Deadlinereports a new English - languageSquid Gameseries is now in the works at Netflix , withZodiacandSe7endirector David Fincher aboard in a development role .
Though “ details are undefined ” and “ Netflix had no comment ” when asked to elaborate on the streamer ’s late team - up with the democratic filmmaker , the outlet suggest this newSquid Gameseries will be Fincher ’s next project , depart in 2025 . Deadline also speak out Fincher is a gross convulsion for the burgeoning enfranchisement — which has since blow up into video games and an unscripted rival series since take the mankind by violent storm in 2021 — because “ it ’s also similar to his 1997 thrillerThe Game , starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn . That film also revolves around real - life people becoming unwitting participant in a diabolical game . ” Certainly debatable !
Though this will be the very first scripted replacement serial to Hwang Dong - hyuk ’s revolutionarySquid Gameat Netflix , it is far from Fincher ’s only project at the company , whose previous collaborations with the waft includeMindhunter , House of Cards , andLove + Death and Robots .
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Rumors of the director ’s involvement with a U.S.-set familiar serial toSquid Gamehave been circulating since last summertime , whenthe Playlistsuggested Fincher had put his plannedChinatownprequel serial on hold for the opportunity to come aboard . Last week , insiderDaniel Richtman(viaWorld of Reel ) cover his participation , stating the new serial publication would be an official spinoff titledSquid Game : America , offering the chance for characters from the original series to make special crossover appearances . According to both sources , Utopia‘s Dennis Kelly may be involved with the series as head author — but for now , that remains a rumor .
Conflictingly , Production Listsuggests Fincher ’s next projection isBitterroot , a “ neo - westerly ” scheduled to begin filming this January ; it ’s said to concern “ a 78 - class - one-time WWII warhorse and Montana rancher burden by heart disease , diabetes , and aesculapian bills”who “ wins a million - dollar sweepstakes , ” with not - so - happy results . Come to think , the similarity of the two projects ’ subject may even suggest they ’re one and the same , with “ Bitterroot ” serve as a working claim . foreign things have hap at Netflix .
Come what may , it seems Fincher enjoys act for Netflix and , as antecedently take down by Deadline , stories about games . On that we can all agree .
Squid Gameseason two , with return Emmy - winning star Lee Jung - jae(The Acolyte ) , hit the streamer November 26 .
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