Squid Game season 2 explained

Season Number:2
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Showrunner:Hwang Dong-hyuk
Network:Netflix

The second season of the South Korean survival thriller horror television series Squid Game, created for television by Korean writer and television producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, is set for release on December 26, 2024. The season is produced by Netflix.

The season stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, and Lee Byung-hun. It is set three years after Gi-hun won Squid Game, giving up on going to the United States and returning with a new resolution in 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 billion.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring

Guest cast

Confirmed

Production

Development

In late October 2021, Hwang stated he was in discussions with Netflix regarding a second season.[9] He further stated in December 2021 that he was also discussing a third season with Netflix.[10] Hwang wanted to produce another film first, as well as secure a contract with Netflix to release additional films he may create alongside further Squid Game seasons, so as to avoid becoming known only for Squid Game. Hwang confirmed that he had begun conceptualization work on a second season during a press event in November 2021, with plans to bring back Lee Jung-jae to reprise his role of Gi-hun.[11] Netflix stated in response to Hwang's comments that they had not yet officially greenlit a second season, but were in discussions with Hwang towards one.[12] During an earnings call in January 2022, Netflix's Sarandos said when asked about a second season "Absolutely...the Squid Game universe has just begun."[13] [14] [15] Hwang said in April 2022 that he presently was working on Killing Old People Club, an adaption of a work called "Pape Satan Aleppe: Chronicles of a Liquid Society" by Umberto Eco (; "The way to pretend to understand the crazy world"), and anticipated that the second season of Squid Game would be completed and broadcast by 2024.[16] Netflix confirmed that the second season was greenlit in June 2022.[17] [18] It will be released on December 26, 2024.[19]

Writing

Due to the stress of writing and producing the first series of nine episodes himself, Hwang initially had no immediate plans to write a second season to Squid Game, and did not have well-developed plans for a follow-up story and said that if he were to write one, he would likely need a staff of writers and directors to help him.[20] However, with the immense popularity of the show, Hwang later opined about the possibility of a second season in 2021, telling CNN, "There's nothing confirmed at the moment, but so many people are enthusiastic that I'm really contemplating it."[21] Hwang also said in an interview with The Times that a second season may focus more on the story of the Front Man as well as incorporating more about the police: "I think the issue with police officers is not just an issue in Korea. I see it on the global news that the police force can be very late in acting on things—there are more victims or a situation gets worse because of them not acting fast enough. This was an issue that I wanted to raise."[22] He added that he also wanted to explore the relationship between the cryptic Front Man and his policeman brother Hwang Jun-ho, as well as the background of the salesman character (portrayed by Gong Yoo).[23] Speaking about the games that appear in the season, Hwang said "They are once again simple children's games that a lot of kids in Korea grew up playing. I remember being on set and being reminded of my childhood days" but he also wanted to open up the games to be more universally recognized this time "In many different countries around the world, there will be some kind of version similar to these games that you probably have played as a child,...They're going to be both very easy to understand and play, and very fun."[24]

Casting

In April 2022, Hwang confirmed that the characters of Gi-hun and the Front Man will return for the second season, and will introduce Cheol-su, Young-hee's boyfriend.[25] Hwang said that he would like to bring back some of the dead characters, such as Ji-young, and expressed regret that he had killed off several beloved characters since he did not have any plans for a second season at that time.[26]

In November 2022, O Yeong-su (who had appeared in the previous season as Oh Il-nam) was indicted on sexual misconduct charges relating to an incident in which he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.[27] He was accused of various cases of sexual misconduct in which he had inappropriately hugged, made lewd comments towards, laid in the same bed with, and kissed the victim across multiple incidents. Although he was charged in 2017, he was indicted five years later in 2022.[28] During his trial in February 2024 for such charges, O was found guilty, and was sentenced to an eight-month suspended prison term and was ordered to attend 40 hours of classes on sexual violence.[29] [30]

During Netflix's Tudum: A Global Fan Event in June 2023, Lee Jung-jae was confirmed to reprise his role alongside Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo and Wi Ha-joon. On June 29, Netflix released more info on the new season's cast, which includes Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Im Si-wan, Yang Dong-geun, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-wook, Won Ji-an, Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-shim, Choi Seung-hyun, Lee David, and Roh Jae-won.[31]

Costume, set design, and filming

Principal photography for the second season was scheduled to start in July 2023 and was expected to last for "at least 10 months".[32] On July 10, staff members of the production faced a controversy involving allegations of mistreatment towards citizens during filming at Incheon Airport. The production company issued an official apology on the matter.[33] Filming was reportedly underway in August 2023.[34] Filming wrapped on July 2024 and was filmed back-to-back along with the third season.[35]

Marketing

During Netflix Geeked Week in September 2024, a poster and a teaser for the season were released.[36] [37]

Release

The second season of the series is set to premiere on December 26, 2024.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Porter. Rick. 2023-06-29. 'Squid Game' Adds Eight Actors, Completes Season 2 Cast. 2023-06-29. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. June 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230629082918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/squid-game-season-2-cast-1235525641/. live.
  3. Web site: Rose. Hemaline. 'Squid Game 2': Female lead announced. Asiana Times. June 26, 2023. December 22, 2023. December 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222204642/https://asianatimes.com/squid-game-2-female-lead-announced/. live.
  4. Web site: Chin. Carmen. 'Squid Game' season two is "so far so good", says actress Kim Si-eun. NME. November 8, 2023. December 22, 2023. December 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222204640/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/squid-game-season-two-so-far-so-good-kim-si-eun-3533701. live.
  5. Web site: https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112128675. ko:[단독] 김시은, '오징어 게임2' 여주인공 캐스팅...제2의 정호연 될까. [Exclusive] Kim Si-eun cast as the female lead in 'Squid Game 2'... Will she be the next Jung Ho-yeon?. . ko. 2023-06-26. 2023-12-22. December 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222204640/https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112128675. live.
  6. Web site: Hwang So-young. December 20, 2023. ko:[단독] '열일' 전석호 '범죄도시3' 이어 '오징어게임2' 출연. [Exclusive] Jeon Seok-ho of 'Hard Day' appears in 'Squid Game 2' following 'Crime City 3'. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000371642. December 20, 2023. JTBC. ko. December 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011652/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000371642. live.
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  16. Web site: 'Squid Game' Director Hwang Dong-hyuk Prepares 'Killing Old People Club' as Next Feature. Elsa. Keslassy. April 5, 2022. April 5, 2022. Variety. April 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220411033929/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/squid-game-hwang-dong-hyuk-killing-old-people-club-1235222839/. live.
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