Squid Game Season 2’s Most Difficult Game To Create Detailed By Front Man Actor & Creator: “Everyone Got Really Sick”

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Squid Game season 2.

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and the Front Man actor Lee Byung-hun reveal the most difficult game to film in season 2. While the brutal competitions once again begin with Red Light, Green Light, the other games are different this time. After Red Light, Green Light, Squid Game‘s players compete in teams of five as part of a six-legged race and then have to run into rooms with a certain number of players before getting shot during a game of mingle.

While speaking with TheWrap, Hwang and Lee reveal that the six-legged race was the most difficult game to film. Hwang explained why this particular game is thematically important for the series and how it is distinct from the other competitions. However, both Hwang and Lee detail the negative effects that filming the six-legged race had on the cast and crew, which led to coughing and sickness, all of which made the game challenging to film. Check out Hwang and Lee’s comments below:

Hwang Dong-hyuk: That was the only game where participants root for each other. I thought [while writing the game], if we can increase the opportunities for people to support and root for each other, society will get better.

Lee Byung-hun: It was the most fun, but also the most exhausting. Every time one group did a run around, [the set] was completely filled with dust, and it was hard to breathe.

Hwang Dong-hyuk: Everyone got really sick. As soon as I said “Cut,” everyone started coughing, including me. It took more than two weeks to shoot the scene.

What This Means For Squid Game Season 2

Filming The Six-Legged Race Took An Ironic Turn

With the six-legged race requiring each team to complete five games in five minutes or less, it is the most intricate competition of Squid Game season 2. It is also the most rewarding game to watch, as the rules force the players to work together and give each Squid Game character a moment to shine, all while being cheered on by their fellow competitors. Hwang’s intent in writing the scene is successfully executed, with this game offering glimmers of hope and unity in a cruel world.

That being said, out of all the games in Squid Game season 2, the six-legged race was the most challenging to film, largely because of the dust that was kicked up, and the hazardous effects it had on the cast and crew’s health. While coughing and getting sick from dust is less extreme than what the characters endure, there is irony in the Squid Game‘s talent having to suffer for the sake of creating entertainment. Squid Game has been a massive hit for Netflix, but the series has encountered many challenges along the way.

They Offer Insight Into Squid Game’s Production Process

With the six-legged race being the most fun game to watch, I am glad to hear it was fun for Lee and the rest of the cast to film, and that Hwang saw it as an opportunity for unity and hope amidst the series’ bleak themes. However, hearing of the adverse effects that filming the scene had on the cast and crew makes the six-legged race even darker. It also ties into the three-year hiatus between Squid Game seasons 1 and 2, with the new season having a larger scale and being even more complext to film than its predecessor.

Source: TheWrap

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In Squid Game, a mysterious invitation to join a competition is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. Four hundred fifty-six participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games to win 45.6 billion won. Games are selected from traditional Korean children’s games, such as Red Light and Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. To survive, competitors must choose their alliances carefully – but the further they go in the competition, the more likely betrayal will rear its ugly head.

Release Date

September 17, 2021

Cast

Wi Ha-joon
, Anupam Tripathi
, Oh Yeong-su
, Heo Sung-tae
, Park Hae-soo
, Jung Ho-yeon
, Lee Jung-jae
, Kim Joo-ryoung

Seasons

2

Writers

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Directors

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Showrunner

Hwang Dong-hyuk

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