Netflix Scraps David Fincher's English-Language Squid Game Spinoff Heckler
The Playlist reports the project, with Dennis Kelly attached to write, has been dropped by Netflix.
Netflix has scrapped a planned English-language Squid Game spinoff series that David Fincher was attached to, according to The Playlist. The project carried the working title Heckler.
Fincher had hired Dennis Kelly to write the series, per The Playlist's report.
In 2024, Deadline reported that Fincher was developing an English-language Squid Game spinoff for Netflix. Squid Game season 2 aired after that Deadline report.
The finale of Squid Game ends with Cate Blanchett appearing in a Los Angeles alley, slapping a man after a ddjaki game, mirroring Seong Gi-hun's recruitment.
Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk told The Hollywood Reporter that the final scene was meant as commentary on late capitalism and not to set up a greater Squid Game universe.
Quick answers
What was David Fincher's Squid Game spinoff called?
The project had the working title Heckler, according to The Playlist.
Who was writing the Squid Game spinoff?
David Fincher had hired Dennis Kelly to write it, per The Playlist.
Is the Squid Game spinoff still happening?
The Playlist reported that Netflix scrapped the planned English-language series.