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On 31 July 2024, Netflix announced season 2 of the most popular Korean series Squid Game with a teaser. After the season 1 blockbuster success, the makers are all set with the highly-anticipated season 2 of the show, let’s see when you can expect the show on Netflix and what the next chapter has in store for you.
Squid Game Season 2 Release Date
Squid Game is one of the most-watched non-English series on Netflix surpassing Bridgeton in its initial first week of release of Season 1. The South Korean series got recognition on world stages like Golden Globe, and Emmy awards with numerous awards and nominations. According to reports, the filming of season 2 began in July 2023.
Now, Netflix has released the teaser of the South Korean drama Squid Game Season 2 with the final release date after a wait of three years, increasing the excitement among the fans. According to the announcement, Hwang Dong Huk directed Squid Game season 2 will be released after Christmas on 26 December 2024.
The streaming partner also announced the final and third season to be released in 2025, which brought great joy among fans as they do not have to wait longer for the next chapter of the Squid Game.
Show | Squid Game |
Season | 2 |
Genre | Survival, action-thriller, Horror, Science Fiction, Dystopian |
Written/ Directed/ Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
Country | South Korea |
Network | Netflix |
Release Date | 26 December 2024 |
Production Company | Siren Pictures Inc. |
Season 3 Release | 2025 |
Squid Game Season 2 Cast
The wild and lethal game of 456 contestants that has entertained the audience will be back, but the main question is whether the old cast is coming back or do we have any new faces in the series to bring a new plot to the game. Let’s see which characters will make it back to season 2 and any new cast for season 2:
Old Cast:
- Lee Jung-Jae playing Seong Gi-hun
- Lee Byung-hun the face behind the Frontman
- Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho, a detective who enters the to find his missing brother
- Gong Yoo plays a mysterious recruiter or salesman
New Cast:
- Yim Si-wan
- Kang Ha-neul
- Park Sung-hoon
- Lee David
- Roh Jae-won
- Park Gyu-young
- Jo Yu-ri
- Yang Dong-geun
- Kang Ae-sim
- Lee Jin- uk
- Choi Seung-hyun
- Won Ji-ap
The characters and their role in the next season of the Squid game are still unknown, however, fans can expect another action thriller drama with some prominent faces of the South Korean industry.
Squid Game Season 1 Synopsis
Season one of the Squid game began with Seong Gi-hun, a gambler and divorced father living with his elderly mother, who was invited to play the children’s game to win a large cash prize. Later, Gi-hun is taken to an unknown location and finds other 455 players like him who are dealing with the financial crisis and are in dire need of money.
The game location has masked guardsmen in pink jumpsuits and the Front Man in black uniform wearing a black mask. The 456 players learn the game rules, where they have to play the games to go to the next level and the player who loses the game gets death and each death contributes 100 million to the 45.6 billion prize of the game.
The story moves forward with Gi-hun and other players like Gi-hun’s childhood friend Cho Sang-woo and the detective to survive the game and win the grand prize. At the end of the season, among the three finalists, Sae-book, Gi-hun, and Sang-woo, Gi-hun defeats the other two and wins the game.
Gi-hun returned to the city with money but found out his mother had died. He tries to uncover the truth behind the Squid game which will be the base of the next season.
What can you expect from the Squid Game Season 2?
The newly released teaser of Squid Game season 2 says the real game begins now, which indicates things are going to be real now. The story will move forward with a timeline of three years after the Gi-hun won the game.
In the last episode, we saw Gi-hun was going to see his daughter in LA, and at the airport he saw the recruiter, recruiting another player, he got the invitation card from the player and called the number. The receiver orders him to get on the plane but he ends the call and starts going his way but he will be back in the game to discover the truth of the game.
In the upcoming season of Squid Game, the fans can see Gi-hun re-entering the game which has become more brutal and deadlier than before.
Season 2 of Squid Game may reveal the mystery or man behind the Squid Game and whether Gi-hun survives this time or will he succeed in his mission to stop the game, all the questions will be answered in the coming season.
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