A short teaser from the new season of Squid Game was included in a Netflix sizzle reel released today, giving a brief look into the return of the highly anticipated show, which shattered Netflix viewership records and won dozens of awards after its 2021 premiere.
Squid Game was released in September, 2021. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP via Getty Images)
The 14-second clip can be seen at the end of the Netflix’s 2024 series & films preview video, confirming Squid Game’s next season will release on an undisclosed date this year.
The clip features the show’s protagonist Seong Gi-hun vowing to find the shady organizer of the survival game in what appears to be a scene that occurs shortly after the ending of season one.
Netflix also shared some new photos of the second season portraying Gi-hun, returning villains and a new character receiving an invite to the lethal game.
The new season will feature several new cast members from other South Korean titles on Netflix including “Unlocked,” “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” and “The Glory.”
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s creator and director, had no plans for a second season while writing the first. It also took Dong-hyuk 12 years to convince a network to pick up the show.
2.2 billion. That’s how many hours of Squid Game have been watched by Netflix users, making the show the most-watched series of all-time on the platform.
The show inspired a real-life version of the tournament produced by Netflix called “Squid Game: The Challenge,” where contestants played in a knockout tournament for a $4.56 million prize. Players on the show threatened to sue its producers late last year over claims they experienced hypothermia and nerve damage during shooting.
Squid Game revolves around Gi-hun, a father dealing with financial hardship who is invited to participate in a winner-take-all 456-person tournament for the chance to win $38 million. Gi-hun accepts the invitation, competing his way through the survival game and meeting similarly troubled players along the way. Squid Game rapidly became Netflix’s most-watched show ever, backed by nine episodes filled with high stakes, sympathetic and shady characters and plenty of gore.
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