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Squid Game season 2: Everything we know so far about the hit Netflix series

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A man looks at a man in uniform in Squid Game season 2.
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Following a hugely successful first season that exceeded virtually everyone’s expectations, many fans are eager for the potential return of Squid Game. In its first season, the show followed a group of contestants competing against one another in a series of children’s games with deadly stakes.

Some of those playing the game would die, and the rest would move on to the next round. Ultimately, a single winner emerged, and was rewarded with an insanely large cash prize. As many wonder fans about what season 2 could contain, here’s what we know so far about the hit Netflix show’s future.

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Is there a trailer for Squid Game season 2?

Yes! There’s a new teaser trailer out that once again hints at the scale of the games. In the show, 456 players compete in a life-or-death struggle for enough money to be set for life. And if the identity of player 456 is any indication, it may mean that last season’s winner, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), is somehow back in the games.

Squid Game: Season 2 I Welcome Players I Netflix

That might be a lateral move of Seong, if he entered willingly. But since he’s expressed his desire to expose the people behind the games, this could also be a way to silence Seong. Winning once was hard enough. Doing it twice may be impossible for anyone who isn’t named Katniss Everdeen.

Netflix previously released the first trailer for the upcoming season.

Squid Game: Season 2 | Date Announcement | Netflix

Also, there is a very quick preview scene featuring Seong Gi-hun in a very tense conversation with someone whom he has vowed to find in the aftermath of Squid Game season 1.

What will season 2 of Squid Game be about?

Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s creator, has said that he has an outline for the second season. “I do have a basic storyline for season two; it’s all in my head, and I am currently in the brainstorming stage. It will happen, someday, but as for when I cannot tell you the details,” he told AP News.

In January 2022, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said that the show would be returning for a second season, but most of the details about that second season are still up in the air.

When we last left Gi-hun, the first season winner, he had discovered the game’s creator, and finally started using the funds he had won. In the show’s final scene, Gi-hun is planning to get on a flight to Los Angeles to be reunited with his daughter but sees a man being recruited to play the Squid Game on his way to his plane. He ultimately tries to discover who is behind the game by calling the number on the recruiter’s card, only to be told to get on his plane. Gi-hun then refuses and returns to the airport.

It seems, then, that Gi-hun is determined to take down whoever is still running the Squid Game and ensure that it is not allowed to continue.

When will season 2 be released?

Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game season 2.
Netflix

Squid Game fans still have a few more months to wait before the new season arrives, but we now know that the wait is almost over. Netflix is giving the show’s viewers a special post-Christmas gift with the announcement that Squid Game season 2 is coming on December 26. And unlike some of Netflix’s other signature series, Squid Game‘s second season is not being split into multiple parts.

Netflix also released a new season 2 teaser that confirms the release date and promises that the “real game” is about to begin.

Squid Game: Season 2 | Date Announcement | Netflix

Has Netflix released any pictures from Squid Game season 2?

Yes. Along with the confirmation that Squid Game season 2 will arrive in 2024, Netflix shared the following images on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

FIRST LOOK IMAGES. SQUID GAME SEASON 2. Coming 2024. pic.twitter.com/8p6yTnwC3O

— Squid Game (@squidgame) February 1, 2024

We need more context to decipher what’s happening in each picture. But it looks like the games are increasing in scope.

How long will Squid Game season 2 be?

Unknown. The first season was nine episodes long, and approximately one hour each, so we have to think season 2 will mimic that format and length.

Who has been cast in Squid Game season 2?

A woman sweaty and disheveled in a scene from Squid Games.
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It’s not known now who is in the cast of season 2. Lee Jung-jae, the lead star of the first season, survived the brutal game, so he’s likely to be back.

The mysterious Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun, is set to be a major player in the series, so he should also be back. One of the most popular cast members, HoYeon Jung, probably won’t be back, as her character, Kang Sae-byeok, was killed off at the end of season one.

What needs to be addressed in the second season?

Two men sit at a table in Squid Game season 2.
Netflix

In addition to Gi-hun’s potential attempt to infiltrate the games to shut them down, there are a few other unresolved plotlines from the show’s first season that fans would like to see addressed.

One that has caused the most intrigue is the identities of the masked VIPs who watch the games play out and bet on various contestants. Learning who they are may unravel the entire scheme behind the games, and it could also be an extra satisfying reveal.

It’s also possible that we’ll see more from Hwang In Ho, the mysterious Front Man who also turned out to be the missing brother of the detective on the island investigating the games. In Ho shot his brother at the end of the first season to protect the games, but how will he feel about that decision? If he has any regrets, that could be fertile ground for the second season to explore.

Will there be a Squid Game season 3?

Yes. As part of the season 2 premiere date announcement, Netflix has confirmed that Squid Game season 3 is happening. And unlike the previous season, there won’t be a three-year gap. The third season of Squid Game is slated to arrive in 2025. The only bad news is that the series will come to a conclusion at that point. Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the end of the series in a message that was posted on Squid Game‘s social media accounts.

“Seong Gi-hun, who vowed revenge at the end of season one, returns and joins the game again. Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front Man doesn’t seem to be an easy opponent this time either. The fierce clash between their two worlds will continue into the series finale in season three, which will be brought to you next year. I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of the story.”

Attention all players: we’re here to deliver an important message. pic.twitter.com/xspvk8HheP

— Squid Game (@squidgame) July 31, 2024

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