The Creator of SQUID GAME Lost 10 Teeth While Shooting The Series; and He Hasn't "Put Them Back in Yet"
Squid Game series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk recently revealed that the production of the series has taken a physical toll on him as he lost a lot of freakin’ teeth! While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Hwang talked about shooting Season 3 and confessed:
“I thought it was going to be okay, but this time I had to pull out two more teeth as well. I had to pull out about eight teeth in season 1, and now I have two teeth more out, and I haven't put them back in yet. So I'm waiting for them.”
That’s a total of ten teeth sacrificed at the altar of deadly children’s games, existential dread, and masked game masters. What the hell!? Was he so streessed out that his teeth were just falling out of his head! This is a nightmare that I have, for real!
While most people lose sleep over work stress, Hwang seems to lose molars. I guess this shows just how much pressure he’s under to deliver a finale worthy of the cultural juggernaut he created.
Season 3 will bring the mainline series to a close, but Hwang’s not ruling out the possibility of a spin-off. He explained:
“If I make [a] spin-off, it will be a story happening between season 1 and 2. There [was] a three years gap between season 1 and 2. So, I want to show what they did for those times.”
As for what lies ahead, Netflix’s official synopsis reads: “Gi-hun, a.k.a. Player 456, [is] at his lowest point yet. But the Squid Game stops for no one, so Gi-hun will be forced to make some important choices in the face of overwhelming despair as he and the surviving players are thrust into deadlier games that test everyone's resolve.”
And if that’s not enough to rattle you, series star Lee Jung-jae warned fans at Netflix Tudum 2025 that the new season will “shock the world one last time.”
Squid Game Season 3 hits Netflix on June 27. Here’s hoping Hwang gets some well-earned rest… and a good dentist.