Squid Game
2021 South Korean television series
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| 2025 | Roh Jae-won nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for Squid Game season 2 |
| 2025 | Third and final season of Squid Game is planned for release, which was filmed back-to-back with the second season |
| 2025 | Artios Awards: Casting team Erika Dobrin, Robyn Kass, Christopher Burnley, and Tony Miros are pending nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Reality Series (Competition) |
| 2025 | Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that Squid Game will return for its third and final season, scheduled to be released in 2025. |
| 2025 | Squid Game Season 3 is set to be released, continuing the popular South Korean television series that gained global acclaim |
| 2024 | Squid Game season 2 ranked #1 in South China Morning Post's 'The 15 best K-drama' list |
| 2024 | O Yeong-su, who played Oh-Il nam in season 1, was found guilty of sexual assault from a 2017 incident, resulting in a suspended prison term and no flashback scenes in the second season. |
| 2024 | Streamer Ibai Llanos organized a three-day Squid Game-themed event with KFC in Madrid, Spain, featuring an interactive experience based on the show's concept. |
| 2024 | McDonald's Australia launched a limited-time 'Squid Game Meal' promotion, including a Dalgona cookie challenge where successful participants could win $100,000 and receive replica contestant tracksuits. |
| 2024 | Squid Game's second season is confirmed to be released, continuing the story of the popular Netflix survival drama series. |
| 2024 | People's Choice Awards: 'Squid Game: The Challenge' was nominated for The Competition Show of the Year |
| 2024 | British Academy Television Awards: 'Squid Game: The Challenge' won Best Reality |
| 2024 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Diccon Ramsay was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program for the episode 'Red Light, Green Light' |
| 2024 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Casting team Rachael Stubbins, Emma Shearer, Robyn Kass, and Erika Dobrin were nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program |
| 2024 | Producers Guild of America Awards: 'Squid Game: The Challenge' was nominated for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television |
| 2024 | RTS Awards: 'Squid Game: The Challenge' won in the Entertainment category |
| 2024 | Art Directors Guild Awards: Mathieu Weekes and Benjamin Norman won Excellence in Production Design for a Variety, Reality, or Competition Series for the episode 'War' |
| 2024 | BPG Awards: 'Squid Game: The Challenge' won Best Entertainment |
| 2024 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Production design team Mathieu Weekes, Ben Norman, and Lizzie Chambers were nominated for Outstanding Production Design for the episode 'War' |
| December 2024 | Netflix released Squid Game: Unleashed, a video game allowing players to compete as characters from the show |
| December 27 2024 | Soundtrack for the second season of Squid Game was released through Netflix Music, composed by Jung Jae-il. |
| December 26 2024 | Second season of Squid Game released, continuing the narrative of the popular South Korean television series. |
| December 26 2024 | Announcement of the third and final season of Squid Game, made concurrent with the Season 2 premiere. |
| December 26 2024 | The second season of Squid Game is released on Netflix. |
| December 19 2024 | A rave party related to Squid Game season 2 was held in London, with Filipino journalist MJ Marfori attending and interviewing Lee Jung-jae. |
| December 18 2024 | During a press day for Squid Game 2, Hwang Dong-hyuk spoke to journalists about the inclusion of a transgender character and the representation of marginalized groups in the series. |
| December 4 2024 | T.O.P was revealed as a cast member through the official Netflix YouTube account, playing a former rapper named Thanos fallen from grace due to a crypto scam. |
| October 2024 | Netflix began a global promotional campaign for Squid Game season 2, hosting fan conventions in multiple countries including Italy, France, Netherlands, South Korea, United States, Australia, Brazil, Poland, United Kingdom, and Indonesia, where fans could participate in simulated games from the series. |
| October 2024 | Deadline Hollywood reported an English-language adaptation of Squid Game for Netflix, to be produced by David Fincher |
| September 2024 | During Netflix Geeked Week, a poster and teaser for Squid Game season 2 were released. |
| June 2024 | Filming for Squid Game Season 2 and 3 simultaneously wrapped up. |
| 2023 | Two unnamed players threatened to sue Netflix after claiming they suffered hypothermia during the show's filming. |
| 2023 | Multiple players reported extreme filming conditions during the 'Red Light, Green Light' segment, claiming the challenge lasted 7 hours with participants required to hold poses for up to 30 minutes. |
| 2023 | Filming for Squid Game: The Challenge began at Cardington Studios in Bedfordshire |
| 2023 | Jung Jae-il confirmed to the BBC that he would return to score the second season of Squid Game, indicating the project was moving forward. |
| December 6 2023 | Finale of Squid Game: The Challenge released, with a second season announced |
| December 3 2023 | In its third week post-release, Squid Game: The Challenge dropped to third place globally, adding 6.6 million views and 54.1 million hours viewed. |
| November 29 2023 | Four additional episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge released |
| November 27 2023 | The series maintained its global number one position on Netflix for a second week, accumulating 11.4 million views and 85 million hours watched, while being Top 10 in TV in 91 different countries. |
| November 22 2023 | First five episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge released internationally |
| August 2023 | Filming for the second season was reportedly underway. |
| August 2023 | Filming for Squid Game Season 2 was reportedly underway. |
| July 2023 | Principal photography for the second season was scheduled to start, expected to last for 'at least 10 months'. |
| July 2023 | Production for the second season of Squid Game begins. |
| July 10 2023 | Production staff faced a controversy involving allegations of mistreatment towards citizens during filming at Incheon Airport, leading to an official apology from the production company. |
| June 2023 | During Netflix's Tudum: A Global Fan Event, Lee Jung-jae was confirmed to reprise his lead role alongside Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-joon. |
| June 29 2023 | Netflix released additional casting information for Squid Game's second season, including actors Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Im Si-wan, and others. |
| 2022 | Chinese online platform Youku initially plans to launch a copycat series 'Squid Victory', which is later renamed 'Game's Victory' after facing significant plagiarism criticism. |
| 2022 | Squid Game became a significant cultural phenomenon during the South Korean presidential election, with political candidates using the show's imagery and themes in their campaign messaging. |
| September 2022 | Netflix issued a final casting call for the reality competition series, concluding the contestant recruitment process. |
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