In June 2022, Netflix confirmed the highly anticipated season 2 of "Squid Game," with an expected release date in 2024. Fans of the show are eagerly awaiting the continuation of the gripping and intense storyline that captivated audiences around the world. Netflix has announced the addition of four new cast members, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, and Yang Dong-guen, for the highly anticipated second season of "Squid Game." The announcement was made at Netflix's Tudum event held in Brazil on Saturday.
These four actors will join the returning cast members Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo, who played pivotal roles in the first season. The second season of the Korean series is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2024, as revealed by director Hwang Dong-hyuk during a Netflix press conference in September 2022. Hwang stated, "We will start shooting Season 2 next year [in 2023], and it'll be released the following year."
The second season of "Squid Game" faces high expectations, as the first season became a global phenomenon on Netflix, amassing a staggering 1.65 billion hours of viewing within 28 days. This extraordinary viewership was accompanied by historic Emmy wins for the cast and crew of the show. With 14 nominations, "Squid Game" secured six wins, including outstanding directing, production design, special visual effects, stunt performance, actress in a guest role for Lee You-mi, and lead actor for Lee Jung-jae, who became the first Asian actor ever to win in the category.
Alongside the cast announcement for Season 2, Netflix also revealed at the Tudum event that the controversial unscripted competition spinoff, "Squid Game: The Challenge," is scheduled to premiere in November. Previous reports from Variety had described the new competition series as "inhumane," with one contestant claiming that "the conditions were absolutely inhumane and had nothing to do with the game."
The fervent anticipation for "Squid Game: Season 2" and the upcoming spinoff series indicates that the global impact of this Korean sensation continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Fans eagerly await the next installment and hope that the second season can live up to the immense success of its predecessor.
Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will all be returning for Squid Game Season 2!
— Netflix (@netflix) June 17, 2023
And #TUDUM just revealed four new actors who will be joining the cast! pic.twitter.com/0iofoBQ1kB
Squid Game: Season 2 - info
- Release date: 2024
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Drama
- Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Main Casts: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon
- Supporting Cast: Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, Yang Dong-Geun