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title: "Netflix abandons plans for David Fincher's *Squid Game* series"
description: "Most outlets reported that Netflix has abandoned plans for David Fincher’s *Squid Game* series, describing it as a surprise to fans. Geo News provided a slightly more detailed framing, mentioning the project was \"much talked about,\" while ARY News led with the framing of the project facing a delay, without specifying whether the delay had been resolved or abandoned."
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# Netflix abandons plans for David Fincher's *Squid Game* series

entertainment · latest filing 9 Aug 2026, 7:18 PM PKT · 9 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Netflix has abandoned plans for David Fincher’s *Squid Game* series, describing it as a surprise to fans. Geo News provided a slightly more detailed framing, mentioning the project was "much talked about," while ARY News led with the framing of the project facing a delay, without specifying whether the delay had been resolved or abandoned.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ARY News (English)** — [David Fincher’s ‘Squid Game’ project faces delay at Netflix](https://arynews.tv/david-finchers-squid-game-project-faces-delay-at-netflix) · 9 Aug 2026, 7:18 PM PKT
- **Geo News** — [Netflix abandons plans for David Fincher's ‘Squid Game' series](https://www.geo.tv/latest/676819-netflix-abandons-plans-for-david-finchers-squid-game-series) · 9 Aug 2026, 4:08 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Netflix abandons plans for David Fincher’s ‘Squid Game’ series Netflix has reportedly dropped plans for David Fincher’s much talked about Squid Game series, leaving fans with a big surprise. The project was linked to Fincher for years. However, Netflix never...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 9 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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