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Season 2 is the second season of Squid Game. This season consists of seven episodes. It premiered on December 26, 2024.[2] According to Netflix, the series ranked in 68M views in its first three days on the streamer. It was also No. 1 on the weekly non-English TV list in 92 countries.[3] The budget for this season was ₩100 billion (approximately US$68,620,000).[4] By January 30, 2025, it was revealed that the series reached 4.6 billion minutes watched on Netflix in the season's first full week of availability, per Nielsen.[5]

Plot[]

This season focused more on the players than Season 1 and Gi-hun's experience was directly influenced by far more players this time around.[6] The games featured this season are: Bread and Lottery, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Minus One, Russian Roulette, Red Light, Green Light, The six-Legged Pentathlon (with mini games featured being: Ddakji, Flying Stone, Gonggi, Spinning Top, and Jegi), Mingle.[7][8]

Synopsis[]

Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun 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.[9]

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Episodes[]

  1. Bread and Lottery
  2. Halloween Party
  3. 001
  4. Six Legs
  5. One More Game
  6. O X
  7. Friend or Foe

Development[]

In late October 2021, Hwang stated he was in discussions with Netflix regarding a second season.[18] 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 Seong Gi-hun.[10] Netflix eventually revealed that they had not yet officially greenlit a second season, but were in discussions with Hwang towards one.[19] Eventually, at an earnings call in January 2022, Sarandos said when asked about a second season "Absolutely...the Squid Game universe has just begun".[20] Hwang then said in April 2022 that he anticipated that the second season would be completed and broadcast by 2024.[21] Netflix eventually confirmed that the second season was greenlit by June 2022.[22]

On November 12, 2024, Hwang Dong-hyuk teased that this season has new games, a (mostly) new cast with a dystopic vision that now feels frighteningly close to home by posing the question “Is the majority always right?”[23] In addition, viewers can expect at least one game "that's already been played in season 1 to make a return this season. But the newer games, he promised would be greater in scale, more intriguing than ever, and they are going to just take you on a wild, emotional rollercoaster.[24] One such twist this season is voting, since the contestants in this latest round of murderous children’s games are handed a vote after each challenge to decide whether they want to discontinue or to carry on and accrue more money.[25]

On November 22, 2024 Hwang Dong-hyuk admitted that he is well aware that the real world has not gotten any better since the debut of the show back in 2021, and he’s made sure that the second season is going to reflect that... Stating that: “It’s not getting better out there — it’s getting worse […] Worse climate change, more wars, more people dying. Compare the world [in 2021] and now — our lives are not improving... What we’ve created on Season 2 is a deeper, more advanced story” than the first. Thus, he teased that this season is much more cruel, scarier and more gruesome than the first.[26]

On November 26, 2024, Netflix unveiled the main trailer along with some key art titled ‘Round and Round’ to promote the second season.[27] By December 4, 2024, it was announced that season 2 of Squid Game consists of 7 episodes, with longer runtimes. The longer episodes allow for deeper exploration, character development, and complex subplots as well.[28]

On December 3, it was revealed that to date, Squid Game Season 1 has drawn an audience of 330 million and more than 2.8 billion hours viewed since its release on Sept. 17, 2021. Netflix touts the Korean-language show as its most anticipated title of the year and cited a 60% spike in Season 1 viewership following the release for the first Season 2 teaser on Oct. 31.[29]

On December 4, 2024, a new Squid Game collection which includes the Puma brand with the series' iconic uniforms brought to life was unveiled.[30]

On December 9, 2024, the second season had its premiere in Seoul and another premiere on December 12 which included a not-quite-5K race in Los Angeles, California.[31]

Prior to release, the show attracted controversy for casting male actor Park Sung-hoon to play the transgender woman character Hyun-Ju, due to some wanting a trans person to authentically portray their experiences. Some argued in response to these criticisms that trying to put a trans person in the spotlight in South Korea was not reasonable. People also opined that having a trans character in a South Korean series at all is an important step in representation. On December 18, 2024, during press day for Squid Game 2, director and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk spoke to a group of journalists, about why he wanted to include a trans character this time around.: “The people who come to join the games in Squid Game are usually marginalized or neglected from society, and not just financially speaking, but people who would belong to marginalized groups,” Hwang explained through a translator. “In season one, the representative character for that was Ali, who was a foreigner working in Korea, which is one of the most representative minority groups in Korea. Currently today, unfortunately, in the Korean society the gender minority is a group that is not as accepted widely within society. I wanted to create a character that would represent that... Hwang said acceptance of trans people has gotten better recently, but it’s still not where it needs to be. “In Korea, when you are a gender minority, it is not as widely accepted yet, unfortunately, and you are still seen to be very much out of the norm,” he said. “And so by creating a character like Hyun-ju, through her choices, her actions, and the way she carries herself in the game, I hope that that could raise awareness of these issues that we face today.”[32]

On December 19, 2024, Hwang Dong-hyuk originally envisioned seasons 2 and 3 as a single story because that's how he wrote it. But in the end it would have been too many episodes. So instead, he opted to split the story in half.[33]

On December 28, 2024, it was revealed that this season was filmed in stunning locations in South Korea, such as Incheon International Airport, Daejeon Expo Science Park, and Seongapdo Island.[34]

On January 20, 2025, a BTS video for the season was released by Netflix.[35]

On February 2, 2025, T.O.P began promotion for the series after his character of Thanos became a fan favorite with international audiences alike.[36]

Trivia[]

  • On October 24, 2024, Squid Game: The Official Podcast was announced for this season.[37][38]
  • On November 12, 2024 Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed that he lost several teeth while filming the first season, but that despite the hit to his health, he added that he decided to come back to film a second season due to “money,” noting that he “didn’t make much” from the first season despite it being “a huge global success”. This is because he had received his payment upfront before the release of the series, so he wasn't able to fully cash in on the approximately $800 million it made for Netflix.[39]
  • On November 25, 2024, it was mentioned how a court in the Northern District of California issued a subpoena to Discord to identify the user behind a big leak of Netflix content in August 2024 on the social platform Discord because Netflix is trying to track down who the culprit behind the aforementioned leak was.[40]
  • On November 27, 2024, some eagle-eyed fans noticed that in the latest trailer for the series as Player 230 cranks back his arm to punch another player, his nail polish is visible. There is a similarity between T.O.P's nails and the nail polish recently worn by BIGBANG's G-Dragon at the 2024 MAMA Awards in Osaka, Japan.[41]
  • On December 10, 2024, the season was nominated on Monday Dec. 9, 2024 for Best Television Drama at the upcoming 82nd Golden Globes in early January 2025 ahead of the season premiere.[42]
    • Also on this day Duolingo and Netflix announced the launch of their "Learn Korean or Else" campaign on Tuesday. The campaign, which combines Duolingo's silly approach to learning new languages, and the high-stakes nature of Squid Game, encourages fans to learn Korean ahead of the season two premiere of the series on Dec. 26, 2024.[43]
  • On December 12, 2024, it was revealed that this season, Gi-hun is no longer his fun-loving, optimistic self from its first season.[44]
  • On December 17, 2024, to mark the launch of the new season release Netflix has partnered with the Tottenham Hotspur Club, with activations planned around Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League fixtures against Liverpool on December 22 and Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 29th of December. The infamous Squid Game guards would be roaming the stadium in their pink hooded jumpsuits for photo opportunities and a giant blimp of the Young-hee doll - featured in the ‘Red Light, Green Light’ game would be appearing outside the stadium pre-match.[45]
    • Also on this day, a marketing campaign with McDonald's Australia where the exclusive Squid Game Meal includes a QR code that grants access to the game, where players race against time to complete the dalgona Candy Challenge was announced. In a unique Australian twist, McDonald's has replaced the umbrella candy shape with a more challenging Golden Arches 'M'. Those who succeed will have the chance to win exclusive co-branded merchandise, with a grand prize of $100,000 for one challenger.[46]
  • On December 19, 2024, Squid Game: The Experience, an immersive entertainment installation that opened in October in a shuttered shopping mall near Madison Square Garden and Squid Game: Unleashed, a mobile video game were announced to coincide with this Season.[47]
  • As of December 23, 2024 it was revealed that Netflix has added new Squid Game related profile icons ahead of the Season 2 premiere.[48]
  • On December 26, 2024 James Tang, an actor based in Los Angeles, California revealed on his Instagram that he was the English dub voice for Choi Woo-seok.[49]
    • Also on this day, it was announced that Season 2 is now ranked #1 in all 93 countries on the global charts; thus marking it as the first Netflix show to ever achieve this impressive feat.[50]
  • On December 28, 2024, Hwang Dong-hyuk praised T.O.P. for his performance as the disgraced rapper Thanos after the actor was previously blacklisted from Korean entertainment following his 2017 guilty plea to marijuana usage. The Squid Game director stated how he “[felt] that it took him a lot of guts, in a way, to portray a character, especially someone who shares a lot of similarities that are quite negative to him as a person too... So I think it took him a lot of courage to take on that role... Despite the long hiatus, I have to say, as a director, he performed very impressively and I’m very satisfied with what he did with the character”.[51]
  • On December 29, 2024 Park Sung-hoon faced controversy after sharing a parody Japanese Adult Video cover of his show 'Squid Game' on his social media, only to delete it swiftly. A representative from his agency, BH Entertainment went onto say “Park Sung Hoon received an overwhelming number of direct messages (DMs) on his social media. While checking the DMs, he accidentally uploaded the image. The actor himself was deeply shocked and feels extremely sorry for making such a mistake, especially in these circumstances. He will be more careful in the future to ensure this does not happen again.”[52]
  • On January 3, 2025, it was confirmed that season 2 doesn't contain nearly as much English as its inaugural season.[53]
  • On January 7, 2025 Lee Byung-hun teased that in one scene during O X, the season's sixth episode would show the clearest depictions of all three of his personas in one scene. He also mentioned that initially, he was not part of the promotional materials for the newest season.[54]
  • On January 8, 2025, Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a major filming blunder in Friend or Foe, the season finale where the camera changes angle to show Gi-hun and his allies opening fire on the guards. In the background, at approximately 22.39, a cameraman can clearly be seen at the top right of the screen.[55]
  • On January 9, 2025, it was reported about an image that has been circulating on social media that looks a bit like what Kevin Feige would unveil at Comic-Con for the MCU, showing off an alleged timeline for the SGCU (i.e. Squid Games Cinematic Universe). This includes Squid Game 3, Squid Game 1987, Squid Game USA, Squid Game 28th, and Squid Game World, seemingly all coming to Netflix between now and Winter 2028. However, this was proven false.[56]
  • On January 15, 2025, T.O.P gave his first interview since 2014, where he admitted to The Korea Times that the role of Thanos struck an uncomfortable chord because in many ways the character mirrored my past, reflecting aspects he'd rather keep hidden. As well as the fear of being pigeonholed into one role made me hesitate...[57]
  • On January 20, 2025, HiteJinro's flagship soju brand, JINRO (Korean name 'Chamisul') teamed up with Squid Game for a unique collaboration featuring exclusive themed merchandise and specially designed limited editions. As part of the collaboration, JINRO will offer limited edition Squid Game-themed soju bottles. With creative label designs will feature beloved characters like Young-hee, the Pink Guards, and the Front Man alongside JINRO's signature dew-drop logo. The label's Korean letters "ㅁ, ㅇ, ㅅ" are accented in Squid Game's signature pink color, symbolizing the guards' shapes: circle, triangle, and square. Lastly, HiteJinro is also releasing a Young-hee drinking game device: A rotating Young-hee head, reminiscent of the "Red Light, Green Light" game, adds a playful twist to drinking games...[58]
  • On January 27, 2025 Park Sung-hoon knew there would be pressure placed on him after taking on the role of Cho Hyun-ju, a trans woman featured this season. In order to prepare for the role, Park, who previously played openly gay characters in productions of The Pride and Two Weddings and a Funeral, consulted transgender people to learn from their experiences. Park adds that “I really hope that Hyun-ju will play a part in maybe getting rid of some of those biases. I hope that people who belong in those communities will no longer feel discriminated against or experience disadvantages within society. I hope that everyone can be true to who they really are and feel confident in doing so.”[59]
  • On January 28, 2025, T.O.P sat down for a one-on-one to dive with Netflix into all things Thanos. Such as how was his character conceived? What is his reaction to the surprising love (and hate) that Thanos had inspired?[60]
  • On January 31, 2025, ig was reported that the return of Squid Game on Christmas Day (along with other events), helped Netflix add a record 19 million subscribers in its fourth quarter, which brought its total global subscriber base to nearly 302 million.[61]
  • On February 9, 2025 the season won the Best Foreign Language Series award at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards.[62]
  • On February 11, 2025, a pop-up event for the series in Japan was announced.[63]

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References[]

  1. ↑ Squid Game Season 2 Is Now Streaming - TUDUM
  2. ↑ ‘Squid Game’: Who Lives, Who Dies & How Season 2’s Ending Sets Up Third & Final Season - Deadline
  3. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Cracks Netflix’s Non-English Most Popular List In Just 3 Days After Record Campaign - Deadline
  4. ↑ Lead actor Lee Jung-jae 1.4 billion → Supporting actors Top and Lee Seo-hwan 300 million.. The truth about the appearance fee for 'Ogame 2' - NAVER
  5. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Crosses 4 Billion Minutes Watched for the Second Week in a Row, Tying a ‘Wednesday’ Nielsen Record - Variety
  6. ↑ Squid Game Season 2's Most Promising Change Backfired, But It Will Pay Off In Season 3 - Screen Rant
  7. ↑ How Do You Play the Games in Squid Game? Here Are the Rules for Seasons 1 and 2 - TUDUM
  8. ↑ January 3rd, 2025 IG Post - Instagram
  9. ↑ Squid Game Season 2 Synopsis - Netflix Media Center
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Netflix reveals Squid Game season 2 new and returning cast - Polygon
  11. ↑ Jeon Seok-ho of 'Holy Work' appears in 'Squid Game 2' after 'Crime City 3' - JTBC
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Squid Game: Season 2 Cast - YouTube
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 ‘Squid Game’ Adds Eight Actors, Completes Season 2 Cast - Hollywood Reporter
  14. ↑ A YouTuber, a rapper, a shaman and more: Meet the 'Squid Game' season 2 characters - Korean JoongAng Daily
  15. ↑ Oh Dal-soo confirmed to join cast of 'Squid Game' season 2 - Korea Times
  16. ↑ Oh Dal-su embraces... Confirmed to appear in 'Squid Game 2' - Naver
  17. ↑ Actress Lee Joo Shil passes away at 81 - ALL KPOP
  18. ↑ Squid Game’s creator: ‘I’m not that rich. It’s not like Netflix paid me a bonus’ - The Guardian
  19. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ season 2 is ‘in discussions, but not confirmed yet,’ Netflix says - CNBC
  20. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Will Get a Second Season, Netflix Confirms - Variety
  21. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Director Hwang Dong-hyuk Prepares ‘Killing Old People Club’ as Next Feature - Variety
  22. ↑ Squid Game season two is finally, officially announced for Netflix - The Verge
  23. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Returns: Inside Netflix’s Darker, Terrifyingly Relevant Season 2 - Hollywood Reporter
  24. ↑ Squid Game will feature wild, larger-scale games in season 2 – and one from season 1 - Radio Times
  25. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Returns With A Vengeance: Creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk & Star Lee Jung-Jae Reveal Why - Deadline
  26. ↑ Squid Game is ready for 2025 with a second season that its creators worry might be too much for viewers - The Popverse
  27. ↑ New Games, New Stakes: ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Main Trailer and Key Art ‘Round and Round’ Unveiled - Netflix
  28. ↑ Here Are The Episode Runtimes For Squid Game Season 2 - Game Rant
  29. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Crosses 330 Million Viewers and 2.8 Billion Hours Viewed Ahead of Season 2 as Netflix Sets In-Person Experience in Seoul - Variety
  30. ↑ 'Squid Game' Season 2 Comes to Life with All New Lifestyle Products, Brand Collabs, Experiences and Partnerships as the Cultural Phenomenon Returns December 26 - Netflix
  31. ↑ Squid Game Takes Over Seoul for the Season 2 Premiere - TUDUM
  32. ↑ Squid Game‘s Creator on Why Including a Trans Character Was So Important to Him - Gizmodo
  33. ↑ Squid Game creator says he had to split seasons 2 and 3 because it was 'too many episodes' - EW
  34. ↑ Where Is Squid Game Season 2 Filmed? New Locations Revealed - The Direct
  35. ↑ Game On: Behind the Scenes of the Newest Challenges in Squid Game Season 2 - TUDUM
  36. ↑ Squid Game Star Choi Seung-hyun Welcomes You Inside the Thanos World - TUDUM
  37. ↑ Oct. 24, 2024 IG Post - Instagram
  38. ↑ Get in the Game With ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Complete Coverage Guide - TUDUM
  39. ↑ Squid Game Creator Says He Lost '8 or 9' Teeth from 'Stress' of First Season but Season 2 Is Even More Taxing - People
  40. ↑ Netflix demands identities of Discord users that leaked major Squid Game footage - Irish Star
  41. ↑ G-Dragon And “Squid Game 2”? BIGBANG Fans Spot An Intriguing New Detail - Koreaboo
  42. ↑ Netflix's Squid Game Season 2 nabs Golden Globes nomination - even before its public release - CNA Lifestyle
  43. ↑ 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean - USA Today
  44. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae on Changing From ‘Naive’ and ‘Childish’ Player 456 for Season 2: ‘It Was More Fun to Act the Season 1 Gi-hun’ - Variety
  45. ↑ Club Partners with Netflix Ahead of Squid Game Season 2 - Tottenhamhotspur
  46. ↑ McDonald's Australia launches Squid Game Meal - QSR Web
  47. ↑ How ‘Squid Game’ Became a Business Empire for Netflix, and Why Its Creator Jokes ‘I’m So Sick’ of ‘Squid Game’ - Variety
  48. ↑ Pop Babe Dec. 23, 2024 Tweet - X
  49. ↑ James Tang Dec. 26th, 2024 IG Post - Instagram
  50. ↑ 'Squid Game' season 2 becomes the first Netflix show to chart #1 in every country - All KPop
  51. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Creator Praises K-Pop Star T.O.P’s Onscreen “Comeback” After Marijuana Scandal - Deadline
  52. ↑ Park Sung Hoon apologizes for mistakenly posting explicit parody of 'Squid Game' - All KPop
  53. ↑ The Real Reason Thanos Often Speaks English In Squid Game Season 2 - Screen Rant
  54. ↑ Squid Game Star Lee Byung-hun Goes Behind the Front Man’s Mask - TUDUM
  55. ↑ Squid Game fans joke ‘someone is getting fired’ after spotting major blunder at key moment in season 2 finale - The Independent
  56. ↑ The truth behind Netflix’s alleged ‘Squid Game Cinematic Universe’ - Dexerto
  57. ↑ T.O.P breaks silence on controversial return to acting in 'Squid Game' Season 2 - Korea Times
  58. ↑ Squid Game Teams Up with JINRO Soju for Season 2 & Exclusive Themed Merchandise - PR Newswire
  59. ↑ ‘Squid Game’ Actor Park Sung-hoon Had ‘Concerns’ About Playing a Trans Woman but Felt ‘Relief’ After Fan Messages - Variety
  60. ↑ T.O.P. Reacts to Thanos' Best Scenes | Squid Game: Season 2 - Oh No They Didn't
  61. ↑ Netflix unveils Squid Game season 3 premiere date and preview footage - CNA Lifestyle
  62. ↑ Squid Game 2 named Best Foreign Language Series at Critics Choice - Korea Herald
  63. ↑ Tokyo Squid Game popup store - Hot Toys
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