Blood in a child environment and risking your life for money: keys to the success of the creator of 'The Squid Game'

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There are such overwhelming successes that not even the creators themselves understand. It happened with

which in just a few weeks blew up all Netflix indicators and became their most watched series worldwide with 625 million views in its first season. And it has happened with the one that is presented to succeed her:

.

«

».

It is

, creator and director of the series, who is surprised in statements to EL MUNDO by this sudden success.

In the absence of specific metrics, South Korean fiction is already the most watched series on Netflix in almost 100 countries and the CEO of the company, Ted Sarandos, predicted a few days ago that there is “a good chance that it will be the most watched series of all times »on the platform.

Hwang Dong-hyuk directs his actors on set Netflix

And now, the most repeated questions in the last two weeks: why? Because of the gore point? Because of its aesthetic stridency? Because of its simplicity in history? Let the creator himself present his theory: “It is full of ironies such as that you

. That contrast makes it distinguishable from existing game genre movies and that's what attracts an audience. "

That is the central point, the children's game integrated in the wheel of savage capitalism and in the creator's own life, who had his first ideas in 2008 as a result of Japanese survival comics such as

or

. From there arose a large part of the evidence that makes up the fiction: the tug of war, the marbles or the

, as he himself details, leaving out references such as

,

or

. "They didn't affect me for work and, in fact, I didn't see As The Gods Will until later when I heard that the first game was the same and looked for the particular scene," he adds.

Also the protagonist, Gi-hun, comes from the experiences of Hwang Dong-hyuk: he was

his grandmother sold vegetables in the market, he is poor and was hooked on the horse races.

The protagonists of the South Korean fiction of NetflixNetflix

The rest are "the representation of Korean minorities" - migrants, North Korean defectors or the elderly - grouped under the names of their friends. “North Korean defectors are already large groups in South Korea and

. The problems of our society and my fifty years of life are reflected with memories, experiences, families and friends ", he exposes before leaving a notice:" We have all played at some time, but now, all adults, we are getting tired of the great game of survival".

Those who do not get tired are the fans, who are already asking for a second installment to which Netflix, given the success of the start, does not seem willing to give up in the face of the director's bewilderment.

“I realize that there are high expectations for season 2 and I have a rough framework, but I keep wondering if I can improve the first one.

I will

, "he concludes.

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