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Netflix Tudum: 'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong-hyuk drops eerie UNSEEN footage from Season 1

Netflix's official page tweeted 'Red light... GREENLIGHT!' confirming the release of the second season of the series
PUBLISHED SEP 24, 2022
Netflix fan event Tudum showcases 'Squid Games' unseen footage from Season 1 prior the release of Season 2 (Netflix)
Netflix fan event Tudum showcases 'Squid Games' unseen footage from Season 1 prior the release of Season 2 (Netflix)

Netflix fan event Tudum hosted by Jamie Foxx has been the most highly watched fan event ever. This time it was bigger and better. Speaking of bigger and better, remember the 2021 release 'Squid Games'? Yes, the record-breaking Emmy-winning series has officially announced the renewal of the second season earlier this month. The story showcased hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes were deadly, Some unseen footage from Season 1 has been released.

On the premiere page of the Netflix event, fans could barely keep calm as they were seen constantly commenting on the live chat section. The series' director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, disclosed the footage after he thanked fans from all around the world for propelling the huge success of 'Squid Game', which was watched for a ludicrous 2.1 billion hours on Netflix and was unfortunately moved to second place by 'Stranger Things' starring Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven. 

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The previously unreleased scene from the first season of the show displays the main villain Front Man and a few goldfish. However, it is difficult to comprehend any meaning or context to the footage, or what it contributes to Season 2. Dong-hyuk called the scene a "small gift" for the millions of fans awaiting the show's highly expected second season, which Netflix confirmed in June with a tweet reading "Red light... GREENLIGHT!" Although neither the actors nor the creator was there for any confirmation on a start date of the second season. 



 

The series has also received numerous accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for O Yeong-su and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for Lee Jung-jae and HoYeon Jung, respectively, with all three making history as the first Korean actors to win in those categories. You thought that's it? Netflix is also developing a reality competition program based on 'Squid Game', featuring 456 players competing for a large cash prize. 

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