"Squid Game" Season 2 Unveils Trailer

Netflix has finally unveiled the official trailer for the long-awaited sophomore season of the Korean blockbuster dystopian show “Squid Game".

The globally successful series follows financially struggling individuals competing in deadly games for a chance to win a life-changing prize, revealing the dark depths of human desperation and resilience.

Season 2 takes place three years after Gi-hun wins Squid Game, giving up on going to the States and coming back with a new resolution in his mind. He once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won.

The second season sees Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo reprise their roles as survivors of the bloody elimination game.

Joining the cast of the show for its second installment are Yim Si-wan (“The Attorney,” “Emergency Declaration”), Kang Ha-neul (“Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet”), Park Gyu-young (“Attack the Gas Station”), Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim (“Kim Ji-young: Born 1982”), Lee David (“The Terror Live”), Choi Seung-Hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yuri, and Won Ji.

Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk previously said that the new season will see Gi-hun seeking revenge, entering the game as a different, more serious character.

Netflix has also confirmed that Hwang Dong-hyuk is returning as director, writer, and producer. Firstman Studio is producing the drama.

The nine-episode first season launched on Netflix in 2021 and proved to be an all-time hit for the streamer. It became the most-watched non-English television series on Netflix, totaling more than 2 billion hours viewed on the platform over roughly an eight-hour run time, with a collective 265 million total views.

"Squid Game" also became the platform's most popular series of all time with a record 1.65 billion views in the first 28 days following its 2021 premiere.

The series was also a breakthrough foreign-language contender at the Emmys, nominated for 14 categories, including best drama series (a first for a non-English-language production) and winning six.

For the first season, Dong-hyuk made history as the first Asian person to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.

Jung-Jae also became the first Asian man to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the first to win the award for a non-English show.

It currently has more than 2.2 billion hours viewed, which equates to approximately 265 million views according to Netflix’s all-time top TV chart.

The “Squid Game” universe has since been expanded to include an unscripted competition series, “Squid Game: The Challenge,” as well as an upcoming video game.

Season 2 of "Squid Game" will debut on December 26 on Netflix. The third and final season will follow in 2025.