The second season of Netflix’s mega-hit series Squid Game has fresh plot twists while retaining some iconic elements, including the return of Young-hee, the eerie robotic doll.
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00:00The second season of Netflix's mega-hit series Squid Game
00:03has fresh plot twists while retaining some iconic elements,
00:07including the return of Young-hee, the eerie robotic doll.
00:11Known for her deadly role in Red Light, Green Light,
00:14Young-hee guns down contestants caught moving,
00:17adding to the show's gripping and suspenseful narrative.
00:20The doll has become a viral meme
00:22and a key figure in Netflix's promotional campaign.
00:26And the movie's production designer revealed
00:29that the doll's appearance was partly inspired by her own daughter.
00:56She said the initial inspiration for Young-hee
00:59came from a girl with the same name
01:01on old South Korean primary school textbooks,
01:04although the doll was initially conceived as genderless.
01:07She attributed the success of the show and the character
01:10to their unorthodox nature.
01:12The second season also teases Chul-soo,
01:15a male doll set to appear alongside Young-hee in the next season,
01:19which was originally planned for the first series.
01:26The second season broke records
01:28as the most-watched show in its premiere week,
01:31with over 68 million views.
01:33Netflix reportedly gained a record 18.9 million subscribers
01:37in its fourth quarter, partly thanks to the show's success.
01:41The third and final season of the show
01:43was the most-watched show in its first season,
01:46with over 60 million views.
01:48Netflix reportedly gained a record
01:5018.9 million subscribers in its fourth quarter,
01:54The third and final season of Squid Game
01:56is set to be released later this year.