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‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Review: Netflix’s South Korean Smash Loses Its Edge
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae are back for more death-defying games and nefariously masked villains as the series returns after a three-year absence.
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“Red Light, Green Light”: Everything to Remember Before ‘Squid Game 2’
Lee Jung-jae's Seong Gi-hun, a.k.a. Player 456, goes back into the game on Dec. 26.
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‘Squid Game’ Arrives in L.A. With Real-Life Challenges and (Literal) Race for Premiere Tickets
Netflix hosted an immersive fan event in celebration of the series' upcoming second season, featuring a tracksuited 5K and re-creation of "Red Light, Green Light."
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‘Squid Game’ Returns: Inside Netflix’s Darker, Terrifyingly Relevant Season 2
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opens up about this season’s new games, new cast and his dystopic vision that now feels frighteningly close to home: “I wanted to pose the question: Is the majority always right?”
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‘Squid Game’ Creator Teases “Crazy” Season 2 and Explains Decision to End Series With Season 3
The hit Netflix series is back, as creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and star Lee Jung-jae chatted about the new season at a FYC event on Sunday.
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‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Star Lee Jung-jae Was Shocked That ‘Squid Game’ Inspired His Jedi Casting
The Emmy winner takes on his first English-language role, working with two two dialect coaches before and during production.
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‘The Acolyte’ Review: Amandla Stenberg in a Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff That Shakes Up the Formula
Set decades before the events of the films, the dramatic thriller follows a Jedi knight and his former Padawan as they search for a mysterious Force user who's killing off Jedi one by one.
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CJ ENM Introduces a New Vision for the Global Entertainment Industry
The entertainment powerhouse honored top Korean talent at the 2023 Visionary Awards.
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Emmys: Winners of Color Equally Split Behind and In Front of Camera
Of the seven non-white winners who made acceptance speeches Monday night, four were for behind-the-scenes achievements.
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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae Makes History With Emmy Win for Non-English Language Series
The actor is the first person to win an acting award from the TV Academy for a performance not in English.
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‘Squid Game’ Stars Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon on Their Emmy Style Strategies
A Seoul photo shoot reunites the global actors as they talk about their modeling days, being Gucci and Louis Vuitton ambassadors (respectively) and their risk-taking red carpet looks: "I’m a person who doesn’t like boring things."
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‘Star Wars’: ‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-Jae Joins ‘The Acolyte’ Series
He joins lead Amandla Stenberg in the Disney+ series.
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