Who are the new characters and which actors are returning?

A few more days of patience before returning to season 2 of Squid Game on Netflix. To prepare yourself properly for this Christmas holiday event, Tele-Leisure takes stock of the casting. Here are the returning actors, as well as the new faces that you will be able to discover in this sequel.

We almost waited… Three years after putting season 1 of Squid Game, which was a huge hit around the world, Netflix will offer the seven episodes of season 2 of the Korean series from December 26. See you at 9:01 a.m. (for those who have the strength to get up after a certainly very hearty December 25) to discover the continuation of the adventures of Gi-hun, player 456. In this sequel which takes place three years after the season 1, the latter is determined to put an end to the deadly games and will therefore re-enter the competition at his own risk with the intention of destroying it from the inside. New players will therefore appear.

Who are the new characters in season 2 of Squid Game ?

In the competition, Gi-hun will face new adversaries but also meet new allies. If there are obviously 455 to join the competition alongside him, only a part of the players will be highlighted. Here are the new players who promise to be important in the series:

• Lee Myung-gi (played by Im Si-wan): player 333 is a former YouTuber specializing in cryptocurrency, who went bankrupt after a scam.
• Kim Jun-hee (played by Jo Yu-ri): she is the former girlfriend of Myung-gi, who also lost a lot of money following the scam he was the victim of.
• Thanos (played by Choi Seung-hyun): Formerly a popular rapper, he finds himself ruined after investing money following Myung-go's advice.
• Hyun-ju (played by Park Sung-hoon): A former special forces soldier, Hyun-ju is a transgender woman who came to the games to earn money for her gender confirmation surgery.
• Gyeong-seok (played by Lee Jin-wook): a man who came into the competition in order to save his sick daughter.
• Dae-ho (played by Kang Ha-neul): He is a former marine.
• Park Yong-sik (played by Yang Dong-geun): a former game addict.
• Don't be afraid (Kang Ae-shim): She is Yang Dong-geun's mother and joins the games to pay off her son's debt.
• No-eul (Park Gyu-young): a former member of the North Korean army who fled the country and seeks to reunite with her baby.

Which actors and characters from season 1 are returning in season 2 of Squid Game?

In addition to these new characters, we will find several heroes from season 1 in the sequel. Starting – obviously – with Gi-shestill played by Lee Jung-jae. While he was left between life and death at the end of season 1, Hwang Jun-hothe police officer who infiltrated the games in search of his brother, will also return in the sequel and is still played by Wi Ha-joon. Lee Byung-hun reprises his role from game master whose real name is Hwang In-ho, alias of Jun-ho's brother. Fans of Squid Game will also find Jung-baea friend of Gi-hun seen briefly in season 1. Finally, Gong Yoo (seen in For only luggage on Netflix) reprises his role as the recruiter in this sequel.

Discover the cast of season 2 of Squid Game in images in our dedicated slideshow.