Squid Game, season 2 | Player 456 is playing again

Notice to those who want to clear their minds after Christmas: the second season of the South Korean series Squid Game (The Squid Gamein French version) will be broadcast from December 26 on Netflix.

A global success in 2021, the first season of nine episodes plunges us into a dangerous survival competition bringing together 456 heavily indebted participants who hope to change the course of their lives by winning a large sum.

The second season picks up three years after the “victory” of Player 456, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae, The Acolyte). He gave up his prize and decides to take part in the game again in the company of new participants who are unaware of how the mortal tests work.

Emmy-winning director Hwang Dong-hyuk returns, as do comedians Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo. New cast members include Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk and Park Sung-hoon.