Gi-hun’s story may have an ending, but the creator of Netflix‘s global smash-hit series has ideas to continue on by turning it into a franchise.
“When we were doing season one, I was saying there was never going to be another season,” Hwang told THR when launching season two. “And so if the time comes, and it just so happens that I’m able to come up with a character or a different story, then maybe there might be a comeback. But I’m thinking more along the lines of a spinoff.”
Among the multiple ideas he shared for a spinoff series emerges a theme: filling in the gaps. Hwang suggested telling the backstories of other characters, or even exploring the lost time between seasons one and two for returning characters Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and/or Recruiter (Gong Yoo), the latter who died early on in season two.
“There’s a three-year gap. So, for example, what was the Front Man doing during those three years?” questioned Hwang. “What was the Recruiter doing? When I have some downtime, I like to just toss some ideas around and go wild with my imagination. So I guess we can be open to anything.”
After the meteoric global success of Squid Game season one, which also spawned the Netflix reality series Squid Game: The Challenge, Hwang leaned into the idea he had brewing to keep the series going. “I thought it would be the story of Gi-hun turning away from where he was at the end of season one and going back into the games in order to put a stop to the game,” Hwang has explained of how Gi-hun’s desperation to stop the games is what drove season two.
Hopefully, it will continue to drive Gi-hun through the finish line.
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