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Netflix’s Korean-language thrillerSquid Gameis returning for another set of games this December and a new trailer has revealed how things will play out in the second season.
Squid Gamewas an unprecedented success forNetflix. Not only did the series become Netflix’s most-watched foreign language TV series, but it also became the most-watched series on Netflix full stop, a milestone that still hasn’t passed. It’s no surprise then that a second season ofSquid Gamewas in demand and went into development shortly after. The premise ofSquid Gamepits 456 desperate players against each other to win a share of 45.6 billion South Korean won in a secret contest comprising a series of deadly children’s games. The first season saw the winning player, Gi-hun, exit the game with the prize money, but also with a burning desire to get revenge on the game makers for what they put people through.
Squid Game Season 2 Trailer Confirms New Story Details
A new trailer forSquid GameSeason 2 has been releasedby Netflixand it hints at how things will play out in the second season. It appears thatGi-hun will return to the games as player 456, three years after he first won, but this time, given his experience, he acts as a mentor to the other players, guiding them through each of the deadly contests. Some familiar games from the first season return, including Red Light, Green Light, but it seems like there may also be somenew challenges for players to pass inSquid GameSeason 2. Gi-hun is also seen trying to coerce the players to vote to abandon the game before it’s revealed that he is a returning player.
It’s not quite clear how Gi-hun is roped back into another round of the game, but he was adamant in the Season 1 finale that he was going toput a stop to the Frontmanand the twisted trials. It seems like his mission may be to undo their work from the inside, but that also means he’ll need to survive each of the games long enough to get his chance.
Familiar Faces Return From Squid Game Season 1
Apart fromLee Jung-jae returning as Gi-hun, another familiar face is Lee Byung-hun’s return as Hwang In-ho, aka the Frontman and overseer of the game. Gi-hun’s trauma from the games has turned his optimistic personality into hardened determination, which sets things up for a fiery conflict between the two. Another returning face is Wi Ha-jun’s Hwang Jun-ho, aka the detective who was attempting to find his brother last season, before he learned his sibling was actually the Frontman behind the entire operation. Season 1 left Jun-ho’s fate uncertain after he was shot in the shoulder by his brother and fell off the side of a cliff, but it appears he survived his ordeal and is back with a new mission inSquid GameSeason 2.
Season 2 ofSquid Gameis just the first in a range of content coming from the K-drama. Netflix confirmed there is a third and final season ofSquid Gameset to release in 2025, not to mention anEnglish reboot of the seriesis currently in the works with David Fincher attached.
Squid GameSeason 2 will be released on Netflix on July 27, 2025.
