Squid Game - Season 2

Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk (황동혁)

Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk (황동혁)

TV Channel/Platform: Netflix (넷플릭스)

Airing dates: 2024/12/26

7 episodes - Thu
Follow-up to Squid Game.
Filming dates: 2023/07~2024/06
Synopsis
'Squid Game' tells the story of a group of desperate contestants who risk their lives to become the final winner in a mysterious extreme survival game with a 45.6 billion won cash prize. After its season premiere in 2021, the series quickly became a global phenomenon and one of Netflix's most popular television series ever. The highly anticipated second season will follow Gi-Hun as he abandons his plans to go to the US and starts a chase with a motive. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who made history at the 74th Primetime Emmys Awards by becoming the first Asian to win 'Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series,' once again heads the series as director, writer, and producer. Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo reprise their roles from Season 1 with an impeccable list of new cast members, including Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-shim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun (T.O.P), Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an rounding out the ensemble of colorful characters in the new season.

After winning the Squid Game and receiving its massive cash prize, Seong Gi-hun planned to live a new life in the United States. However, he is still haunted by the deaths of all the players he competed with, so he decided to skip his flight and return to Seoul. He has enlisted the help of loan shark company Sunshine Capital and spends the next 3 years looking for the people responsible for the game.

Meanwhile, Detective Hwang Jun-ho has opted to transfer from the Major Crimes Division and work for a small neighborhood police substation. In his free time, he collaborates with Captain Park and uses his boat to search for the island where he witnessed a game that resulted in player deaths, as well as where he saw his brother, Hwang Min-ho.

Soon, Gi-hun is able to join a new round of the Squid Game, but his goal this time is to stop the game once and for all.