Netflix Confirms ‘Squid Game’ Season 2

It’s official. Squid Game is getting a second season.

Netflix’s co-chief executive Ted Sarandos confirmed the news Thursday, during the streamer’s 2021 fourth quarter  earnings interview: “Absolutely,” Sarandos said when asked whether the drama would receive a sophomore season. “The Squid Game universe has just begun.”

The South Korean survival series was released worldwide in September 2021, and managed to pull in 1.65 billion viewing hours within its first 28 days. Squid Game was not only a commercial success—quickly becoming Netflix’s most-watched program—it also received praise among critics, earning a 94 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received a number of accolades over the past year, including a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series, a People’s Choice Award for Bingeworth Show of the Year, and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in Television (O Yeong-su).

This story is being updated.