Squid Game season 2: release date, story, casting, images… Everything you need to know about the rest of the Netflix series

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Released in 2021, Squid Game was a true phenomenon, accumulating more than 2.2 billion hours viewed in just 90 days, and becoming the most popular series of all time Netflix.

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After three long years of waiting, the South Korean show will soon make its long-awaited return to the streaming platform. Release date, story, casting, images… Here's everything you need to know about the second season of the series Squid Game.

The story of season 2

As in our reality, this season 2 will take place three years after the events of the first season, and after Gi-hun's victory. But he ultimately did not go to America, and decided to confront the creators of the evil game.

Here is the official synopsis of this new chapter: “Three years after winning the Squid Game, Gi-hun, player 456, has given up on going to the United States and returns with a new objective. To achieve it, he dives back into the mysterious survival game where he will face deadly situations with new participants who all dream of winning the 45.6 billion won prize.”

A huge new prize, hundreds of new contestants, familiar faces… and of course deadly new games to play.

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Who is in charge of Squid Game season 2?

You don't change a winning team. Having made Emmy history for being the first Asian to win the trophy for Best Directing for a Drama Series in 2022, director and screenwriter Hwang Dong-hyuk is back at the helm of this new chapter, which he is producing also.

A return which, however, was not assured: the stress that Hwang Dong-hyuk suffered during the creation of the first season caused him health problems, and did not initially lead him to think about a sequel. But the worldwide success of the series made him reconsider the opportunity.

Filming for this season 2 began in July 2023 and lasted no less than 10 months. A rather long period for a series, but which can be explained by the fact that the series has already planned a third and final season, scheduled for 2025.

As Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a letter shared to fans : “I'm excited to see the seed that was planted during the creation of Squid Game grow and bear fruit until the end of this story. We will do our best to bring you another thrilling adventure.”

What release date?

Remember, it was at the start of the school year in September 2021 that Squid Game had created the event. It took more than three years for the series to offer a second chapter to its fans.

But the wait is soon coming to an end, since this season 2, made up of seven episodes, will in fact be broadcast from December 26, 2024 on the Netflix streaming platform.

Who is in the cast of the series?

This season 2 will be marked by the returns of Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo.

In addition to these regulars, it will welcome 12 new protagonists, played by actors who will necessarily say something to fans of Korean productions: Yim Si-wan (The Attorney), Kang Ha-neul (Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet), Park Gyu-young (Sweet Home), Lee Jin-uk (The Target), Park Sung-hoon (The Glory), Yang Dong-geun (My fellow citizens), Kang Ae-sim (Another Way), Lee David (Go-ji-jeon), Choi Seung-hyun (Crazy Lee), Roh Jae-won, Jo Yuri and Won Ji-an (Heartbeat).