Squid Game season 2 is confirmed — everything we know so far

Squid Game flavour 2 is confirmed — everything nosotros know and then far

Lee Jung-jae stars in Squid Game on Netflix

(Image credit: Netflix)

Squid Game flavor 2 is confirmed, co-ordinate to the Korean drama's creator. Squid Game has been a worldwide sensation, topping the U.S. Netflix Top 10 list for several weeks. Season 2 is a no-brainer and author-director Hwang Dong-hyuk has finally indicated he'southward started the process of developing it.

Squid Game is office Hunger Games, role Battle Royale. It revolves around a mysterious survival competition, which invites 456 adults who have all struggled financially in life to play. They appoint in traditional children'due south games — such equally tug of war and crimson light/greenish light — merely with deadly twists, in the hope of winning well-nigh $38.5 million. At that place'south a lot of violence and blood; this is not a show for the faint of eye or breadbasket.

The nine-episode first flavor premiered September 17 on Netflix and entered the Pinnacle ten listing 2 days later on at No. 8. By its fourth day, on Sept. 21, the bear witness had attained No. ane.

Here'southward everything we know and so far about Squid Game season 2.

Alert: Spoilers for the entirety of flavor 1 follow.

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Squid Game flavor 2 release date speculation

Netflix has not ordered Squid Game season two yet. More often than not, the streamer doesn't announce renewals until, at primeval, a month after the previous flavor's release.

The bigger roadblock to Squid Game season two was that author-managing director Hwang Dong-hyuk previously expressed hesitation virtually going forwards with the show.

The process of making Squid Game season 1 was a long, arduous, and stressful process, he told Variety. He starting time began developing the idea as a feature movie back in 2008.

Despite the success of the show now, Hwang said, "I don't take well developed plans for Squid Game 2. Information technology is quite tiring only thinking nigh it. Simply if I were to practise it, I would certainly not do it alone. I'd consider using a writers' room and would want multiple experienced directors."

Yet, in a new interview with the Associated Press, Hwang has seemingly changed his listen.

"There's been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a 2d season. Then I nigh feel similar you leave us no choice!" Hwang said. "Simply I volition say there will indeed exist a second season. It's in my head right at present. I'm in the planning process currently. Simply I practise think it'due south too early to say when and how that'southward going to happen."

Ane affair he does know: "I will promise y'all this, Gi-hun will come back. He will practice something for the earth."

The cast of Squid Game — (Image credit: Youngkyu Park)

Squid Game season 2 cast

If the testify does come back, Squid Game flavour 2 is certain to have almost an entirely new cast since well-nigh all of the game's players died.

The known exception is Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), a divorced dad and gambling aficionado who joins the game to settle his debts. He ends up winning. And the creator has said that flavor 2 would definitely bring Gi-hun dorsum.

Some other possible returning character could be Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), a constabulary officer who sneaks into the game to observe his missing brother. The final we saw of Jun-ho, he had been shot and fell off a cliff into the ocean. Withal, his body was never seen and it's possible he survived.

If he did, it would create some juicy fodder for flavour 2, since his brother turned out to be The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who helps run the game.

Squid Game season two story: What could it exist about?

First, allow's talk near the ending of Squid Game flavour 1. In the sixth and final game, the titular Squid Game, Gi-hun faced off against his childhood frenemy Sang-woo. When Gi-hun refused to go along, Sang-woo stabbed himself and asked him to use the prize money to help his mother.

But a year later on, Gi-hun hasn't touched the coin at all. He receives a gilt game invitation and discovers that Actor 001 is Oh Il-nam, a rich VIP. The dying Il-nam puts Gi-hun to the test one last fourth dimension, which snaps him out of his depression.

Gi-hun fulfills the promises he made to Sang-woo and others, then heads to the drome to reunite with his estranged daughter. At that place, he spots the Salesman (Gong Yoo), who recruited him for the game. He calls the number on the recruiting card, simply the game makers tell him to forget most what happened. Instead of getting on the plane, Gi-hun strides abroad, presumably to put an end to the game for skilful.

Squid Game flavour two could follow Gi-hun's quest to end the game. He could be aided by policeman Jun-ho, if he is withal alive. No doubt he has a score to settle with his brother, Front Man.

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