Squid Game Season 2 Premiere Date and Season 3 Renewal Announced by Netflix
It’s time to play another round.
Netflix has announced that Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26. The streamer also announced that the series will return for a third and final season in 2025.
“Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport,” per the Season 2 official synopsis.
“Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.”
In a letter to fans, Hwang Dong-hyuk — a director, writer, and executive producer of Squid Game — wrote, “Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge at the end of Season 1 returns and joins the game again. Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front Man doesn’t seem to be an easy opponent this time either.”
“The fierce clash between their two worlds will continue into the series finale with Season 3, which will be brought to you next year,” Hwang stated.
Squid Game Season 1 ended with Gi-hun unwillingly winning the deadly games after defeating his childhood friend turned rival, Sang-woo.
A year or so after winning, Gi-hun stumbles across the recruiter in the middle of a game of ddakji in the subway and rushes over to stop this new person from unknowingly joining the next squid game. Gi-hun takes the game’s calling card the recruiter leaves behind and calls the number as he’s boarding a plane.
Front Man interrupts Gi-hun’s ranting on the phone, telling him to get on the plane. In the final moments of the season, Gi-hun doesn’t get on the plane, signifying that he’s not done with the games yet. He’s coming for them.
Returning to Squid Game Season 2 are Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-jun.
Joining the cast this season are 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, and Won Ji-an.
The series is produced by Firstman Studio; Kim Ji-yeon serves as the CEO of Firstman Studio and an executive producer of the series.
Check out the Season 2 date announcement:
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Squid Game Season 2 premieres on December 26 on Netflix with the third and final season releasing in 2025.
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Allison is in a love affair with television that doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. Slightly damaged fictional characters are her weakness. She loves to spend her free time curled up with a cat and a show to binge-watch. Allison is a Tomatometer-approved critic (Rotten Tomatoes).