Every Netflix subscriber has bingewatched Squid Game, a Korean show aired on Netflix in September. As soon as it was aired, it soon became the most popular non-English show all over the world and until now it has become the most popular show on Netflix surpassing all others. Not just that on TikTok the hashtag #squidgame garnered more than 27.25 billion views.
The Plot
The plot of Squid Game was disturbing for the audiences as it kicked in. We see 465 contestants who are deep into debts are invited to partake in apparently six children’s games running for six days to win the bumper prize of $38 million. However, the show becomes nightmarish when the losers lose their lives too and put to gory deaths.
The Popularity
The show became an instant hit and was talked about on Reddit, twitter, Facebook, TikTok and more importantly was trending on Google. Not just that, during the Halloween weekend the term ‘Squid Game Baby Costumes’ was also trending on Google. Some of the schools in NYC had to ban costumes inspired by the show. Its popularity is immeasurable from Europe, America, Canada to Australia, Squid Game inspired Halloween costumes were selling faster than any other item.
YouTube’s Take on Squid Game
MrBeast, one of the most popular YouTbers, started his own kind of squid game with the same plot, games, hurdles and of course the prize. However, the only difference was no one got hurt during the shoot.
Real life Squid Game with 456 people goes live today at 4pm Eastern 🙂 pic.twitter.com/vC7S54AVk0
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) November 24, 2021
It was purely for fun and to give people money like he always does. Of course there were no gory circumstances that the original show had shown, the last person to leave won the prize of $456,000 cash. Besides, everyone who took part in the YouTube’s version of Squid Game was awarded enough money and everyone left happily afterwards.
Watch The Complete YouTube’s Squid Game Spinoff by MrBeast
$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!
Squid Game Season Two
Recently, seeing the popularity of the show, the second season has already been on the cards. During the interview with the Guardian, Squid Game’ writer-dirctor Hwang Dong Hyuk talked about the scale of popularity of the show which motivated him to write the second season. Talking about his payments he said, Netflix is paying me according to the contract not anything like a bonus or something. He also said the plot of Squid Game was inspired by her family’s situation during 2009’s global financial debacle.
On November 9, 2021, the writer-director of Squid Game confirmed the second season while speaking to Associated Press.
COMEBACK SQUID: Hwang Dong-hyuk, the director, creator, writer of #SquidGame says the show will be back with more Gi-hun adventures. pic.twitter.com/uqC1DIdZqy
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) November 9, 2021
English Translation
‘So there’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season. So I almost feel like you leave us no choice! But I will say there will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head right now. I’m in the planning process currently. But I do think it’s too early to say when and how that’s going to happen. So I will promise you this…(in English) Gi-Hun will come back, and he will do something for the world.’
Squid Game Season Two Release Date
The second season of Squid Game is already in the making. However, the nearest possible release date for Squid Game season 2 is around from mid-2022. However, since the first season was out around the Halloween season we are expecting the second season to be released around the same time yet no date has been announced by the showrunner.
