Squid Game Season 2: Renewal, Cast, Story & Everything We Know

Summary Squid Game season 2 is confirmed, with new deadly games and more focus on the Front Man and police involvement.

Filming for season 2 started in July 2023, and Squid Game season 2 will premiere some time in 2024.

The cast for season 2 includes both returning characters and new additions, with the addition of female competitors in the new installment.

After becoming Netflix's most-watched original show ever, Squid Game season 2 promises even more twisted competitions and deadly games. Squid Game season 1 focused on a group of everyday people invited to take part in the titular event, a secretive competition that carries grave consequences for its losers. Those selected all carry heavy financial burdens to bear, the type of debt that can make life one big ball of stress. Despite the likelihood of death, if winning the game can make their lives less of a living hell, the contestants are on board.

Squid Game burst onto the scene and was instantly beloved by both critics and viewers, then rode massive amounts of positive word of mouth to Netflix viewership records. Following its success, Netflix is looking to make Squid Game into a broader universe, with multiple spin-offs in development. It's no surprise that Squid Game season 2 is coming, it's only a matter of how long viewers will have to wait.

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The Squid Game Season 2 Release Window Is Revealed

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As production for the second season continues, the latest news finds a release month revealed for Squid Game season 2. Though previous updates had revealed that the sophomore season was due in 2024, Squid Game season 2 now has a more specific date attached. According to series star Lee Jung-jae, the show is due to return to Netflix in December 2024. A more specific release date will probably come soon, but nothing will be certain until production finally wraps.

Squid Game Season 2 Is Confirmed

Netflix Has Renewed Squid Game

Hwang Dong-hyuk has confirmed Squid Game season 2 is happening. Much of the appeal in season 1 came from the challenges the contestants faced, and Dong-hyuk promises more deadly games in Squid Game season 2. Whether Squid Game season 2 will feature entirely new games or a mix of old and new remains to be seen.

Squid Game Season 2 Production Status

Season 2 Will Arrive In December

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the earliest season 2 could wrap would be May 2024 and a few months of post-production will be needed for the effects-heavy series.

Though an official release date has yet to be revealed, it is now known that Squid Game season 2 will premiere sometime in December 2024. Based on the previously announced production timeline, the popular Netflix hit will likely arrive toward the end of the month, and not sooner. It was revealed that the new season began filming in July 2023 and was slated to shoot for 10 months. With that in mind, the earliest season 2 could wrap would be May 2024 and a few months of post-production will be needed for the effects-heavy series.

Squid Game season 1 Premiered on September 17, 2021.

Squid Game Season 2 Cast

Who Will Play The Squid Game?

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The Squid Game season 2 cast has already been partially confirmed, including one character whose fate was left uncertain in the first Squid Game season. A casting video debuted at the Netflix Tudum event and shows the surviving cast members from season 1 will be back for season 2. This includes Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, Lee Byeong-Heon as Hwang In-ho, Wi Ha-Joon as Hwang Jun-ho, and Gong Yoo as the person who recruits participants for the game.

The returning cast of Squid Game season 2 includes:

Actor Squid Game Role Lee Jung-jae Seong Gi-hun Lee Byeong-Heon Hwang In-ho Wi Ha-Joon Hwang Jun-ho Gong Yoo The Recruiter

There are also 12 new cast members joining Squid Game season 2, though nothing is known about the characters yet. Those new cast members are:

Kang Ha-Neul

Yim Si-Wan

Park Sung-Hoon

Yang Dong-Guen

Park Gyu-Young

Jo Yu-Ri

Kang Ae-Sim

Lee David

Lee Jin-Uk

Choi Seung-Hyun

Roh Jae-Won

Won Ji-An

Squid Game Season 2 Story

The Games Begin Again

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Squid Game season 1's ending definitely left the door open for a sequel, although many wondered if the setup would be vastly different and not focus as much on the actual game. Sole surviving protagonist Gi-hun seemingly opts to try and take down the organization behind Squid Game rather than move on with his daughter, and it's unlikely he would willingly participate in the game again, even if baited by Squid Game's resident recruiter.

However, there's always a way for dystopian organizations like this to force compliance, so perhaps Gi-hun's daughter will be used to bait him back into the game. Squid Game's complex in-universe creator Il-nam is also apparently dead, which may lead to an even less fair game than before. Since the Squid Game season 2 plot will also see the return of Jun-Ho to the cast it could be that he survived his brother's bullet and that the Front Man's intention was never to kill his brother, but rather, to save him.

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buy Not available Not available Not available In Squid Game, a mysterious invitation to join a competition is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. Four hundred fifty-six participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games to win 45.6 billion won. Games are selected from traditional Korean children's games, such as Red Light and Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. To survive, competitors must choose their alliances carefully - but the further they go in the competition, the more likely betrayal will rear its ugly head. Cast Wi Ha-joon , Anupam Tripathi , Oh Yeong-su , Heo Sung-tae , Park Hae-soo , Jung Ho-yeon , Lee Jung-jae , Kim Joo-ryoung Release Date September 17, 2021 Seasons 1 Streaming Service(s) Netflix Writers Hwang Dong-hyuk Directors Hwang Dong-hyuk Showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk Expand