Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk could have been wowed throughout his tour of the Squid Recreation: The Problem set, however he additionally made a secret cameo within the present itself.
Daisy Lilley, director of unscripted sequence at Netflix within the UK, revealed that Dong-hyuk donned the long-lasting purple uniform of a guard and was on-screen placing on a masks.
Lilley disclosed the easter egg throughout an Edinburgh TV Competition session, through which Netflix and Squid Recreation: The Problem producers, Studio Lambert and The Backyard, mirrored on the present’s BAFTA-winning success.
On Dong-hyuk’s go to to the set, Lilley mentioned: “I used to be with him as he walked into the marble set and the look of wonderment on his face. He was so satisfied that it had been constructed. He was choosing issues up and was like: ‘I can’t imagine you managed to seek out this.’ It was nice to have his blessing.”
Lilley declined to touch upon plans for Season 2 of Squid Recreation: The Problem, however mentioned filming will get underway early subsequent yr. “If I used to be to inform you a lot else, I must squib you,” she joked, referencing the black ink used on the present to simulate the loss of life of contestants.
Elsewhere throughout the session, John Hay, CEO of The Backyard, appeared again on capturing the ‘Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle’ sport final yr, throughout which some contestants required medical attention in freezing conditions at the UK’s Cardington Studios.
“It was a chilly day and it was a giant, difficult shoot, and took a very long time as a result of we needed to be completely scrupulous — with that sum of money on the road and the type of stakes concerned — in order that we have been judging these selections accurately,” Hay mentioned. “We ready them [contestants], we geared up them, and I’m assured we did all of the issues that we might have completed from a contributor welfare and well being and security perspective.”
Lilley added that Netflix has taken “learnings” from Season 1 that can be taken into subsequent yr’s shoot. “We are going to look to implement them throughout the board,” she mentioned.
The Edinburgh TV Festival‘s Recreation On… How Squid Recreation: The Problem Redefined Actuality TV session was chaired by Jesse Whittock, Deadline’s worldwide TV co-editor.
