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What To Know About “Squid Game Season 2”

“Squid Game” will keep your eyes glued as an exciting second season is set to storm the small screen

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Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso

<p>Brace yourselves, because the second season of <em><strong><a href="https://metro.style/culture/film-and-tv/10-defining-moments-from-squid-game/31442" target="_blank">Squid Game</a></strong></em> is slated to return to the screen soon!</p><div><br/></div><p>After the show’s creator, <strong><a href="https://metro.style/culture/film-and-tv/get-ready-for-squid-game-on-netflix/31265" target="_blank">Hwang Dong Hyuk</a></strong>, confirmed the return of the survival series in November 2021, <strong><a href="https://www.netflix.com/ph-en/title/81040344" target="_blank">Netflix</a></strong> revealed that a Season 2 is absolutely happening. “On your marks. Get set. Greenlight. Squid Game continues,” the announcement says. The following season is set to premiere on the streaming giant in 2024, as greenlighted by Dong Hyuk in June 2022.</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oqxAJKy0ii4" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>The <a href="https://metro.style/culture/film-and-tv/5-reasons-why-squid-game-is-your-next-favorite-ser/31284" target="_blank">Korean blockbuster</a>, which had a phenomenal pull in 2021, raking in a record-breaking viewership of 1.65 billion hours in 28 days. History was also in the making as the cast and crew of <em>Squid Game</em> arrived at a mileage as far as the <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/international-emmys-2022-korean-star-sightings/34295" target="_blank">Emmys</a></strong>. The production has figured in 14 nominations and a total number of six wins. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Scroll down for more details of <em>Squid Game: Season 2</em>:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>1. Four new faces were added to the cast of Season 2.</strong></div><p>Netflix announced during its <strong>Tudum</strong> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/squid-game-season-2-cast" target="_blank">event</a> that the drama will feature fresh faces such as <em><strong>Run On</strong></em> and <em><strong>Unlocked</strong></em> star <strong>Im Si Wan</strong>, <em><strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/the-glory-cast-members-thoughts-on-the-series/35090" target="_blank">The Glory</a></strong></em>’s <strong>Park Sung Hoon</strong>, <em><strong>When the Camellia Blooms</strong></em>’ <strong>Kang Ha Neul</strong>, and actor and rap artist <strong>Yang Dong Geun</strong>.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/897fd7dd-93c4-4488-acef-c7e514e793a2_squidgame_unit_103_476.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="What to Know About “Squid Game Season 2”"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>2. Lee Jung Jae, Wi Ha Joon, and Lee Byung Hun will be back for the second season.</strong></div><p>It was confirmed that the characters of <strong>Lee Jung Jae</strong>, <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/new-things-about-wi-ha-joon-bench-press-con/35577" target="_blank">Wi Ha Joon</a></strong>, and <strong>Lee Byung Hun</strong> will return for a more riveting storyline in the next season. A-lister <strong><a href="https://metro.style/beauty/grooming/gong-yoo-evolution-then-and-now/32068" target="_blank">Gong Yoo</a></strong> will also reprise his cameo role as The Recruiter.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7c75e8de-49e6-425f-96cb-265c7aa85262_squidgame_unit_108_35733.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="What to Know About “Squid Game Season 2”"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Wi Ha Joon as Hwang Jun-ho<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Netflix  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>3. Details about The Frontman, Detective Jun Ho, and The Recruiter are likely to be let out.</strong></div><p>In a<em> Sunday Times </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/squid-game-new-netflix-series-hoyeong-jung-hwang-dong-hyuk-interview-korean-thriller-7ttqr2wv5" target="_blank">interview</a>, the show’s creator, Hwang Dong Hyuk, shared important details about The Frontman. He divulged that apart from his familial ties with Jun Ho, he is a former cop of their country, too.</p><div><br/></div><div> </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/70343545-1797-4f9f-a099-2fdbb27c6c61_squidgame_unit_107_0295.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="What to Know About “Squid Game Season 2”"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Lee Byung Hun as The Frontman<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Netflix  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>4. Lee Jung Jae’s character Seong Gi Hun will have a strong comeback.</strong></div><p>In a 2022 <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/squid-game-showrunner-emmys-2022-season-2-1235195825/" target="_blank">article</a> by <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>, Hwang Dong Hyuk announced that Seong Gi Hun has transformed into a totally different person. “Instead of trying to meet the expectations of viewers, I just thought about the last moment when Gi-hun turned away from boarding the plane,” he declared. “Season 2 is going to be about what that new Gi-hun is going to do and how things will unfold with this new kind of character.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/00eb08cc-a9b2-4ea4-b80c-3dff81e573d0_squidgame_unit_109_0359.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="What to Know About “Squid Game Season 2”"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Lee Jung Jae as Seong Gi Hun<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Netflix  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>5. A possible Season 3 is coming.</strong></div><p>According to a 2021 <em>Korea Times</em> <a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/12/688_321287.html?fl" target="_blank">article</a>, past the second season, Hwang Dong Hyuk declared in a KBS interview that he was discussing the possibility of a Season 3 with streaming platform Netflix. “I’m in talks with Netflix over season 2 as well as season 3,” he said in his statement.</p><div><br/></div><div>  </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/37fa1124-777c-45d9-a13e-13f09c17a8cd_squidgame_unit_108_0700.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="What to Know About “Squid Game Season 2”"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos courtesy of <strong>Netflix</strong></p>