Netflix Officially Announces ‘Squid Game’ Season 2, Series Creator Teases New & Returning Characters

With the sun shining and the temperatures rising, it’s safe to say that summer is well and truly here. But as things hotten up, many people up and down the country may be planning on jetting off to enjoy a much needed break overseas. And while going on holiday may be a chance to experience some new sights and scenes, it can also cause some people to miss their home comforts - whether that’s their bed, shower or favourite TV show.

Love Island 's Andrew Le Page has tearfully admitted that he was 'falling' for Tasha Ghouri and ruled out a future with his new partner Coco Lodge. It's been a tumultuous week for Andrew, 27, who was loved-up with Tasha, 23, from Day One in the villa, until Tasha and the girls went to Casa Amor and the guys met six new girls in the main villa.The new girls were quick to tell Andrew that Tasha was taking him for a fool, which prompted him to "think about myself for once" and crack on with newcomer Coco, 28. In last night's tense recoupling episode, Andrew chose to couple up with Coco, but was left absolutely fuming when Tasha walked in with Billy Brown, 23.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has greenlit a landmark documentary film and 10-part podcast on Shamima Begum – the teenager who travelled to Syria to join ISIS before trying to return and having her citizenship revoked – from the team behind the multi award-winning I’m Not A Monster.

Stranger Things’ creators the Duffer bothers are making a new live action adaptation of Death Note for Netflix.Netflix previously released a live-action Death Note movie in 2017, directed by Adam Wingard and starring Nat Wolff.Now, Netflix have announced that the Duffer brothers will make a new live adaptation of the Manga story.While details of the project are sparse as yet, it will be a live-action television adaptation of the manga and anime classic.An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022The brothers recently announced a new production company called Upside Down Pictures, which will create more film and television projects for Netflix.Some of those unveiled include a new original series from the creators of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman in partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount TV.There are also plans for a new stage adaptation set in the Stranger Things universe and a live-action Stranger Things spin-off based on an original idea by the brothers.An original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance).— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022A series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s The Talisman to be created by Curtis Gwinn.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022A new stage play set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things, produced by prolific and multi award-winning producers Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), and Netflix.

HELEN Skelton has been dubbed as "thick" by Summer on the Farm viewers after asking a "truly stupid" question on the show. On Thursday evening, the popular show returned on Channel 5 and with it came Helen back in front of the camera - but her line of questioning soon stole the show.

Philippines director Mikhail Red is poised to begin shooting of “Deleter,” a film that straddles the techno-horror and psychological thriller genres.The story involves an online content moderator who deletes a suicide video made by her co-worker. But the otherwise desensitized woman cannot escape from either her own troubled past or from a mysterious vengeful presence.The film is scripted by Red and younger brother Nikolas Red.

The Kid LAROI and Fivio Foreign have released their collaborative single ‘Paris To Tokyo’, just shy of two months after the latter first teased it.On May 10, Foreign posted a TikTok of him and the Australian rapper (whose real name is Charlton Howard) working on the track’s accompanying music video. Though its titled wasn’t explicitly revealed at the time, Foreign hinted at it in the video’s caption, mentioning Paris, Tokyo and London.

Carter. The clip introduces us to the titular Agent Carter (played by Joo Won), who engages in non-stop intense physical combat, chases through the rural countryside and helicopter stunts, as he follows the instructions through the phone from an unknown female voice in order to avoid getting killed by the CIA.Carter, directed by The Villainess and Confession Of Murder‘s Jung Byung-gil, is slated to premiere on Netflix on August 5.The “one-scene, one-cut film” will follow Carter, who awakens two months into a deadly pandemic originating from the DMZ that has devastated both the US and North Korea, with no recollections of his past. He finds a mysterious device in his head, and a lethal bomb in his mouth.

Instagram yesterday (July 8), Depp’s new track is a cover of the titular 2003 song by English rock band Killing Joke.The track sees Depp reunite with longtime collaborator and guitarist Jeff Beck, and is expected to be lifted from the pair’s upcoming album, ‘18’. News of the joint album first circulated in 2021, and was officially confirmed for a July 15 release last month.In addition to ‘The Death And Resurrection Show’, the tracklist for ‘18’ will include the duo’s covers of The Beach Boys’ ‘Caroline, No’ and The Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus In Furs’, both of which were released late last month.Depp and Beck’s covers of Marvin Gaye and The Everly Brothers will likewise feature on the album, as well as the Depp original, ‘This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr’.

Peter Andre and his wife Emily MacDonagh pulled out all the stops on Thursday to attend the Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball, and they were in the best company as they appeared alongside Peter's children with former wife Katie Price – Junior Andre, 17, and 15-year-old Princess.MORE: Emily Andre shares rare photo of young son Theo showing off his skillsThe family posed for several pictures together and looked incredibly elegant.WATCH: Peter Andre reveals his pride after son Junior first performanceWhile Peter and Junior wore matching black suits, with the teenager opting to accessorise it with a red tie and Peter opting for just a red pocket square, the ladies looked glamorous in gowns.STORY: Peter Andre’s wife Emily shows off bizarre new allergy device in sunkissed selfieREAD: Peter and Emily Andre share incredible pictures of 'beautiful' weekend with childrenEmily dazzled in a figure-hugging scarlet dress, featuring spaghetti straps and a V neck, which she accessorised with a sparkly clutch. To complete the look, the mother-of-two wore her long hair straight and tucked behind her ears.

He played less than 90 minutes of football last season and remains somewhat of an unknown quantity.

Allan McGregor has revealed he went to visit Andy Goram in hospital and paid an emotional tribute to ‘The Goalie’.

A beautiful home on a stunning Scottish coast that comes with its own wee holiday cottage and access to a beach has just gone up for sale. Found on the southeast coast in Dumfries and Galloway, the property offers incredible views of Auchenairn Bay.

A Scots toddler has died after drowning in a swimming pool while on holiday with his family in Mauritius. Four-year-old Ozair Ali began having difficulty breathing while in the Lux Hotel's swimming pool in Belle Mare.

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting people from Hartwood, Allanton and Shotts to help inform the design of a new woodland.

KATIE Price is "very sick" in Thailand as she takes a break from social media. The 44-year-old star has fallen ill with suspected food poisoning and has been vomiting on her trip with Carl Woods, 33.

It's hard to believe as to what's now become an institution, but Manchester's Hard Rock Cafe first opened in the city more than 20 years ago.

A version of this story about “Squid Game” first appeared in the Comedy & Drama issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Netflix’s blockbuster series “Squid Game” struck a chord last fall with its unflinching look at a dystopian society in which everyday debt-owing citizens (led by Lee Jung-jae’s empathetic Seong Gi-hun) compete in deadly children’s games for an ever-growing sum of cash that appears to get farther and farther out of reach. But what makes the series scary is how all of the program’s bloodshed and mayhem play against a kid-pleasing, Jordan almond-colored backdrop.“We wanted to use a wider range of colors breaking away from the existing norm typically used for a grim series,” production designer Chae Kyoung-sun said via an interpreter, adding that fairy-tale illustrations and textbooks used by Korean children in the 1970s and 1980s were the inspiration for many of the visual cues.

NETFLIX is creating a real life version of its gory drama Squid Game - with the biggest cash prize in TV history up for grabs. The South Korean show stunned the world last year with its depiction of a bloody contest where competitors were killed as they tried to win a jackpot payout.

Netflix’s fading fortunes?The embattled streamer has announced they’re creating a real-life version of the gory South Korean survival show — with production slated to take place in the UK early next year. “Squid Game: The Challenge” is being billed as “the biggest reality competition series ever created” and will feature 456 contestants battling it out for a whopping $4.56 million in prize money. According to a press release put out by Netflix on Tuesday, the staggering sum will be the largest cash prize ever offered on reality television.

EXCLUSIVE: After being courted by every major agency in town, Squid Game creator, writer/director, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, , along with his producing partner Kim Ji-yeon, also an executive producer on the series, have signed with CAA.

Netflix is capitalising on the incredible popularity of its Korean hit series Squid Game with a new reality show.The new programme will be in the form of a competition inspired by the horrific challenges contestants have to not only endure, but survive on the drama, which was recently announced to be returning for a season two. Squid Game: The Challenge will see contestants competing for a whopping $4.56million (£3.7million), which will be the biggest cash prize in TV history. While challenges won't actually be life or death, contestants can expect the show to describe them as such.

Squid Games writer Hwang Dong-hyuk penned a letter to fans to confirm that the hit Netflix show would return for a second season. Writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk announced the news on Sunday in a letter to fans, noting that the global popularity of the South Korean show paved the way for a Season 2. He said: “It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year.

Netflix has officially confirmed the record-breaking Korean survival drama Squid Game has been renewed for season two.The series, which premiered on the platform last year, became the most-viewed original title in Netflix history within 12 days of its release.Today (June 12), two new posts on the streaming service’s social media accounts confirmed that the show would be getting a second season. The first post featured the infamous doll from the first episode, with a number two flashing in its eye. “On your marks.

It’s official — Netflix has renewed its biggest series, Squid Game, for a second season. The followup had been in development, and Netflix brass — as well as the series’ writer, director and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk and main cast — had  teased a return of the show following the runaway success of the initial installment.

Ellise Shafer When it came time to film the death of Jung Ho-yeon’s “Squid Game” character Kang Sae-byeok, Ho-yeon found herself to be strangely happy.“Maybe it’s weird to say it, but while I’m shooting my death scene, I was so happy,” Ho-yeon told Sandra Oh during their Variety “Actors on Actors” conversation, presented by Apple TV+. “It was the most comfortable scene I ever had.”After immersing herself in the intense world of “Squid Game” for so long, Ho-yeon felt that it was Kang’s time to go, and was at peace with director Hwang Dong-hyuk’s decision.“It’s because I’ve been living with my character over a few months, and then there is a time that I have to let her go, and I kind of feel like I can happily let her go, because I can understand,” Ho-yeon said.

Getting back in the game. Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk has already started thinking about new games and challenges for the players to take on in season 2.