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American Squid Game in the making? Netflix reportedly interested in David Fincher to produce and direct

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Mia Horton

Published Jan 19, 2026

An American rendition of ‘The Squid Game’ is purportedly being arranged by Netflix
The streaming stage is keen on David Fincher to deliver the show, virtual entertainment reports said
The 10-episode Korean series delivered in September 2021

An American adaptation of ‘The Squid Game’ is apparently being arranged by Netflix. The streaming stage is keen on David Fincher to deliver the show, web-based entertainment reports said.

Diversion correspondent Jeff Sneider on Thursday tweeted that an English rendition of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s endurance series is really taking shape. He refered to different sources in saying that Netflix has moved toward Fincher to deliver and coordinate the show.

“HOT Talk: Netflix is seeking DAVID FINCHER to deliver and coordinate an American interpretation of SQUID GAME. No thought whether he’s drawing in, yet they maintain that he should handle this task Gravely, per different sources,” Sneider tweeted.

“America is now an American change of Squid Game,” a Twitter client responded.

“Why? Squid game isn’t finished, there’s a season 2 being made, why the fuck would you change a continuous show?” another additional.

HOT RUMOR: Netflix is courting DAVID FINCHER to produce and direct an American take on SQUID GAME. No idea whether he’s engaging, but they want him to tackle this project BADLY, per multiple sources.

— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 13, 2023

“Definitely I’m stunned by this haha squid game is now an astonishing show,” a third one tweeted.

In August last year, Squid Game chief Hwang Dong-hyuk let Deadline know that he ‘needed to grow the universe for conceivable global variants of the nominal series’.

“That was very of my goals all along. I composed the content in a manner to imply that the ‘Squid Game’ was going on in different regions of the planet,” Hwang told Deadline.

Squid Game is a Korean show around 456 obligation ridden contenders who put their lives in extreme danger to play endurance games in order to win cash.

The 10-episode series delivered in September 2021. It ruled Netflix’s streaming diagrams around the world. It turned into the main non-English language series selected for an Emmy Grant.

“As you can see from the discussions that the celebrities are having, they say the Korean game this year is marvelous, and that intends that there are different games too. That’s what I felt assuming the show got along admirably, I needed to extend the universe further, so different nations could have their own adaptation of the Squid Game,” Hwang said in the meeting.