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

Following a hugely successful first play that exceeded virtually everyone’s expectations, galore fans are eager for nan imaginable return of Squid Game. In its first season, nan show followed a group of contestants competing against 1 different successful a bid of children’s games pinch deadly stakes.

Some of those playing nan crippled would die, and nan remainder would move connected to nan adjacent round. Ultimately, a azygous victor emerged, and was rewarded pinch an insanely ample rate prize. As galore wonderment what play 2 could contain, here’s what we cognize truthful acold astir nan hit Netflix show’s future.

Is location a trailer for Squid Game play 2?

Yes! There are respective trailers for nan show that are now available. During Netflix’s Geeked Week successful precocious September, nan streamer dropped different teaser showing much of what everyone tin expect from play 2 of nan deed show.

There’s besides different teaser trailer retired that erstwhile again hints astatine nan standard of nan games. In nan show, 456 players compete successful a life-or-death struggle for capable money to beryllium group for life. And if nan personality of subordinate 456 is immoderate indication, it whitethorn mean that past season’s winner, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), is someway backmost successful nan games.

That mightiness beryllium a lateral move of Gi-hun, if he entered willingly. But since he’s expressed his desire to expose nan group down nan games, this could besides beryllium a measurement for nan Front Man to soundlessness Gi-hun. Winning erstwhile was difficult enough. Doing it doubly whitethorn beryllium intolerable for anyone who isn’t named Katniss Everdeen.

Netflix released a teaser titled, “You’re Invited,” which features nan return of nan Recruiter (Gong Yoo.). In play 1, nan Recruiter goaded Gi-hun into entering nan game, but grounded to disclose immoderate specifications astir its deadly nature. The little teaser shows nan Recruiter getting fresh to find caller players for play 2.

Netflix antecedently released nan first trailer for nan upcoming season.

Also, location is simply a very speedy preview segment featuring Seong Gi-hun successful a very tense speech pinch personification whom he has vowed to find successful nan aftermath of Squid Game play 1.

What will play 2 of Squid Game beryllium about?

Along pinch nan teaser, Netflix released a little synopsis of play 2. “Three years aft winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to nan States and comes backmost pinch a caller solution successful his mind. Gi-hun erstwhile again dives into nan mysterious endurance game, starting different life-or-death crippled pinch caller participants gathered to triumph nan prize of 456 cardinal won.”

Hwang Dong-hyuk, nan show’s creator, has said that he has an outline for nan 2nd season. “I do person a basal storyline for play two; it’s each successful my head, and I americium presently successful nan brainstorming stage. It will happen, someday, but arsenic for erstwhile I cannot show you nan details,” he told AP News.

In January 2022, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said that nan show would beryllium returning for a 2nd season, but astir of nan specifications astir that 2nd play are still up successful nan air.

When we past near Gi-hun, nan first play winner, he had discovered nan personality of nan game’s creator and yet started utilizing nan costs he had won. In nan show’s last scene, Gi-hun is readying to get connected a formation to Los Angeles to beryllium reunited pinch his girl but sees a man being recruited to play nan Squid Game connected his measurement to his plane. He yet tries to observe who is down nan crippled by calling nan number connected nan recruiter’s card, only to beryllium told to get connected his plane. Gi-hun past refuses and returns to nan airport.

“Season 2 explores really Gi-hun follows done connected his words aft leaving nan airport,” Hwang told Tudum. “Gi-hun’s endeavor to find retired who these group are and why they do what they do is nan halfway communicative of Season 2.”

When will play 2 beryllium released?

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Squid Game fans still person a fewer much months to hold earlier nan caller play arrives, but we now cognize that nan hold is almost over. Netflix is giving nan show’s viewers a typical post-Christmas gift pinch nan announcement that Squid Game play 2 is coming connected December 26. And dissimilar immoderate of Netflix’s different signature series, Squid Game‘s 2nd play is not being divided into aggregate parts.

Has Netflix released immoderate pictures from Squid Game play 2?

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

— Squid Game (@squidgame) February 1, 2024

Yes. Along pinch nan confirmation that Squid Game play 2 will get successful 2024, Netflix shared nan pursuing images connected X, nan societal media level formerly known arsenic Twitter. We request much discourse to decipher what’s happening successful each picture. But it looks for illustration nan games are expanding successful scope.

How agelong will Squid Game play 2 be?

Unknown. The first play was 9 episodes long, pinch each section astir 1 hr each, truthful we person to deliberation play 2 will mimic that format and length.

Who has been formed successful Squid Game play 2?

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Lee Jung-jae reprises his Emmy-winning domiciled of Seong Gi-hun successful play 2. Other formed members returning for nan 2nd play are Lee Byung-hun arsenic nan Front Man, nan masked leader of nan game; Wi Ha-joon arsenic Hwang Jun-ho, nan detective who sneaks into nan crippled to find his brother; and nan Recruiter, nan mysterious man who persuaded Gi-hun to motion up for nan game.

New formed members joining Squid Game season 2 see Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young,  Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, nan Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an.

“[Season 2] will decidedly beryllium much enjoyable than play 1,” said Wi Ha-joon to The Korea Times. “For starters, much unsocial and absorbing characters person been added. And each nan formed members are specified fantabulous actors carrying retired their portion truthful well. Also, my characteristic Hwang Jun-ho, has his ain communicative successful here, truthful I deliberation play 2 will beryllium moreover much interesting, allowing his characteristic to create a small deeper.”

What needs to beryllium addressed successful nan 2nd season?

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In summation to Gi-hun’s imaginable effort to infiltrate nan games to unopen them down, location are a fewer different unresolved plotlines from nan show’s first play that fans would for illustration to spot addressed.

One that has caused nan astir intrigue is nan identities of nan masked VIPs who watch nan games play retired and stake connected various contestants. Learning who they are whitethorn unravel nan full strategy down nan games, and it could besides beryllium an other satisfying reveal.

It’s besides imaginable that we’ll spot much from Hwang Ju-ho, nan mysterious Front Man who besides turned retired to beryllium nan missing relative of nan detective connected nan land investigating nan games. Jun-ho changeable his relative astatine nan extremity of nan first play to protect nan games, but really will he consciousness astir that decision? If he has immoderate regrets, that could beryllium fertile crushed for nan 2nd play to explore.

Will location beryllium a Squid Game play 3?

Attention each players: we’re present to present an important message. pic.twitter.com/xspvk8HheP

— Squid Game (@squidgame) July 31, 2024

Yes. As portion of nan play 2 premiere day announcement, Netflix has confirmed that Squid Game play 3 is happening. And dissimilar nan erstwhile season, location won’t beryllium a three-year gap. The 3rd play of Squid Game is slated to get successful 2025. The only bad news is that nan bid will travel to a conclusion astatine that point. Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed nan extremity of nan bid successful a connection that was posted connected Squid Game‘s societal media accounts.

“Seong Gi-hun, who vowed revenge astatine nan extremity of play 1, returns and joins nan crippled again. Will he win successful getting his revenge? Front Man doesn’t look to beryllium an easy force this time, either. The fierce conflict betwixt their 2 worlds will proceed into nan bid finale successful play three, which will beryllium brought to you adjacent year. I americium thrilled to spot nan seed that was planted successful creating a caller Squid Game turn and carnivore consequence done nan extremity of nan story.”

Season 2 will characteristic nan fellow of play 1’s slayer doll

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The astir iconic segment of play 1 is arguably nan Red Light, Green Light game, wherever a elephantine slayer doll named Young-hee kills much than half nan field. In June 2022, head Hwang teased that he would present audiences to Young-hee’s boyfriend, Cheol-su, successful play 2. Will Cheol-su beryllium arsenic deadly arsenic Young-hee? It’s decidedly possible, fixed nan iconic position of nan first season’s memorable statue.

Will location beryllium an American remake of Squid Game?

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Since Squid Game is now 1 of Netflix’s astir successful properties, it wouldn’t beryllium a astonishment if nan streaming elephantine green-lights accumulation for an American remake, moreover while nan original show is still running.

The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider alleges that has been successful nan lawsuit backmost successful April 2023. In fact, he claims Netflix eyeing Mindhunter David Fincher, of each people, to nonstop and nutrient this remake. This rumor led to Netflix President Ted Sarandos publicly shooting it down arsenic “just a rumor.”