“Squid Game” creator says season 2 is coming

(CNN) – “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has confirmed that he will be making a second season of the hit Netflix drama.

The reaction to the series has left him “with no choice” but to do another, Hwang said at a red carpet event for “Squid Game” at NeueHouse in Los Angeles on Monday.

“There has been so much demand, love and attention for a season two, so I feel like I have no choice but to do a season two,” he said.

“I have a rough idea on that, but I think it’s too early to say when or how specifically. But I can promise you this: Gi-hun will come back and do something for the world.”

A Netflix spokesperson told CNN that the company was in talks about a second season, but that it had not yet been confirmed.

“Squid Game” is a fictional South Korean drama in which contestants in desperate need of money play deadly childhood games to win cash prizes.

On October 12, Netflix exclusively told CNN that it was its “biggest series to launch.”

In early October, Hwang shared his thoughts on a second season with CNN.

“Writing, producing and directing a series alone was really a big task. When I think about doing the same for the second season, personally I am a little concerned,” he said. “Nothing is confirmed at the moment, but a lot of people are excited that I’m really looking at it.”