We know that a second season of Squid Game is already incoming at Netflix, but just like with the Squid Game reality show, it looks like the streaming giant wants to further milk this pop-culture cow.
According to Deadline, Mindhunter and Gone Girl director David Fincher has been tasked by Netflix to develop an English-language adaptation of Squid Game. We don’t have much details about the series yet, but it’s rumoured that the English Squid Game could be Fincher’s major focus for the next year.
So far, it isn’t clear if Fincher’s series is going to be an extension of the canon or a straight-up remake, but fans are admittedly not happy that Fincher would be working on this—especially when everyone had been asking for him to get back on a third season of Mindhunter.
We don’t need an English-language Squid Game. The Korean version is too perfect. We deserve the final season of Mindhunter instead. https://t.co/IS8jf58y9U pic.twitter.com/TYkw4ewOwO
— Eric Pellinen (@EricPellinen) October 28, 2024
Admittedly, Fincher has been in kind of a slump recently, and Mindhunter seems to be his last major success. Mank didn’t exactly make waves when it released, and last year’s The Killer was also considered pretty plain next to other films in Fincher’s filmography.
Though directing hasn’t been so forgiving for Fincher recently, he has managed to produce some great shows like Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots—he even directed one episode in the latest season (the one with the giant evil crab).
Who knows, maybe Fincher will have a unique take on Squid Game, but for now, fans are going to be sceptical about the decision until they get a first look.
The second season of Squid Game is expected to hit Netflix on Dec. 26.
