"Squid Game" has been renewed for a second season.
The South Korean dystopian drama - which became streaming platform Netflix's most popular series on launch after reaching 214 million households in 2021 - has been greenlit for another instalment following its huge global success.
Ted Sarandos, Netflix's co-CEO and chief content officer told Variety: "The 'Squid Game' universe has just begun."
The series - which stars Lee Jung-jae, Gong Yoo, Park Hae-soo, HoYeon Jung and O Yeong-su - explored a secret competition with 465 contestants in terrible financial situations battling it out to the death for a huge jackpot.
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