Squid Game received an Emmy nomination for outstanding non-English series Drama from the Television Academy.
Netflix’s Squid Game is still developing, however, it has just received an Emmy nomination for outstanding drama, making the gritty South Korean drama the first non-English language program to ever receive a series nomination from the Television Academy.
The drama deals with class, wealth, power, and kid’s games and is currently airing on South Korean television. There were 14 nominations for the “Squid Game” cast, including Lee Jung-Jae for lead actor, Jung Ho-Yeon for supporting actress, Park Hae-soo and Oh Yeong-su for supporting actors, and Lee You-mi for guest actress.
Before this year, no major category at the SAG Awards, Golden Globes, or Primetime Emmys had a non-English project win or even be nominated. But this year is different because “Squid Game” has already been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Drama and a SAG Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Lee Jung-Jae, who plays Gi-hun in the Netflix series Park Hae-soo, and Jung Ho-Yeon are among the cast members of its first season. The show was produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
In addition, the show’s lead male and female actors (Lee) each received SAG Awards (Jung). Lee also won two other honors: the Independent Spirit Award for male performance in a new scripted series and the Critics’ Choice Award for best drama actor. (Also, at this year’s untelevised Golden Globes, O Yeong-su took home the award for best supporting actor in a drama.)
Other wins include “best actor (Lee)” and “best foreign language series” at the Critics Choice Awards, “breakthrough series (long form)” at the Gotham Awards, and “binge-worthy show of the year” at the People’s Choice Awards. In addition, “Squid Game” has been nominated for the program of the year, outstanding accomplishment in drama, and individual achievement in drama at the upcoming Television Critics Association Awards (Lee).
In almost every circumstance, “Squid Game” has made history. He became the first actor of Korean descent to win a Globe.
By retaining the top spot in Netflix’s U.S. Top 10 list for 24 days and ascending to No. 1 in 94 other countries, “Squid Game” dominated the autumn TV conversation.
The streaming service claims that 1.65 billion hours of the show were watched in the first 28 days after its premiere on September 17.
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For a better term, there are minor loose ends throughout the first season that I left open to future development. However, Hwang recently explained to Variety’s Kate Aurthur that the Season 1 ending allowed for a continuation. Hwang is currently working on Season 2.
According to Hwang, Lee Byung-hun, who plays the villainous Front Man in command of the games, will also make a comeback.
The “Squid Game” franchise also includes the reality competition “Squid Game: The Challenge,” which the streamer refers to as “the biggest reality competition series ever.” Similar to the drama, 456 people will take part in a series of games in the series for the chance to win $4.56 million.
