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The Korean Drama Squid Game became a global sensation when it dropped three years ago.

The show, which became the most popular offering in Netflix's history, combines pitch-black satire of late-stage capitalism with bloody violence.

I'm Stephen Thompson, and today we are talking about the second season of Squid Game on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is Jayha Kim.

She's a syndicated columnist whose work runs in the Chicago Tribune.

Welcome, Jayha.

Hi, Stephen.

Thank you for having me.

Also with us is Janet Ujong Lee.

She's a producer on NPR's Education Desk.

Welcome back, Janet.

Thank you.

Excited to be here. So Squid Games first season won six Emmys, spawned countless Halloween costumes, and even spun

off a deeply ill-conceived reality competition show in which, thankfully, no one was gunned down in cold blood.

So it's only natural that Huang Dong Hiuk, who wrote and directed season one, has made a second season with a third scheduled to drop sometime in 2025.

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