‘Squid Game’ creator’s new Netflix series is a casino crime drama

Saturday, January 17, 2026 11:43 AM
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  • Brian Welk, IndieWire

How do you follow up the biggest Netflix show ever? You double down. Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of “Squid Game,” has set his next series with Netflix, which is a crime drama set in a casino and follows a card dealer who is roped into a seedy underworld of gambling.

The series is called “The Dealer,” and Netflix has given a greenlight to the South Korean drama and also announced its principal cast. Hwang is producing the series alongside “Squid Game” production company Firstman Studio. Here’s the official synopsis:

“‘The Dealer’ centers on Geonhwa, a gifted casino dealer whose life is upended when her wedding plans collapse after she becomes entangled in a housing scam.”