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Squid Game Season 2 on Netflix: Cast, plot, probable release date
The Korean drama, thriller, horror fiction series Squid Game was released on Netflix in September 2021. This drama series was at its peak of popularity within a few days of its release. While the Squid Game's making cost is around $21 million, Netflix earned more than $900 million. The first had 9 episodes. Now there is speculation about releasing the Squid Game Season 2 on Netflix. However, there is no official announcement yet. But different sources have been expecting that Netflix will announce the next season anytime soon. Here is what we know about Netflix Web Series Squid Game season 2.
Squid Game Netflix: Background
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of the squid game series, started working on this story in 2008. However, the idea of a squid game series came to his mind before 2008. At that time, he used to visit a manga café in Korea regularly. LIAR Game, Battle Royale and Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji Manga inspired Dong about the Squid Game. He prepared the preliminary draft by 2009. Dong approached different production houses in Korea with his draft. But no houses showed any interest as the plot was strange and unrealistic. So, what was the plot? Let's have a look.
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The series is a story of some defeated and troubled people who are frustrated in the battle of life. In this series, 456 debt-ridden contestants take part in a special game. The final winner will get 39 million US dollars. On the other hand, each eliminated person will get killed. This was the main plot, and the players had to take part in 6 different games in a 9-episode series.
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Eternally Confused and Eager for Love: Upcoming Netflix Original Indian Web Series in March 2022
The Indian web series that is going to hit the world-famous OTT platform Netflix in March is named ‘Eternally Confused And Eager For Love’. The first episode of the series will be aired on March 18, 2022. This netflix web series has already created an uproar in the glamor world over its interesting plot. The number of patronizers of this web content has been growing since the teaser was released. Let's take a look at the details of the web series.
The Story Behind 'Eternally Confused and Eager for Love'
Roy is a 24-year-old boy who is trying to understand everything in the world of romance. He is introvert by nature. A voice kept ringing in his head, which he called 'Wiz' and followed as his mentor. The father of this boy got surprised when he learned that his son has only two friends.
While there is an unknown attraction to love in the heart, Roy often gets confused when choosing the right one. Not only that, he is also facing some embarrassing situations due to low confidence.
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The web series advances with this plot and naturally announces some humorous dramas on the way.
Making of the Web Series Releasing in March 2022
The series is scripted and directed by Rahul Nair, an emerging director from India. Nair has been working in the entertainment industry since 2015. He has already worked in several TV series. However, this is his first solo creation. With this web series, Nair’s journey to the OTT platform is about to begin.
The web content is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhter, Farhan Akhtar, Qasim Jagmagia, Reema Kagti, Zoya Parveen, and Angad Dev Singh. The official trailer of the series has been released under the banner of Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby, including Netflix.
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'Decoupled' Trailer: Three Idiots' Farhan and Sacred Games' JoJo coupled in the Netflix web series
The first trailer of the Netflix web series 'Decoupled' is finally out. Three Idiots' Farhan and Sacred Games' JoJo were seen having a hilarious conjugal fight in the trailer released on November 10. For the first time, Madhavan is playing a character depicting an outspoken and uncompromising role. Simplicity, elegance, and loyalty were the main aspects of this actor's previously played on-screen roles so far. But his fans will see another Madhavan in 'Decoupled' from December 17. Let's get to know some details about this new comedy-drama.
The story of the Netflix web series 'Decoupled'
Arya, a professional writer, and his wife Shruti threw a party to officially announce their divorce. But gradually this separation began to take the form of a strange relationship. Their respective ideologies came up through small arguments. No matter what people say in front or behind, they were trying to outsmart one another. Even though, the love for each other continued to be exposed through some heavy humor, where their only daughter was the excuse for both of them.
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People behind the making of ‘Decoupled’
The story of the web series is written by Manu Joseph, former editor of the Indian weekly English magazine 'Open'. The 2020 movie 'Sirius Man' starring Nawazuddin was based on his novel of the same name. The novel won the Best Fiction Award in 2010 in a renowned Indian magazine The Hindu review.
This Netflix show is directed by a young Indian writer, and film director- Hardik Mehta. Hardik's career in Bollywood began as a script supervisor for the popular films Mausam (2011), Lutera (2013), and Queen (2013). His first movie 'Kamiyab' was premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2018. It was later shown in Indian theaters in 2020. Mehta has written a two-episode screenplay for the 2020 Amazon Prime video web series named 'Patal Lok'. His short documentary 'Amdavad Ma Famous' won multiple awards at home and abroad, including the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film in India.
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The casting of Netflix show 'Decoupled'
Madhavan plays the Arya Iyer role in this web series. R. Madhavan, who made his debut in Tamil cinema, is the protagonist of many commercially successful movies. Among them, Rang De Basanti (2006), Guru (2007), and Three-Idiots (2009) became the highest-grossing films of all time in India. This popular star bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Actor, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor, and International Tamil Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Shruti, another major role in the series, is played by Surveen Chawla, an Indian dancer and a well-known actress both on small and big screens. Surveen made her big screen debut through a Kannada film. She starred in the popular 2019 Netflix web series 'Sacred Games'. She won the Best Actress award jointly with Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Lehar Khan at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles for her performance in the 2015 movie 'Parched'.
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Moreover, the 'Decoupled' series also stars Atul Kumar, Navneet Singh Kohli, Himani Bhatia, and Shrestha Banerjee.
Final word
In addition to watching Madhavan's new character, viewers will also encounter some great humor in the 'Decoupled' web series. The contrariety of the traditional lifestyle wrapped by deep humor will make the series more enjoyable. Moreover, the series could also diversify the screenplay by maintaining the trend of Indian content, which has already created a distinct field through international OTT.
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