Squid Game creator addresses rumors of David Fincher's English-language Netflix spin-off, saying if it were to happen, he'd be excited to see it "as a fan"
Nov. 12, 2024Hwang Dong-hyuk hasn’t heard anything official
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Squid Game returns in just a few months with its penultimate season, but it seems it may not be the end of the road of the Netflix series. Back at the end of October,Deadline reported that an English language spin-offwas in early development with Fight Club’s David Fincher being eyed to direct.
Netflix hasn’t confirmed anything about this yet and it’s all still in rumor stage, but original series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said he’s open to the idea. Speaking to GamesRadar+ and other press at a recent roundtable forSquid Game season 2, we asked him for his thoughts on the news.
“I’ve also read news about David Fincher taking on a spin-off of Squid Game, and it isn’t something that’s been shared with me officially, so it’s tricky to comment,” he replied. “But having said that, as a big fan of David Fincher, you know, I hugely respect a lot of his work. If he actually were to do the spin-off of Squid Game, I personally, as a fan, I am very excited to see what happens. You know, I can’t wait to see what he has in store.”
Fincher has yet to comment on the news either, but the director best known for his work on thrillers like Gone Girl and Se7en, has worked with the streaming platform before. His show Mindhunter won huge critical acclaim, and most recently, he released The Killer on Netflix.
Squid Game is released on Netflix on December 26. For what to watch now, check out our guides to thebest Netflix showsand thebest Netflix moviescurrently available.
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