'Squid Game' Season 2 Ended Too Quickly
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The popular Netflix series returns with a few familiar faces and some new characters, but leaves audiences hanging at the finale.
This piece contains spoilers for Season 2 of “Squid Game.”
At last, “Squid Game” is back for Season 2 on Netflix.
It’s been three years since audiences were first introduced to the diabolical world of “Squid Game,” the survival drama where 456 contestants compete to win billions of dollars, that is if they can live through the deadly children’s games. The popular Netflix series went on to win several awards and global acclaim, including a historic Emmy Awards for South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae and director Hwang Kong-hyuk.
In Season 2, Seong Gi-hun (Lee) returns on a mission to put Squid Game to an end forever. Detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and The Salesman (Gong Yoo) also reprise their roles. There are a bunch of new faces as well, including Park Gyu-young as No-eul (G, Choi Seung-hyun as Thanos (No. 230), and Park Sung-hoon as Hyun-ju (No. 120).
“Squid Game” was only meant to be one season, like most South Korean shows, according to The New York Times. But its first season was such a surprise hit that Netflix ordered another season. The second season is seven episodes with the promise that its third and final season is on the way in 2025. The Associated Press reported that Season 3 has already completed filming.