The Star of ‘Squid Recreation’ Thinks Even Season 2 Haters Will Like Season 3

Squid Game‘s closing chapter is simply hours away from hitting Netflix—and there’s little doubt thousands and thousands will tune in to see how the worldwide phenomenon wraps up. Amongst these numbers will certainly be followers who felt a little let down by season two, feeling the episodes didn’t measure as much as Squid Recreation‘s blockbuster first season. However to listen to star Lee Jung-jae inform it, there’s an excellent probability even the naysayers will discover satisfaction, or at the very least some main meals for thought, with its ending.

Chatting with the Guardian, the actor—who gained an Emmy for his portrayal of Participant 456 in season one, and went on to play a conflicted Jedi in Star Wars collection The Acolyte—identified that seasons two and three, which inform a single story, had been filmed again to again. So even when Squid Recreation creator Hwang Dong-hyuk had wished to make modifications after listening to the combined fan suggestions about season two, it wouldn’t have been potential.

“The messages of Squid Recreation are crucial. As an alternative of ‘fixing’ the narrative, we simply wished to ensure the message was conveyed,” Lee defined. “And naturally it’s a TV present—you need to present leisure. In season three, we’ve got new video games, new characters, twists and turns. It’s going to be very entertaining—however with a message.”

That message, as followers nicely know, revolves across the violent extremes folks will go to within the pursuit of greed, and the systemic issues with capitalism that drive them to make problematic decisions within the first place. Hwang informed the Guardian that he’s conscious “folks like a cheerful ending,” together with himself.

However he added, “Some tales, by nature, can’t have one … if a narrative is holding a mirror as much as one thing, then it’s not all the time a cheerful ending.”

Lee’s finale tease? It “was one thing even I didn’t count on … I’m certain a variety of followers won’t see it coming. I believe lots of people could have completely different reactions. It’s positively going to spur a variety of dialog. I’m trying ahead to listening.”

That sounds hopeful, if not for the characters, than positively for the viewers! And right here’s one other hopeful nugget from Hwang, who mentioned he’s “a giant fan” of David Fincher and is trying ahead to that beforehand introduced U.S. remake: it may not be the top for Hwang and Squid Recreation, both.

“I don’t wish to shut the door—there are some threads left untied,” he mentioned. “If I had been to return again to the Squid Recreation universe, I believe I might come again with a spin-off. Narratively, there’s a three-year hole between seasons one and two. Whereas Gi-hun was on the seek for the Entrance Man and the Recruiter, what had been these villains as much as? What do the pink guards do outdoors Squid Recreation? These could be enjoyable concepts to discover.”

Squid Recreation season three hits Netflix June 27. Are you planning a binge?

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