Squid Game season two creator exposes the worst game to film that made cast ‘really sick’

Squid Game season two has dominated the Netflix charts since it came out last week, and shows no signs of slowing down. From insane cliffhanger endings to broken records, the show has left no stone unturned. Squid Game’s creator, director and writer, Hwang Dong-hyuk, broke down a lot of season two and recalled the most difficult scene to film. Spoilers, you’ve been warned!

Of course, the worst scene to film in Squid Game season two had to be one of the games, which were WILD. One of the most jarring games to watch on the viewers’ side of things was the six-legged race, where it seemed literally impossible for people to win. It was the only game where people were rooting for each other, and the first round of contestants set the chances of survival to an extraordinary low. However, that wasn’t the hardest part about filming that scene.

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In an interview with The Wrap, Hwang and Lee Byung-hun, who also plays the Front Man, recalled what it was like filming the scene.

“That was the only game where participants root for each other. I thought [while writing the game], if we can increase the opportunities for people to support and root for each other, society will get better,” Hwang said.

Lee remembered the six-legged race scene being “the most fun, but also the most exhausting.”

“Every time one group did a run around, [the set] was completely filled with dust, and it was hard to breathe,” he said.

Hwang added: “Everyone got really sick. As soon as I said ‘cut,’ everyone started coughing, including me. It took more than two weeks to shoot the scene.”

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