Washington: Officially confirming the return of the successful Netflix drama series “Squid Game” for a second season, a short teaser was released from the streaming platform on Sunday. According to Variety, along with the clip, there was a message from creator, writer, director and executive producer Hwang Dong-Hyuk sending details on which characters are returning for the second release. “Red light … GREENLIGHT! Squid Game officially returns for season 2!” read the text next to the clip that contained a short animation of the giant animatronic doll that appears strongly in the pilot “Squid Game”. Red light… GREEN LIGHT! Squid Game officially returns for the 2nd season! pic.twitter.com/4usO2Zld39 – Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2022 In a statement, Hwang said: “It took 12 years for the first season of Squid Game to come to life last year. But it took 12 days for it to become the most popular Netflix series ever. Director and producer of ‘Squid Game’ “A huge scream to fans around the world. Thank you for watching and loving our show.” The statement further distorted the story for next season, revealing that the protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and the masked rival Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) will both return. According to Variety, the first season of ‘Squid Game’ marked the biggest Netflix TV show ever. marking 1.65 billion views in the first four weeks of its release last fall. Earlier in January, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos officially confirmed that more episodes were on the way. (Except for the title, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is being published by a synergy stream.)