Squid Game” was a huge hit for Netflix, but the man behind the juggernaut South Korean drama is sharing that it wasn’t all roses for him.

Hwang Dong Hyuk, director of Netflix’sSquid Game, spoke about his decision to cast former Big Bang member Choi Seung Hyun, also known as T.O.P, in Season 2, despite backlash surrounding his past marijuana charges.

In a new Hollywood Reporter cover story, “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk pulls back the black mesh mask on Season 2 of the world’s biggest show, which is arriving on Netflix next month. He reveals an influence on the Emmy-winning thriller series that sounds a little surprising at first but actually makes a lot of