It took three years of waiting but Squid Game 2 it has finally arrived. After conquering the world in 2021 with dizzying numbers – it is the most watched TV series ever on Netflixwith 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the first 28 days alone – the second season promises to shock audiences again.
The countdown began in recent months with a first trailer that anticipates little of the plot Of Squid Game 2 and confirms the return of the main characters in castplus the new entries already announced. The 7 episodes of the second season, available from December 26, were anticipated by a short video with Seong Gi-hun, the protagonist of the first season, and a promise:
The game begins. The real one.
Watch the trailer for “Squid Game 2”
Squid Game 2: how the first season ended
Set in 2020 Seoul, the first season of Squid Game it told the story of 456 desperate participants, in debt and ready to do anything to win a cash prize of 45.6 billion won. However, with a very high price to pay: in the games, based on innocent childhood activities such as “One, two, three stars”, the loser was brutally eliminated.
In the end, the winner is Seong Gi-hun, player number 456, but at a very high price. Along the way, the man had formed bonds of friendship with other contestants, all of whom fell in the deadly games.
In the shocking ending, Gi-hun discovers that the real orchestrator of the game was Oh Il-nam, player number 001, a very rich man who created this perverse pastime to find some excitement in his empty life.
Despite the victory and the cash prize, Gi-hun finds himself empty and alone. He tries to change his life, but when he decides to fly to America to reunite with his daughter, a chance encounter brings him back to the world of Squid Game.
The games are about to return and the organizers are looking for new contestants. Determined to put an end to the horror now, he gives up on the journey and issues a direct challenge to the game's creators.
Squid Game 2: the plot of the second season
Presented to Lucca Comics & Games 2024from the plot of Squid Game 2 it was revealed well before release. Three years after winning the Squid GameSeong Gi-hun is still obsessed with exposing the organization behind the deadly games. With his fortune as an asset, he begins to investigate, starting with the enigmatic recruiter who was playing ddakji on the Seoul subway.
The road to the truth, however, turns out to be more dangerous than expected. To destroy the system, Gi-hun will have to play the games again, facing even deadlier challenges and trying to survive in an environment where trusting others could be his undoing.
The green suits, the player numbers and the resolute face of Seong Gi-hun return, ready to infiltrate the heart of the organization to put an end to it once and for all.
Squid Game 2: the cast of the second season
What is the cast di Squid Game 2? Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk returns to direct, write and produce the series, delivering the same raw, incisive vision that defined the first season. Lee Jung-jae reprises his role as Seong Gi-hun, while Lee Byung-hun returns as the Front Man.
Also returning are Wi Ha-jun, who plays Inspector Hwang Jun-ho, and Gong Yoo, the mysterious subway recruiter.
Next to them, a parterre of new talents. Among the new names are Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, already known in the world of Korean TV series, ready to give life to characters that promise to add new dimensions to the plot.
Squid Game 2Furthermore, it will not mark the end of the saga. The creators of the TV series, in fact, filmed the continuation of the story at the same time, which the public will be able to see in the third and final season. There third season of Squid Game It doesn't have a release date yet but it's scheduled for late 2025.
