for a third and final run.
The announcement comes via a brief teaser, which shows a new group of contestants taking part in one of the lethal games on an Olympics-style track. As players begin to fall, the camera zooms in to reveal the sinister sight of the game's Front Man and his masked guards, or "Pink Soldiers," looking on.
The promo ends with a glimpse of the now iconic "red light,...
The first season proved to be very popular (it's actually gone on to become the streamer's most successful show of all time), so it didn't exactly come as a major surprise when creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that a second season of the harrowing South Korean dystopic drama was in development.
Now, we have an official premiere date - along with word that the series will return for a third and final run.
The announcement comes via a brief teaser, which shows a new group of contestants taking part in one of the lethal games on an Olympics-style track. As players begin to fall, the camera zooms in to reveal the sinister sight of the game's Front Man and his masked guards, or "Pink Soldiers," looking on.
The promo ends with a glimpse of the now iconic "red light,...
- 8/1/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Netflix has announced this week that the hotly anticipated “Squid Game” Season 2 will premiere December 26, 2024, while the Final Season of the hit series premieres in 2025.
Watch the official announcement trailer from Netflix below.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct, write and produce the entire second season.
In the South Korean series, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.”
In Season 2, “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts...
Watch the official announcement trailer from Netflix below.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct, write and produce the entire second season.
In the South Korean series, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.”
In Season 2, “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts...
- 8/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix has set the release date for Squid Game season 2 for late December and announced that season 3 will be its last.
Fans have been feverishly waiting for news on Squid Game season 2. Netflix has been very tight-lipped about its history-making Korean thriller, but we finally have an update on when we can return to the titular sadistic game.
Squid Game season 2 will stream on Netflix from 26th December. Netflix also announced that the series will return for season 3, which will stream in 2025. However, that will be the series’ last season.
Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will all reprise their roles from the first season, but will be joined by new recruits Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an.
The series follows a man, who finds himself taking part...
Fans have been feverishly waiting for news on Squid Game season 2. Netflix has been very tight-lipped about its history-making Korean thriller, but we finally have an update on when we can return to the titular sadistic game.
Squid Game season 2 will stream on Netflix from 26th December. Netflix also announced that the series will return for season 3, which will stream in 2025. However, that will be the series’ last season.
Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will all reprise their roles from the first season, but will be joined by new recruits Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an.
The series follows a man, who finds himself taking part...
- 8/1/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
The Summer Olympics may be well underway in Paris, but the real games — Squid Game that is — are heading our way this winter. In a surprise drop teaser for the second season of writer-director-producer Hwang Dong-hyuk satirical Netflix K-Drama, the streaming giant confirmed that the Lee Jung-jae starring death-match gameshow series will return on Boxing Day this year, 26 December. But whilst the return of the global phenomenon after three long years off our screens is incredibly exciting, the new release date announcement also brought with it the bittersweet news that though a third season of the show has been greenlit and confirmed to land on Netflix in 2025, it will also be the Hunger Games-meets-Takeshi's Castle style saga's final chapter. Check out the teaser below:
It may only be 56 seconds long, but with an Olympic-aping starting blocks open, those all-too-familiar green tracksuits coming tumbling down, and the Front...
It may only be 56 seconds long, but with an Olympic-aping starting blocks open, those all-too-familiar green tracksuits coming tumbling down, and the Front...
- 8/1/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - TV
Netflix has announced that Season 2 of “Squid Game” will premiere on December 26, 2024, with a final season set for 2025. This news was shared by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the executive producer, writer, and director, through a heartfelt letter. The announcement included a teaser featuring a track race for survival, hinting at the intense drama to come.
Three years after his victory, Player 456, Gi-hun, uses his fortune to track down the game’s organizers, starting with the man in the sharp suit playing ddakji. His mission to end the game, however, proves more dangerous than anticipated, leading him back into the game.
Hwang, who made history at the 74th Primetime Emmys, returns as director, writer, and producer. The main cast, including Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo, will return, joined by new cast members such as Yim Si-wan and Kang Ha-neul.
Hwang’s note reflects on the surreal experience of returning...
Three years after his victory, Player 456, Gi-hun, uses his fortune to track down the game’s organizers, starting with the man in the sharp suit playing ddakji. His mission to end the game, however, proves more dangerous than anticipated, leading him back into the game.
Hwang, who made history at the 74th Primetime Emmys, returns as director, writer, and producer. The main cast, including Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo, will return, joined by new cast members such as Yim Si-wan and Kang Ha-neul.
Hwang’s note reflects on the surreal experience of returning...
- 8/1/2024
- by Pooja Tiwari
- GlamSham
Today, Netflix announced that Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26, 2024, and that the final season will come in 2025. The news was conveyed to global fans through a heartfelt letter written by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the executive producer, writer, and director of the series. You can read the letter by scrolling down.
Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway.
But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who made history at the 74th Primetime Emmys, becoming the first Asian to win...
Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway.
But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who made history at the 74th Primetime Emmys, becoming the first Asian to win...
- 8/1/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
On your marks ... get ready ... "Squid Game" season 2 has officially gotten a release date, and thanks to Netflix (via their Tudum site), we know that the games begin again on December 26, 2024. A very interesting date, you might think; sure, people home for the holidays will all be looking for something to watch, but I'm not sure if this show qualifies as feel-good family entertainment. It seems Netflix is being a little canny with this choice, but hey, if David Fincher can make "The Feel-Bad Movie of Christmas" for cinemas, can't director Hwang Dong-hyuk do the same for TV?
The first season of "Squid Game" was a massive hit upon its premiere in September of 2021, becoming the service's most-watched show ever, and that popularity has only made the long wait for this second season that much more difficult. Despite this years-long wait, the show has never completely left the public eye...
The first season of "Squid Game" was a massive hit upon its premiere in September of 2021, becoming the service's most-watched show ever, and that popularity has only made the long wait for this second season that much more difficult. Despite this years-long wait, the show has never completely left the public eye...
- 8/1/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Netflix has finally revealed the release date for Squid Game season 2. The long-awaited series will premiere on the streaming service on December 26th. Let the games begin! Additionally, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk announced that the series will conclude with its third season, which will arrive next year.
“It’s been almost three years since Season 1 was met with incredible response around the world and many unimaginable events took place,” Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote in a letter. “On the first day we began shooting Season 2, I remember thinking ‘Wow, I can’t believe I’m back in the world of Squid Game’. It almost felt surreal. I wonder how it will feel for you to be back in Squid Game after three years as well.“
Hwang continued, “Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge at the end of Season 1 returns and joins the game again. Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front...
“It’s been almost three years since Season 1 was met with incredible response around the world and many unimaginable events took place,” Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote in a letter. “On the first day we began shooting Season 2, I remember thinking ‘Wow, I can’t believe I’m back in the world of Squid Game’. It almost felt surreal. I wonder how it will feel for you to be back in Squid Game after three years as well.“
Hwang continued, “Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge at the end of Season 1 returns and joins the game again. Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front...
- 7/31/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Let the games begin. “Squid Game” will come back for its second season on December 26, 2024, Netflix announced on Wednesday. And series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk additionally confirmed that a third, previously unannounced season of “Squid Game” will be its last, arriving in 2025.
Here’s the official synopsis for Season 2 of the Korean drama, which picks up where Season 1 left off:
“Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.”
The real game begins. Squid Game Season 2 coming December 26, only on Netflix.
Here’s the official synopsis for Season 2 of the Korean drama, which picks up where Season 1 left off:
“Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.”
The real game begins. Squid Game Season 2 coming December 26, only on Netflix.
- 7/31/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Netflix’s “Squid Game” will end with a third and final season slated to premiere in 2025.
According to a letter from director, writer and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, Season 3 will see the return of Seong Gi-hun, who vowed revenge at the end of Season 1, as he clashes with Front Man.
“I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story,” Hwang wrote on Wednesday. “We’ll do our best to make sure we bring you yet another thrill ride. I hope you’re excited for what’s to come. Thank you, always, and see you soon, everyone.”
News of the third and final season comes as Season 2 of the South Korean dystopian drama is slated to premiere on Dec. 26.
“Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the...
According to a letter from director, writer and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, Season 3 will see the return of Seong Gi-hun, who vowed revenge at the end of Season 1, as he clashes with Front Man.
“I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story,” Hwang wrote on Wednesday. “We’ll do our best to make sure we bring you yet another thrill ride. I hope you’re excited for what’s to come. Thank you, always, and see you soon, everyone.”
News of the third and final season comes as Season 2 of the South Korean dystopian drama is slated to premiere on Dec. 26.
“Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the...
- 7/31/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Netflix has set a return date — and also an end date — for Squid Game.
The streamer’s biggest series ever will debut its long-awaited second season on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas (a time when streaming viewing is typically very high). Netflix and Squid Game executive producer, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk also announced that a third, final season is set to premiere in 2025.
Season two of Squid Game will arrive more than three years after the first installment became a worldwide hit in 2021. The series ranks first all-time among Netflix series, regardless of language, in both views (265.2 million, measured by total viewing divided by running time) and total watch time (2.2 billion hours) over its first 13 weeks of release.
“Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who vowed revenge at the end of season one, returns and joins the game again,” Hwang writes in a letter announcing the show’s endgame. “Will he succeed in getting his revenge?...
The streamer’s biggest series ever will debut its long-awaited second season on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas (a time when streaming viewing is typically very high). Netflix and Squid Game executive producer, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk also announced that a third, final season is set to premiere in 2025.
Season two of Squid Game will arrive more than three years after the first installment became a worldwide hit in 2021. The series ranks first all-time among Netflix series, regardless of language, in both views (265.2 million, measured by total viewing divided by running time) and total watch time (2.2 billion hours) over its first 13 weeks of release.
“Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who vowed revenge at the end of season one, returns and joins the game again,” Hwang writes in a letter announcing the show’s endgame. “Will he succeed in getting his revenge?...
- 7/31/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Squid Game” Season 2 finally has a premiere date at Netflix, with the streamer also announcing that the hit Korean drama has been renewed for a third and final season.
Season 2 will drop on Dec. 26, while the third season will premiere in 2025. The premiere date and final season announcement were made via a video, which can be viewed below.
In addition, series creator, director, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk posted a letter to fans in which he wrote in part, “I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story.”
The full letter can also be seen below.
As previously announced, Lee Jung-jae will return to star alongside fellow returning cast members Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo. New cast members include: Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun,...
Season 2 will drop on Dec. 26, while the third season will premiere in 2025. The premiere date and final season announcement were made via a video, which can be viewed below.
In addition, series creator, director, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk posted a letter to fans in which he wrote in part, “I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story.”
The full letter can also be seen below.
As previously announced, Lee Jung-jae will return to star alongside fellow returning cast members Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo. New cast members include: Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun,...
- 7/31/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been three years, are you ready to play again?
Squid Game is returning to Netflix for Season 2 on December 26 – a dystopian treat just after Christmas – and the streamer has revealed that its biggest ever show will conclude with its third season.
The second season of the Korean drama series returns with some familiar faces and some new ones and also will return for Season 3 in 2025, marking the end of the smash hit, in scripted form at least. Watch the Season 2 date teaser above.
It comes after Squid Game, which launched on September 17, 2021, became a global phenomenon, clocking over 1.65B viewing hours in 28 days and reaching 111 million accounts, becoming Netflix’s first series to surpass 100 million members at launch.
Related: Renewed TV Series 2024: A Photo Gallery
The second season of the show, which comes from writer, director and exec producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, follows Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae...
Squid Game is returning to Netflix for Season 2 on December 26 – a dystopian treat just after Christmas – and the streamer has revealed that its biggest ever show will conclude with its third season.
The second season of the Korean drama series returns with some familiar faces and some new ones and also will return for Season 3 in 2025, marking the end of the smash hit, in scripted form at least. Watch the Season 2 date teaser above.
It comes after Squid Game, which launched on September 17, 2021, became a global phenomenon, clocking over 1.65B viewing hours in 28 days and reaching 111 million accounts, becoming Netflix’s first series to surpass 100 million members at launch.
Related: Renewed TV Series 2024: A Photo Gallery
The second season of the show, which comes from writer, director and exec producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, follows Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae...
- 7/31/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Marlon Wayans is breaking his silence following reports that his Los Angeles house was robbed on Saturday.
The comedian and actor shared a video on Instagram where he thanked everyone who reached out to him to make sure he was Ok after news of the robbery broke and said that everyone is doing fine, which he’s grateful about.
“I want you to know that they didn’t really get much because I don’t own shit,” he said in the minute-long video. “The most valuable thing in my house is my house. So, unless you’re gonna put that shit on a truck and drag it away, then, yeah, man, you did well, but I don’t own shit. I don’t wear jewelry. This [ring] is fake. … It’s a heart rate monitor.”
He continued, “I’m not flashy. No jewelry. No necklaces. I don’t have cash. I use credit cards.
The comedian and actor shared a video on Instagram where he thanked everyone who reached out to him to make sure he was Ok after news of the robbery broke and said that everyone is doing fine, which he’s grateful about.
“I want you to know that they didn’t really get much because I don’t own shit,” he said in the minute-long video. “The most valuable thing in my house is my house. So, unless you’re gonna put that shit on a truck and drag it away, then, yeah, man, you did well, but I don’t own shit. I don’t wear jewelry. This [ring] is fake. … It’s a heart rate monitor.”
He continued, “I’m not flashy. No jewelry. No necklaces. I don’t have cash. I use credit cards.
- 7/5/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar Nominee David Fincher is working on a US Secret remake of Netflix’s Squid Game. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Netflix’s show Squid Game has become one of its biggest hits since its release. It has become quite a phenomenon, sparking a meme frenzy and making the cast of the show into overnight stars. There is a lot of anticipation for the release of season 2 of Squid Game, but there has been no specific release date yet. Oscar-nominated director David Fincher is reportedly pursuing his US remake of the same and has a new development. Everything we know.
A recent report reveals that work is still ongoing on an American version of Squid Game! It was initially reported last year that Netflix was considering creating an American adaptation of the hugely successful Squid Game series and was even considering possibly asking David Fincher to serve as the showrunner.
However, Netflix has since denied these rumors,...
Netflix’s show Squid Game has become one of its biggest hits since its release. It has become quite a phenomenon, sparking a meme frenzy and making the cast of the show into overnight stars. There is a lot of anticipation for the release of season 2 of Squid Game, but there has been no specific release date yet. Oscar-nominated director David Fincher is reportedly pursuing his US remake of the same and has a new development. Everything we know.
A recent report reveals that work is still ongoing on an American version of Squid Game! It was initially reported last year that Netflix was considering creating an American adaptation of the hugely successful Squid Game series and was even considering possibly asking David Fincher to serve as the showrunner.
However, Netflix has since denied these rumors,...
- 6/25/2024
- by Aayushi Hemnani
- KoiMoi
For Squid Game fans who are eagerly awaiting the return of Netflix’s colossal hit series, the streaming giant has recently dropped a tantalizing update that sent shockwaves across the internet. According to exclusive reports from actors and staff of the Netflix original series, the highly-anticipated Season 2 is all set to make its grand entrance.
A still from Squid Games | Netflix
After the first season captivated audiences worldwide with its gripping narrative and heart-stopping challenges, the exciting news about the second season suggests an imminent return for Squid Game, by the end of this year. Teasing the update through an exclusive discussion with Osen, Netflix’s latest revelation has sent fans into a frenzy.
Squid Game Season 2 Dropped Major Updates
The red light turns into green light for Netflix’s chartbuster Squid Game, as the show makes headlines for its potential return with season 2, by the end of 2024. After hooking...
A still from Squid Games | Netflix
After the first season captivated audiences worldwide with its gripping narrative and heart-stopping challenges, the exciting news about the second season suggests an imminent return for Squid Game, by the end of this year. Teasing the update through an exclusive discussion with Osen, Netflix’s latest revelation has sent fans into a frenzy.
Squid Game Season 2 Dropped Major Updates
The red light turns into green light for Netflix’s chartbuster Squid Game, as the show makes headlines for its potential return with season 2, by the end of 2024. After hooking...
- 6/14/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
This summer, Marvel Cinematic Universe regular Chris Hemsworth, best known as the Asgardian demigod Thor, will be heard lending his voice to the animated "Transformers One," the origin story of the friendship turned rivalry between heroic Autobots leader Optimus Prime and the villainous Decepticons leader Megatron. Hemsworth is bringing some star power to the voice of Optimus Prime, who has typically been voiced by Peter Cullen in the classic "Transformers" cartoons and the modern live-action film franchise. But soon, he'll be bringing more than his voice to the toy-based media giant.
Deadline reports that Chris Hemsworth has been cast in the upcoming Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie that has yet to be given an official title. The project was officially announced at CinemaCon earlier this year, confirming what was teased at the end of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" in 2023. However, beyond seeing characters from G.I. Joe and Transformers meet...
Deadline reports that Chris Hemsworth has been cast in the upcoming Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie that has yet to be given an official title. The project was officially announced at CinemaCon earlier this year, confirming what was teased at the end of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" in 2023. However, beyond seeing characters from G.I. Joe and Transformers meet...
- 5/30/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The 8 Show is a South Korean dark comedy thriller series created by Han Jae-rim. Based on a Naver webtoon titled Money Game and Pie Game by Bae Jin-soo, the Netflix series follows the story of eight cash-strapped people as they participate in a mysterious game that gives them money just to be present but as time progresses things start to go a bit crazy. The 8 Show stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Chun Woo-hee, Park Jeong-min, Lee Yul-em, Park Hae-joon, Lee Zoo-young, Moon Jeong-hee, and Bae Seong-woo. So, if you love psychological drama and dark comedy with brilliant performances in The 8 Show here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Alice in Borderland (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Alice in Borderland is a Japanese sci-fi survival thriller series created by Yoshiki Watabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu, and Shinsuke Sato. Based on a graphic novel of the same name by Haro Aso, the Netflix...
Alice in Borderland (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Alice in Borderland is a Japanese sci-fi survival thriller series created by Yoshiki Watabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu, and Shinsuke Sato. Based on a graphic novel of the same name by Haro Aso, the Netflix...
- 5/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is the latest auteur making the migration to television. He previously dabbled in serialized narratives by directing all six episodes of the 2018 BBC spy thriller mini-series "The Little Drummer Girl." Adapting a John Le Carré novel, famous for their intricate plots, for his second English-language work? Park's pulled off that and more.
This year, Park co-created "The Sympathizer," a Vietnam War satire starring Robert Downey Jr. and Hoa Xuande. Adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen's 2015 novel (and Pulitzer winner), Park also directed the series' first three episodes. Most recently, it's been confirmed that he's producing a TV remake of his most famous film: 2003 revenge thriller "Oldboy."
Park is one of the most internationally known filmmakers from South Korea. The country has a thriving movie industry. (Check out /Film's picks for the best South Korean film directors here.) Before Park took off as a director,...
This year, Park co-created "The Sympathizer," a Vietnam War satire starring Robert Downey Jr. and Hoa Xuande. Adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen's 2015 novel (and Pulitzer winner), Park also directed the series' first three episodes. Most recently, it's been confirmed that he's producing a TV remake of his most famous film: 2003 revenge thriller "Oldboy."
Park is one of the most internationally known filmmakers from South Korea. The country has a thriving movie industry. (Check out /Film's picks for the best South Korean film directors here.) Before Park took off as a director,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Squid Game Star Lee Jung-Jae Confirms Season 2 Release Month - Main Image
Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae recently revealed when season 2 is expected to come out on Netflix this year.
Following the massive global success of the first season in late 2021, fans have been anticipating the second season which will bring back Lee in his Emmy-winning role and introduce a new batch of characters.
So far, most of the details regarding the hit series' sophomore run are being kept under wraps, but fans are hoping that it will live up to the expectations and it will be at least on par with the first season.
Also Read: Wednesday Season 2 Drops Percy Hynes White from Main Cast
Lee Jung-Jae Reveals Squid Game Season 2 Will Premiere This December
In a recent interview, Lee revealed that Squid Game season 2 is set to release in December of this year.
"It will be released in December,...
Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae recently revealed when season 2 is expected to come out on Netflix this year.
Following the massive global success of the first season in late 2021, fans have been anticipating the second season which will bring back Lee in his Emmy-winning role and introduce a new batch of characters.
So far, most of the details regarding the hit series' sophomore run are being kept under wraps, but fans are hoping that it will live up to the expectations and it will be at least on par with the first season.
Also Read: Wednesday Season 2 Drops Percy Hynes White from Main Cast
Lee Jung-Jae Reveals Squid Game Season 2 Will Premiere This December
In a recent interview, Lee revealed that Squid Game season 2 is set to release in December of this year.
"It will be released in December,...
- 5/16/2024
- EpicStream
It may seem that the golden era of the disaster movies had remained in the 2010’s, with such titles as The Impossible (2012), The Wave (2015) and Deepwater Horizon (2016). However, this assumption is completely wrong, and this thriller proves not only that the disaster films are in great demand, but also that they can be made so well today.
Set in the aftermath of an unexpected earthquake, the movie starts by showing that it has reduced Seoul to rubble. In such catastrophic obstacles only one apartment building, called Hwang Gung Apartments, mysteriously remains untouched.
Its residents, considering themselves to be special as if they were chosen by somebody to stay alive, decide to reconstruct the city. Along the way, they begin to confront each other and, moreover, their common dilemmas challenging their moral principles.
Beginning as a black comedy featuring people who are seemingly free to do what they want with society...
Set in the aftermath of an unexpected earthquake, the movie starts by showing that it has reduced Seoul to rubble. In such catastrophic obstacles only one apartment building, called Hwang Gung Apartments, mysteriously remains untouched.
Its residents, considering themselves to be special as if they were chosen by somebody to stay alive, decide to reconstruct the city. Along the way, they begin to confront each other and, moreover, their common dilemmas challenging their moral principles.
Beginning as a black comedy featuring people who are seemingly free to do what they want with society...
- 5/1/2024
- by [email protected] (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Netflix’s Squid Game is a series that was welcomed by both fans and critics, becoming yet another hit series for the streaming service. The first season aired in 2021 and consisted of 9 episodes, with a reality spin-off Squid Game: The Challenge released in 2023, and it has been a while since we’ve known that the series would be getting a second season as well. The second season will premiere later this year on Netflix, and the streaming service is slowly heating up for the upcoming premiere, which is what we are going to do with this report as well.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming second season of Squid Game in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the series’ release date, episode count, plot, trailer, and cast, ahead of the upcoming premiere.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming second season of Squid Game in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the series’ release date, episode count, plot, trailer, and cast, ahead of the upcoming premiere.
- 4/21/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
‘The Ax’: Park Chan-Wook’s Next Pic Is A Comedic Thriller Remake Starring Lee Byung-Hun & Son Ye-Jin
Later this month, acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (“Decision To Leave”) returns to the world of genre with the Max series “The Sympathizer,” which focuses on a Vietnamese double agent operating on U.S. soil. Now, his next feature has been reportedly revealed. And it’s one the director has been trying to put together for ages: an adaptation of the 1997 book “The Ax” from author Donald E.
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Continue reading ‘The Ax’: Park Chan-Wook’s Next Pic Is A Comedic Thriller Remake Starring Lee Byung-Hun & Son Ye-Jin at The Playlist.
- 4/3/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Following up his noir melodrama Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook ventured into the world of American television with the forthcoming Max series The Sympathizer, adapting Viet Thanh Nguyen’s acclaimed novel and teaming with Robert Downey Jr. With the limited series premiering next weekend, the director how now announced his next project, which will find him returning to South Korea.
In fact, it’s an adaptation he’s been developing since the early 2010s, that of Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, which the legendary Costa-Gavras first adapted in 2005. The black comedy thriller follows a chemist, who loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. Here’s an expanded synopsis of the novel:
Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid off. Eighteen months later and still unemployed,...
In fact, it’s an adaptation he’s been developing since the early 2010s, that of Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, which the legendary Costa-Gavras first adapted in 2005. The black comedy thriller follows a chemist, who loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. Here’s an expanded synopsis of the novel:
Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid off. Eighteen months later and still unemployed,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Blue Finch Film Releasing presents A Bittersweet Life, The Foul King and The Chaser on digital platforms from 8 April. These must-see modern Korean cult cinema classics from acclaimed filmmakers Kim Jee-woon and Na Hong-jin, are exploding back onto screens, with The Foul King available in the UK and Ireland for the very first time.
A Bittersweet Life
Gangster Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) has worked his way up the ranks in his organisation, earning the trust of his callous crime boss Mr. Kang, who assigns him to spy on his mistress fearing she may be having an affair. When Mr Kang's suspicions are found to be true, Sun-woo finds his life on the line when his choice to spare the mistress and her secret lover's lives starts an irreversible gang war.
This ultra-stylish neo noir is written and directed by renowned filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, and features a career-defining performance from international star Lee Byung-hun,...
A Bittersweet Life
Gangster Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) has worked his way up the ranks in his organisation, earning the trust of his callous crime boss Mr. Kang, who assigns him to spy on his mistress fearing she may be having an affair. When Mr Kang's suspicions are found to be true, Sun-woo finds his life on the line when his choice to spare the mistress and her secret lover's lives starts an irreversible gang war.
This ultra-stylish neo noir is written and directed by renowned filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, and features a career-defining performance from international star Lee Byung-hun,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The 17th Asian Film Awards announces the winner of this year's Excellence in Asian Cinema Award which aims to highlight distinguished talents and affirm their achievements and contributions to the Asian film industry and culture. This year, they have two winners from different regions who have achieved remarkable success in their acting careers. They consistently push the boundaries of their performances, showcasing their unique talents and making significant contributions to their respective fields. One of the two awardees this year is Korean actress Lee Young-ae (이영애), the screen icon widely known as the “Oxygen Lady” with an illustrious career spanning over three decades. Lee Young-ae expressed deep honour upon receiving the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award: “I am pleasantly surprised to receive this distinguished award. It is beyond words for me to express my gratitude. But I am certainly delighted to come to Hong Kong and take part in this...
- 3/5/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Korean actress Lee Young-ae, known for her roles in Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area and Lady Vengeance, will be presented with the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 10) in Hong Kong.
With a career spanning three decades, Lee’s credits also include 2003 drama series Jewel In The Palace, which was broadcast in over 90 countries and introduced Korean history to a global audience.
One of two recipients of the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, Lee is confirmed to attend the ceremony at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre in person. “I’m delighted to come to Hong Kong and take part in this prestigious event for the Asian film industry,” said Lee. “I look forward to more collaborations and engagements with Asian filmmakers across the region to raise international awareness of Korean cinema and culture.”
Park Kwang Su, chairperson of Busan film festival which...
With a career spanning three decades, Lee’s credits also include 2003 drama series Jewel In The Palace, which was broadcast in over 90 countries and introduced Korean history to a global audience.
One of two recipients of the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, Lee is confirmed to attend the ceremony at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre in person. “I’m delighted to come to Hong Kong and take part in this prestigious event for the Asian film industry,” said Lee. “I look forward to more collaborations and engagements with Asian filmmakers across the region to raise international awareness of Korean cinema and culture.”
Park Kwang Su, chairperson of Busan film festival which...
- 3/1/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith had a terrifying incident at her home as two men climbed onto her balcony while she was inside. Law enforcement sources shared that the men wearing hoodies attempted to break in a little before 8 p.m. thinking the coast was clear. However, they were scared off when the ‘Red Table Talk’ host saw them, reports TMZ.com.
Police responded to the scene but sources say the suspects had long taken off and were nowhere to be found.
Police officials took an attempted burglary report and the case is now under investigation.
Cops say it’s unclear whether she had other company at the time or was alone.
Jada, who is currently living separately from husband Will Smith, had said last year she and Will would eventually move back in together.
The actress’ home is the latest in a series of break-ins in Los Angeles, with ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Byung-hun,...
Police responded to the scene but sources say the suspects had long taken off and were nowhere to be found.
Police officials took an attempted burglary report and the case is now under investigation.
Cops say it’s unclear whether she had other company at the time or was alone.
Jada, who is currently living separately from husband Will Smith, had said last year she and Will would eventually move back in together.
The actress’ home is the latest in a series of break-ins in Los Angeles, with ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Byung-hun,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
"Squid Game” Updates + More on Netflix’s Upcoming Korean Programming Slate
"Squid Game” Season 2 still hasn’t been given a concrete premiere date other than “sometime in 2024,” but Netflix is still building up excitement for its hit Korean series and all its other upcoming Korean titles.
The streamer has officially confirmed its expanded cast for the highly anticipated second season of the thriller, which centers on 456 individuals with deep debts who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize.
The second season, which will see the return of protagonist and game victor Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and antagonists the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), and the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), will follow Gi-hun “as he abandons his plans to go to the United States and starts a chase with a motive.”
New cast members include Yim Si-wan,...
"Squid Game” Season 2 still hasn’t been given a concrete premiere date other than “sometime in 2024,” but Netflix is still building up excitement for its hit Korean series and all its other upcoming Korean titles.
The streamer has officially confirmed its expanded cast for the highly anticipated second season of the thriller, which centers on 456 individuals with deep debts who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize.
The second season, which will see the return of protagonist and game victor Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and antagonists the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), and the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), will follow Gi-hun “as he abandons his plans to go to the United States and starts a chase with a motive.”
New cast members include Yim Si-wan,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Netflix has unveiled a bumper slate of Korean films and series for the year ahead including a historical feature from Park Chan-wook and the return of the streamer’s biggest ever series, Squid Game.
Fresh details on more than 30 titles were revealed as part of Netflix’s ongoing showcase of what is to come in 2024, which has included upcoming slates from the US and Southeast Asia among others over the past week.
Leading the shows from South Korea is season two of Squid Game, the highly-anticipated follow up to the 2021 series that remains the platform’s most popular series of...
Fresh details on more than 30 titles were revealed as part of Netflix’s ongoing showcase of what is to come in 2024, which has included upcoming slates from the US and Southeast Asia among others over the past week.
Leading the shows from South Korea is season two of Squid Game, the highly-anticipated follow up to the 2021 series that remains the platform’s most popular series of...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday confirmed expansion of starry Korean cast in the popular Korean series ‘Squid Game’ Season 2. The second season sees Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo reprise their roles as protagonist and antagonist survivors of the bloody elimination game, reports ‘Variety’.
The new story “will follow Gi-hun as he abandons his plans to go to the US and starts a chase with a motive”, said Netflix in Korea.
Earlier photographs from Season 2 showed Lee’s Gi-hyun character with hair dyed beetroot red, reports ‘Variety’.
The company confirmed that Hwang Dong-hyuk, who became the first Asian to win outstanding directing for a drama series at the Primetime Emmy’s, is also re-set as director, writer, and producer and that production is through Firstman Studio.
New cast members include Yim Si-wan ‘The Attorney’, ‘Emergency Declaration’, Kang Ha-neul ‘Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet’, Park Gyu-young ‘Attack the Gas Station’, Lee Jin-uk,...
The new story “will follow Gi-hun as he abandons his plans to go to the US and starts a chase with a motive”, said Netflix in Korea.
Earlier photographs from Season 2 showed Lee’s Gi-hyun character with hair dyed beetroot red, reports ‘Variety’.
The company confirmed that Hwang Dong-hyuk, who became the first Asian to win outstanding directing for a drama series at the Primetime Emmy’s, is also re-set as director, writer, and producer and that production is through Firstman Studio.
New cast members include Yim Si-wan ‘The Attorney’, ‘Emergency Declaration’, Kang Ha-neul ‘Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet’, Park Gyu-young ‘Attack the Gas Station’, Lee Jin-uk,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Netflix revealed its annual slate of Korean films and series on Monday, and 2024 is shaping up to be another strong year of K-content, including returns for some of the streamer’s most popular global shows.
As previously announced, there will be a second season of Netflix’s marquee international show Squid Game coming this year but no release date has been confirmed yet. There will be second seasons for reality survival series Physical 100, the fantasy series Hellbound, the reality show Zombieverse and mystery drama Gyeongseong Creature.
Among the new series, the standout is the period drama Uprising which is co-written and co-produced by famed Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave). There is also a host of series adaptations of popular webtoons including A Killer Paradox, The 8 Show and Parasyte: The Grey.
Netflix will also debut some intriguing Korean reality shows this year, that have the potential to get people talking.
As previously announced, there will be a second season of Netflix’s marquee international show Squid Game coming this year but no release date has been confirmed yet. There will be second seasons for reality survival series Physical 100, the fantasy series Hellbound, the reality show Zombieverse and mystery drama Gyeongseong Creature.
Among the new series, the standout is the period drama Uprising which is co-written and co-produced by famed Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave). There is also a host of series adaptations of popular webtoons including A Killer Paradox, The 8 Show and Parasyte: The Grey.
Netflix will also debut some intriguing Korean reality shows this year, that have the potential to get people talking.
- 2/6/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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