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‘Squid Game’ Stock Jumps After Netflix Announces Second Season
- Shares of South Korea’s Bucket Studio jump nearly 24% Monday
- Netflix seeks to recover from unexpected slump in subscribers
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Netflix Inc.’s “Squid Game” will return for a second season, with the online streaming company returning to its global hit to recover from an unexpected drop in subscribers.
“Join us once more for a whole new round,” Hwang Dong-hyuk, the drama’s director, writer and executive producer, said in a letter posted on Netflix’s website. Gi-hun returns he said, referring to the main character. And audiences will be introduced to Cheol-su, the “boyfriend” of the show’s large animatronic doll Young-hee.