Netflix Shares First Footage of Squid Game Season 2

Netflix has started lifting the lid ever so slightly on Squid Game season two—knowing that millions of fans worldwide are dying to know what’s going on with Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun. Like, for instance, why is he back in the game that nearly took his life in season one? You won’t find that answered in the clues so far (the new poster, the video of cast members debunking fan theories), but this brand-new clip, a “special teaser” shared as part of Geeked Week, conveys tiny bit more detail.

There’s not even enough there for a breakdown; it’s more imagery designed to build tension and remind you why you couldn’t get enough of season one. We’ve got a freaked-out Gi-hun answering his door with a gun drawn to “greet” a masked visitor (is that you, Front Man?), a countdown clock, pink jumpsuits galore, a fireball, bullets flying, that money-stuffed giant piggy bank, and another look at Gi-hun: this time, back as Player 456, surveying a room full of tracksuit-clad competitors destined for horrific ends.

The official synopsis is: “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 456 billion won.”

With director-writer-producer Hwang Dong-hyuk once again running the show, the cast includes the returning Lee as well as Lee Byung-hun (the Front Man), Wi Ha-jun (the detective), and Gong Yoo (the Salesman). New cast members include Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an.

Squid Game season two arrives December 26 on Netflix. A third and final season is also on the way in 2025.

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