It has been almost three years since the Netflix K-drama Squid Game took the world by storm with its dystopian take on capitalism. With its success, receiving critical acclaim and international attention, it has been renewed for a second season in June 2022. As fans patiently wait, lead star Lee Jung-jae finally gives a release update and reveals when Squid Game Season 2 will hit the small screen.
In an interview with Business Insider on the Disney Upfronts red carpet while promoting his new show, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Jung-jae was asked if he could tease anything about the upcoming Squid Game Season 2. Though the actor didn’t give anything away about the new season’s plot, he gave a major update that excited many.
“It will be released in December,” he said through an interpreter.
However, Netflix’s reps have yet to confirm this release window and haven’t responded with a comment yet. But it’s good to note that the streamer’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos told The Hollywood Reporter that it would be released “sometime in 2024” during an earnings call in April.
Also, when the streaming giant released its slate of new TV shows and movies for 2024 in February, it dropped a teaser of Squid Game Season 2, noting it would come out “this year.” But fans don't have to worry, in an interview with Netflix in December 2023, series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk assured the wait would be worth it.
Who are the cast of Squid Game Season 2?
Squid Game Season 2 will see the return of familiar faces, like Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-joon, reprising their roles as Seong Gi-hun, Front Man, The Salesman, and Hwang Jun-ho, respectively. A slew of new cast members is also added, though their roles are yet to be revealed.
You can check the list below:
Yim Si-wan
Kang Ha-neul
Park Gyu-young
Park Sung-hoon
Jo Yu-ri
Yang Dong-geun
Kang Ae-sim
Lee David
Lee Jin-uk
Choi Seung-hyun
Roh Jae-won
Won Ji-an
What is Squid Game Season 2 about?
Squid Game Season 2 will see another set of new players trying their luck to win the 45.6 billion won cash prize. But just like the first season’s participants, they may not know their lives are at stake. Gi-hun may try to stop this by abandoning his plans to go to the US to meet his daughter and returning to find Front Man.
You can read the synopsis below:
Squid Game introduces viewers to a group of contestants desperate enough to risk their lives in a mysterious survival game for the promise of a 45.6 billion won cash prize. Season 2 will follow hero Gi-hun as he abandons his plans to go to the United States. Instead, he begins a chase with an important motive.
Executive producer Kim Ji-yeon admitted that there was a lot of pressure to make the second season after the incredible success of the first season. However, she promised they would focus on making it even better for the global audience.
“The cast and the crew are truly pouring their hearts and souls into filming the second season,” she said. “I hope you stay tuned and root for us!”
True enough, there are high expectations surrounding Squid Game Season 2. So, hopefully, this will be on par with the previous season, if not much better.
