Netflix’s Squid Game took Korean television to new heights with its globally successful first season. An inevitable second season has officially been confirmed by the makers at the Tudum Fan Event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Netflix has released an announcement video featuring new and returning cast members in Squid Game Season 2. Let’s take a look at all the details that we know so far about the upcoming season.
New and Returning Cast Members of Squid Game
Netflix’s cast announcement video for Squid Game’s second season features some iconic moments from the first season. The haunting music from ‘Red Light, Green Light’ gives viewers flashbacks of the lethal game.
Squid Game Season 2 will see the return of some familiar faces, including the Korean icon Lee Jung-Jae, who will reprise his role as Seong Gi-Hun, the star of the show. Lee Byung-Hun will also return as the mysterious masked Front Man, along with Gong Yoo as the game’s recruiting salesperson and Wi Ha-Jun as police officer Hwang Jun-Ho.
Netflix introduces new cast members for Season 2 of Squid Game.
• Yim Si-Wan
• Kang Ha-Neul
• Park Sung-Hoon
• Yang Dong-Geun pic.twitter.com/9o47uD0eoe— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 17, 2023
New faces joining the cast include Korean actor and singer Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, and Yang Dong-Geun. While the characters played by the new actors have not been revealed, their presence in the teaser suggests their involvement in the deadly games.
Possible Plot of Squid Game Season 2
There is no official synopsis or summary from Netflix that reveals specific plot details about Squid Game Season 2. However, series creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk has hinted at what fans can expect in the upcoming season.
Looking back at the ending of the first season, Seong Gi-Hun is on the way to meet his daughter when he spots the same man who recruited him into the game. He gets hold of the card and dials the number to probably exact his revenge on the game’s creators.
As the Front Man’s identity was also revealed, the show will explore how the police are complicit in allowing Squid Game to take place.
The challenges and deadly games like Sugar Honeycombs and Marbles from the first season will continue. These games went viral on the internet when the first season premiered. We can expect more suspense and thrilling moments like those in the upcoming season.
The Success of Squid Game’s First Season
If any show can be called an instant global phenomenon, it’s Squid Game. The Korean series broke the internet in 2021 and became Netflix’s most-watched series of all time, with 1.65 billion viewing hours in just a month’s time.
And it’s not just the fame and popularity. Squid Game also earned 14 Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, making it the first foreign-language show to achieve this feat.
Squid Game S02 Release Date on Netflix
Netflix has not announced an exact release date for Squid Game Season 2. However, fans expect the show to arrive on Netflix sometime in 2024 at the earliest. According to reports, filming begins for the second and third seasons simultaneously in July 2023.
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