'Squid Game' creator hints at possible season 3

This is the first time a third season has been publicly discussed

Green light, red light game played in 'Squid Game'. Photo: Netflix

A scene from 'Squid Game'.

In the Netflix show, participants die when they fail to complete the games.

Oh Yeong-su plays Oh Il-nam, an elderly man with a brain tumour.

Jung HoYeon and Heo Sung-tae play characters who risk their lives to compete for the prize money.

Lee Jung-jae as lead character Seong Gi-hun, a gambling addict.

Anupam Tripathi as Pakistani worker Ali Abdul.

The show has been a runaway hit for Netflix since it premiered on September 21.

In 'Squid Game', players compete in adapted versions of popular children’s playground games in the hope of freeing themselves from financial burden.

Jung HoYeon plays a North Korean defector in the series.

Masked enforcers ensure losers from each game are duly eliminated.

The wildly popular South Korean show Squid Game doesn't even have a second season confirmed, but series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has already hinted a third may come to fruition.

"I'm in talks with Netflix over season two as well as season three," Hwang told Korean broadcaster KBS. "We will come to a conclusion any time soon."

Last month, Hwang said there would be a second season, although that has yet to get the official green light from producers.

In November, he told the Associated Press: “There will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head right now. I’m in the planning process currently.”

The new interview marks the first time the idea of a third season has been publicly discussed, although no doubt fans will welcome the news.

Squid Game made history earlier this year after it became Netflix's most-watched show ever, hitting the No 1 slot in 94 countries and was viewed by 142 million households, according to the streaming platform's official figures.

It's a survival drama set in Seoul about a grisly competition that gives debt-ridden South Koreans the opportunity to win mind-boggling riches by playing traditional Korean children's games. Lose any round, however, and participants die a gruesome death.

The show was a hit, with a total of 1.65 billion hours of streaming in the first four weeks.

It has gone on to earn numerous awards and nominations in the US, including the Gotham Awards and the Golden Globes, which will take place on Sunday, January 9.