Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Squid Game: US Spin-off Confirmed
The popular Korean game show Squid Game is getting an American version.
It will have a new cast and crew, and the games will be adapted to an American context.
Filming starts next year, and a famous director might be involved.
A US spin-off of the Korean thriller game show Squid Game has been confirmed
Filming is set to begin in February 2025
David Fincher is rumored to be the director
The spin-off will have an original cast and crew, disconnected from the Korean plot
The script will be written by Dennis Kelly
- Who
- Netflix, David Fincher (rumored director), Dennis Kelly (scriptwriter)
- What
- A US spin-off of the Korean game show Squid Game
- When
- Filming begins in February 2025
- Where
- Los Angeles and other locations in California
- Why
- To provide a culturally relatable experience for American viewers
Fans of the Original
New Viewers
Cultural Integrity
Fans of the Original
May be compromised by American adaptation
New Viewers
May find the show more relatable
- Original Show
- Squid Game
- US Spin-off Confirmed
- Yes
- Filming Start Date
- February 2025
- Rumored Director
- David Fincher
- Scriptwriter
- Dennis Kelly
- Locations
- Los Angeles and other California locations
- Original Creator
- Hwang Dong Hyuk
- Producers
- Hwang Dong Hyuk, Kim Ji Yeon, David Fincher