Netflix confirmed this Sunday afternoon (12) the second season of the acclaimed South Korean series “Round 6”, via social networks. The official announcement comes eight months after the release of the first season, the biggest success in the history of the streaming platform.
In a video showing the dreaded doll’s eye saying “French fries, 1, 2, 3 …”, the streaming giant shows the number “2” in the pupil. Watch:
“The production of the first season of ‘Round 6’ took 12 years, but it became the most popular series on Netflix in just 12 days. As the writer, director and producer of Round 6, I thank all the people around the world who have seen and enjoyed the series. Thank you!” Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of the series, wrote in a statement on the platform’s website.
Then he makes the announcement. “Now, Gi-hun is back. The leader is back. Soon the first season. The man dressed in the ddakji can return. You’ll also meet Young-hee’s boyfriend Cheol-su. Get ready for another round! ”She added.
“Round 6” has nine episodes in its first season. In it, 456 people compete for a prize of 45.6 billion won, or R $ 208.5 million in a game full of deadly childish pranks. The first part ended with a hook for more, starring Seong Gi-hun, player number 456, played by Lee Jung-jae, making room for the sequel.
He is a divorced racer, addicted to games and recruited to fight for the prize. His ex-wife moves to the United States, taking her daughter with her. He hesitates, but signs up. Seong emerges as the winner of the competition and prepares to board the plane. But, at the last moment, he turns around, to take the executives who run the game.
Launched on September 17, “Jogo da Lula”, as the series is known in other languages, including the original, totaled 1.65 billion hours watched in the first four weeks alone.
The Netflix post confirms that the second season of “Round 6” first appeared on Digital Look.
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