Squid Game Season 2: Release Date, Plot, New Cast, and Everything We Know
Squid Game Season 2: Netflix recently delighted fans with a captivating cast announcement video. Here’s everything you need to know!
Squid Game is a famous Netflix original South Korean survival drama tv series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. On September 17, 2021, it was officially released to critical acclaim and international interest. The suspenseful and gripping South Korean drama series took the world by storm with its unique premise and thrilling storyline.
It is Netflix’s most-watched series and has become the most-watched show in 94 countries. Drawing over 142 million member households and assembling 1.65 billion viewing hours during its first four weeks from launch.
The series centres around a contest in which 456 players in dire financial need risk their lives to play a series of children’s games that came out deadly to win ₩45.6 billion price. Since Squid Game was given the green light for a second season in 2022, fans of the thriller have been eagerly awaiting its arrival on Netflix to feel the chill run through their spine all over again.
Netflix finally shared more info on the sophomore season. If you are expecting the second season to arrive in 2023, there is bad news for you. The filming for the second season hasn’t started yet and the wait is going to be long. However, we have some big updates. Here’s everything you need to know!
Squid Game Season 2 Netflix Release Date
Previously in September 2022, director Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that the second season of Squid Game will launch on Netflix at a Netflix press conference. Meanwhile, Netflix has not given details about when the expected premiere will take place. Initially, it was thought that it will take place at the end of 2023. But it has already been confirmed that filming will take many months. Therefore rumours point to mid-2024 as the most likely release date for Squid Game season 2.
Who is making Squid Game Season 2?
The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, is returning as writer and director. He has consistently teased that Season 2 will be bigger and grander than the first one.
Squid Game Season 2 Plot
The series’ central character, Seong Gi-hun, a divorced father and indebted gambler who lives with his elderly mother, is invited to play a series of children’s games for a chance at a large cash prize. Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location where he finds himself among 455 other players who are all in deep financial trouble. The players are made to wear green tracksuits and are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the Front Man, who wears a black mask and black uniform. The players soon discover that losing the game results in their deaths, with each death adding ₩100 million to the potential ₩45.6 billion grand prize. Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo and North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok, to try to survive the games’ physical and psychological twists.
While the official plot details are unknown, it is expected that Squid Game Season 2 would continue the story from the first season. Delving deeper into the mysterious world of the deadly games. Speculations suggest that the high-stakes competition could take unforeseen twists and turns, further exploring the themes of survival, betrayal, and desperation.
Squid Game Season 2 Cast
As you are already aware, Season 1 saw a lot of deaths, leaving a drastically reduced cast for the next season. That implies that many new characters need to be introduced.
Wi Ha-joon (Hwang Jun-ho), Lee Jung-Jae (Seong Gi-hun), Lee Byung-hun (The Leader), and Gong Yoo, who plays the man who recruits the players and whom the main character meets in the closing moments of the first season, are all visible in the cast announcement video.
Additionally, Netflix revealed a few of the brand-new ‘Squid Game’ cast members. The new cast members of “Squid Game”‘s second season are Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, and Yang Dong-Guen.
Is there any trailer?
A trailer for Squid Game Season 2 has not been unveiled as of now. However, to keep the fervour alive, Netflix recently delighted fans with a captivating cast announcement video. This video serves as a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Season 2, featuring both returning and new cast members. Check it out below:
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When Will Squid Game Season 2 Begin Filming?
According to Lee Jung-Jae, filming for Squid Game Season 2 will begin sometime in the Summer of 2023, most likely in July. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk also said that filming for Season 1 took 10 months, and Season 2 will take quite a bit longer.
Where to watch Squid Game?
Since Squid Game is a Netflix exclusive, it cannot be found on any other streaming service. You can watch the first season of the series on Netflix.