Your complete guide to 'Squid Game' Season 2
What's the story
The much-awaited second season of the global phenomenon Squid Game will premiere on Netflix on Thursday, December 26 at 1:30pm IST.
The Hwang Dong-hyuk-created series has already received a nomination for Best Drama Series at the upcoming Golden Globes 2025.
The first season, which was released in 2021, became Netflix's most-watched foreign-language show within no time.
Storyline
'Squid Game' S02: Plot and character developments
The second season will see the return of Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun (Player 456), who re-enters the deadly games with a mission to dismantle them.
Other returning characters include The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun).
The Squid Game recruiter, played by Gong Yoo, will also make a comeback in this new season.
Casting updates
'Squid Game' S02: New cast members and characters
The second season will also bring a slew of new characters, as most contestants from the first season were eliminated.
The new cast includes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, and Yang Dong-geun.
Other additions are Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun (T.O.P), Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an who will portray contestants of various ages in the deadly games.
Future seasons
'Squid Game' trilogy: What lies ahead in S03
Netflix has confirmed that the Squid Game story will end with a third season, which will premiere in 2025.
However, it remains to be seen which characters will survive the deadly games to appear in this final season.
Reportedly, Season 3 was filmed earlier this year, so fans won't have to wait long for the concluding chapter of this thrilling series.