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Netflix is not holding back when it comes to the return of Squid Game, the streamer’s biggest show of all time, as it held an immersive premiere and fan event in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Los Angeles City College’s athletic field was converted into a recreation of the games, featuring the iconic “Red Light, Green Light” (with accompanying giant doll), set-inspired photo opps and a seemingly endless number of pink guards wandering the premises. The night’s biggest component, though, was a nearly 5k run, as hundreds of fans — outfitted in the show’s green tracksuits — attempted to win tickets to the night’s premiere screening by correctly completing challenges along the route.

“I can’t believe I’m watching this moment,” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk told the crowd as he overlooked the sea of costumed guests. “Thank you for coming to the event and celebrating Squid Game season two together.

Let the games begin! As the world awaits Season 2 of the smash-hit series Squid Game, Netflix has galvanized fans around the globe in anticipation of the new episodes.

On Dec. 9, the new season had its premiere in Seoul. And another premiere will soon follow, including a not-quite-5K race in Los Angeles on Dec. 12 where fans will compete for a seat at the US screening. It’s all green lights from here — there’s no stopping Squid Game from taking over the world.

“I never imagined that we’d make a second season,” Lee Jung-jae, who plays Gi-hun, said in Seoul. “Developing new stories and writing a full season is a tremendously daunting task, but the script came out unbelievably well … It was so well written that I often thought director Hwang [Dong-hyuk] was a genius, and I told him that, too. … Finally, the day to reveal the...

It’s been more than three years since audiences saw Lee Jung-jae’s gambling addict Seong Gi-hun jump into his Player 456 uniform to compete in the deadly, childish games at the center of Netflix’s Korean drama “Squid Game.” Now that the Emmy-winning smash hit show returns for Season 2 on Dec. 26, viewers might not recognize Lee when he suits up as Gi-hun again — but that’s not because of the lengthy wait between installments.

This season, Gi-hun is no longer his fun-loving, optimistic self, which is pretty understandable for someone who was the sole survivor of a battle royale. He walked away with 45.6 billion won — but it was all blood money.

Given that “Squid Game” creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk didn’t conclude Season 1 with any plans to make a second (which has led to a third and final) season, it was not a role Lee initially had to worry about reprising.

"Squid Game" is more than just the most thrilling competition on TV — it also wears its cultural identity on its sleeve. Though it deals with universal themes such as the skewed distribution of wealth, the series is profoundly and unashamedly South Korean. In fact, Hwang Dong-hyuk's survival thriller revolves heavily around a deadly series of Korean playground games that the country's desperate, impoverished people play for the amusement of the jaded global elite.

One of the things to remember about "Squid Game" is that it thrives on carefully chosen locations and impressive set pieces but rarely overexplains them. While the show does a great job of depicting the everyday life and deep financial distress of the Squid Game participants and explaining each game for viewers who may be unfamiliar with them, it's often content to leave its impressive locations unaddressed. Still, it doesn't hurt to know more about the...

Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun step out for the season two premiere of their show Squid Game held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on Monday (December 9) in Seoul, South Korea.

The returning stars of the hit Netflix series joined many of their co-stars at the event, which featured a performance by dance crew 1Million, behind-the-scenes talks, a first screening of the first episode of season two and even an experience zone that brought the game to life.

Also in attendance were Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-jun, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee Seo-hwan, Jo Yu-ri, Won Ji-an, Chae Kook-hee, Lee David, Roh Jae-won and more!

Keep reading to find out more…

The Squid Game season two premiere event was actually livestreamed, and you can re-watch it on the Netflix YouTube channel Here.

In season two, three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going...

It’s all games, but very little fun (at least for the players). When Squid Game protagonist Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) enters the Squid Game arena, he’s struck by its inviting bright hues: pinks, greens, and twinkling lights. But, underneath the childlike wonder of Squid Game is violence even greater than in the rat race outside. Squid Game is a competition that promises fortune, but almost exclusively deals in pain, manipulation, and death. Even the winner leaves with blood on their hands.

Still, there isa winner. And a series of vicious games decide the identity of that winner, who takes home a prize of 4.56 billion won. Whether you’re a Squid Gamesuperfan or a new viewer, you’re going to need a refresher on all the games at the center of the series ahead of Season 2’s...

With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 2, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Squid Game Season 2 on Netflix had an air of skepticism surrounding it. Especially after the streamer brought a reality TV version of the show that did not impress many viewers. However, reports have emerged on the new season of Squid Game and the early reviews are sure to hype up the viewers. Before its official release, the series has already been nominated for Best Drama Series by the Golden Globes.

A still from Squid Game Season 2 | Credits: Netflix

Critics have nothing but great things to say about the new season, which is surprising considering many fans believed that a second season would struggle to outdo what the first season did. The multiple trailers have already hinted that the stakes are higher in the new season. Here’s what the select few critics who saw the series had to say about Squid Game‘s second season.

Critics Call Squid Game Season...

Following the astronomical success of Squid Game, as Netflix announced their plans to bring the highly anticipated show back for a second season, people went into a frenzy. However, while fans are losing their minds over the return of the show, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed the heartbreaking truth behind his return.

A still from Squid Game (2021) | image: Netflix

Revealing how he made a meager sum, compared to the stress he took while creating season 1—which became a global phenomenon and the most-watched non-English original series in Netflix’s history—Hwang Dong-hyuk explained that money is the main reason behind his return. As per Dong-hyuk, he’s hoping for Netflix to compensate him for the success of both seasons.

Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Didn’t Make Enough Money from Season 1

After Squid Game Season 1’s ending set up Seong Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) quest for revenge, it became obvious for...

If you thought actual reality shows were bad, just be thankful we don't live in the same universe as those unfortunate characters in "Squid Game." The Netflix series famously put millions and millions of viewers in a chokehold during the height of the pandemic in 2021. It's been quite a long wait to see what happens next after season 1's shocking ending left fans with more questions than answers, not the least of which involved the identity of the mysterious figure running the morbid games in the first place and, more importantly, the uncertain fates of our surviving characters. Considering what a pop cultural phenomenon this South Korean survival/horror series turned into, it was only a matter of time before the streaming platform decided to return to the scene of the crime and recreate that success in a second season.

That time has finally arrived; "Squid Game" season 2 has now been made available to critics,...

Smile — Squid Game is ready to play once again. And the new trailer reveals the games are going to be as sinister as ever when Season 2 premieres on Dec. 26.

In the new trailer, which was released in early December, a hardened Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), aka Player 456, returns to the deadly games with one goal in mind: to end the horrifying competition once and for all. Forced to play a new set of games, Gi-hun finds himself locked in a tense battle with the shadowy Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), whose true motivations remain cloaked in secrecy as the twists and turns of Season 2 unfurl. Will Gi-hun succeed, and how many more lives will the system claim as he tries?

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk is thrilled about what’s in store when Squid Game returns. “I do have a lot on my shoulders, but I’ll make sure it’s worth...

The 82nd Golden Globes nominations were announced Monday, December 9, and as always, there were a few big snubs and surprise nominees in the bunch. See who’s in and who’s out in our list of the biggest 2025 Golden Globes snubs and surprises list below.

Our list is based on Gold Derby’s overall Film Nominations Odds and TV Nominations Odds, which were predicted by experts, editors, and thousands of users.

Film

Best Drama

Snubbed

“Sing Sing”

“Gladiator II”

Surprise Nominee

“A Complete Unknown”

“September 5”

Best Drama Actress

Snubbed

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”

Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun”

Surprise Nominee

Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”

Kate Winslet, “Lee”

Best Comedy/Musical Actor

Snubbed

Michael Keaton, “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

Surprise Nominee

Jesse Plemons, “Kinds of Kindness”

Best Comedy/Musical Actress

Snubbed

June Squibb, “Thelma”

Surprise Nominee

Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”

Best Supporting Actor

Snubbed

Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”

Stanley Tucci, “Conclave”

Surprise Nominee

Jeremy Strong,...

The highly anticipated Squid Game Season 2 doesn’t launch for weeks but is already amassing awards buzz.

The Korean smash hit, which remains Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, has been nominated in the Best Television Series – Drama category alongside Peacock-Sky’s The Day of the Jackal, Netflix’s The Diplomat, Prime Video’s Mr and Mrs. Smith, FX’s Shōgun and Apple TV+’s Slow Horses.

Squid Game Season 2 doesn’t launch until Boxing Day (Season 3 will air in 2025) but qualifies for the globes. TV shows in hopes of nominations this year have to premiere by December 31, meaning Squid Game just about qualifies. Shows were required to have made their shows available in advance to all Golden Globe voters on the Golden Globes Screening Platform either before they premiere, at the time of the initial broadcast, or by November 4.

Jamie Foxx’s nominated Netflix special What Had Happened Was…...

Who Are the New Characters in Squid Game Season 2? Meet the Cast - Main Image

Squid Game was such a surprise hit when it was released on Netflix a few years ago, and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has been hard at work with a highly anticipated follow-up.

Besides the characters of Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) coming back, the second season is also going to be introducing a whole batch of new characters, each one with their own personal struggle that forces them to join the Squid Game.

Who are the New Characters of Squid Game Season?

Just like the first season, the new batch of Squid Game players also have some high stakes that they are betting on. And while there are some characters who are definitely made to be the villains of the season (like the Thanos Team), there are also some that are made...

The streamers’ newly-discovered drive to prioritize profit over subs will soon be felt in the landscape in a big way, according to an Ampere Analysis report.

The firm’s latest deep dive into the SVoD world found that subscription streaming revenues are expected to grow almost three times faster than subscribers over the next five years. Ampere expects plus-30% growth by 2029 as services focus on profitability and per-subscriber monetization. By 2029, the annual revenue of the global subscription streaming market will be more than $190B, with Netflix making up almost one third, according to the report.

While Ampere predicted global subs will hit a milestone by crossing 2 billion by 2029, this 200 million rise over the next five years will be far smaller than the prior five-year period, when subs doubled with people stuck at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The analysis is not surprising. With Wall Street turning on the streamers’ drive for subs over profit,...

With an enormous Young-hee doll towering ominously above them, the creator and stars of Squid Game met the press in South Korea on Monday to publicly discuss the second season of Netflix’s most-watched show for the first time. Fans and influencers who had flocked to Seoul from across the globe for the occasion could be heard chatting excitedly about how unnerving it was to be in the presence of the deadly Squid Game figurine, as well as the legions of pink-suited guards who were stationed throughout the event inside the city’s futuristic Dongdaemun Design Plaza. But it wasn’t long before Squid Game‘s director-creator Hwang Dong-hyuk reminded everyone that a far graver backdrop was looming over the show’s wildly anticipated rollout in its home country — a spiraling political crisis sparked by South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law less than a week ago.

The 82nd Annual Golden Globe nominations will be announced by actors Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut on Monday morning, Dec. 9, starting at 5:15am Pt/8:15am Et on CBSNews.com/GoldenGlobes and the CBS News mobile app, and then on “CBS Mornings” starting 15 minutes later. More than 1,900 Gold Derby users as of this writing have made their nominations predictions in 11 TV categories. Those predictions have been combined to generate our official racetrack odds. Scroll down to see those odds, with our projected winners highlighted in gold.

If our consensus picks are correct, expect big things for “The Bear” and “Only Murders in the Building,” both of which are expected to receive five nominations, more than any other program. Though the Critics Choice Awards mostly snubbed “The Bear” this year, we’re betting on it for Best Comedy Series as well as noms across all of its eligible acting categories...

Just over 3 years after Squid Game became a global phenomenon — sweeping the Emmys and becoming Netflix's most popular series ever — the Korean drama is back with over 450 new contestants and new, brutal games.

The premise of Squid Game is simple. A mysterious organization sets up a series of games on a secret island. The contestants are all cash-strapped and in serious debt they're desperate to get out of. With a potential prize worth billions of dollars, they can't say no to participating in the games, even if the consequence for losing any of the games is death.

In season 1, Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-Jae) is the last man standing, taking home the enormous cash prize. However, he feels guilty, and in the final moment of the season decides to seek vengeance against whoever is running these sick games. Season 2 begins three years later, where Gi-Hun is ardently searching for the hosts of the games.

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on Sept. 3, 2024, and already more than 1,800 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on Dec. 4, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20 and Nov. 27.

Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: Kathryn Hahn (“Agatha All Along”) in Best TV Comedy Actress and Javier Bardem (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”) in Best TV Supporting Actor. The Golden Globe nominations...

Although the world of Squid Gameis a sinister one, filled with chilling surprises at every turn, it’s also undeniably enticing. From the lively colors to the compelling characters, it’s impossible not to feel drawn to the series, which returns for Season 2 on Dec. 26. And now you can bring a piece of Squid Game into your everyday life (beyond the upcoming Los Angeles fan event).

From must-have hoodies to delicious snacks — and even the actual tracksuits worn in Squid Game Season 2 — there’s new merch available for every type of fan. You can even find rousing spirits to sip while watching Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) twisty journey continue in upcoming episodes.

“Bringing Season 2 to life through new lifestyle products, in-person experiences and more has been just as exciting as watching Squid Game for the first time,” said Josh Simon, Netflix’s Vice President of Consumer Products. “Whether fans...

From the return of “Squid Game” to a Beyoncé halftime show, here are the best titles and events coming to streaming this month.

It’s the holiday season, and this December, the gifts keep on coming! Before 2024 comes to a close, top streamers like Netflix, Peacock, Mubi, and more are getting ready to end the year with a bang, led by major season premieres, streaming debuts, and livestreamed events.

Among the most notable this month is the long-awaited second season of Netflix’s Korean survival thriller “Squid Game,” with Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae returning as Player 456 to try to take down the deadly competition from the inside. But from this year’s NFL Christmas match-ups

Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap raises a fist and a finger to language erasure as the rowdy Irish rap trio fights censorship and becomes the unexpected faces of a movement to save their native language, reminding...

Back in August, we got word that Lucasfilm/Disney would not be moving forward with a second season of The Acolyte.

The decision was met with a mixture of indifference and disappointment, but it's very clear that a lot of Star Wars fans - and some of the actors involved with the show - were surprised by this development.

Despite some rumors to the contrary, reliable reports suggested that The Acolyte was cancelled because it didn't get enough viewers, plain and simple. However, it's difficult to disregard the possibility that the level of negativity surrounding the show did influence the studio's decision to at least some extent.

While speaking to Vanity Fair about season 2 of Squid Game, star Lee Jung-jae (Master Sol) reflected on the backlash the show received from certain fans, with some cast members being subjected to racist, homophobic and misogynistic abuse online.

“My feelings were hurt,” he admitted.

Although The Acolyte did wrap up certain plotlines during its first season, there was enough left unexplained that its cancellation was very frustrating for fans. One of those tidbits included the reveal of Darth Plagueis, the future master of Sheev Palpatine. Had the show returned for another season (or even more), The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto teased that we definitely would have seen more of Darth Plagueis.

While speaking at a panel at FanExpo San Francisco (via Collider), Jacinto was asked about his character’s connection to Darth Plagueis.

“Oh man, that’s a tough question. They’re not [connected], they’re definitely not. Oh man, how do I answer that? What time is it? [laughs] There are definitely a lot of different theories, like who he is, because we never actually know his true identity. Is Qimir’s name actually Qimir? We definitely wanted to explore it,” Jacinto explained. “There was...

Squid Game is back with more blood and a taste for revenge.

Netflix’s biggest ever series, which launched in September 2021, returns for its second season later this month and it’s just as dystopian, violent and vicious as the first with more than 450 new characters to kill off.

The first season, which scored 14 Emmy nominations including wins for star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk for directing, was inspired by the Korean financial collapse.

The world, according to Dong-Hyuk, otherwise known as Director Hwang, is just as screwed up as it previously was, inspiring him to go back to the island for another round of Squid Game.

The second season starts with Seong Gi-hun, otherwise known as Player 456, played by Lee, searching for the people behind the game, three years after winning it. He’s using the ₩45.6 billion prize to fund this search, helped by a large group of ne’er-do-wells and underworld figures,...

In The Acolyte's season series finale, Manny Jacinto's Stranger offered Osha (Amandla Stenberg) one last chance to join him as they left his home. However, it was then we saw a shadowy figure in the cave they'd just been in watching them: Darth Plageuis.

We still don't know whether he's Qimir's secret Master, a rival Sith looking to eliminate a rival, or simply hiding out on a planet which we can now say is almost certainly meant to be Bal'demnic. 

What we do know, of course, is that he'll one day become Emperor Palpatine's Master, figuring out how to create life through the Force and perhaps even escape death. Is it possible that Plageuis and Qimir only want Osha to help the Sith Lord one day make Anakin Skywalker?

That and many other unanswered questions will now need to be answered in comic books or novels because The Acolyte...

It’s an understatement to say that anticipation is high for “Squid Game“ Season 2.

More than three years have passed since the South Korean dystopian survival thriller debuted Sept. 17, 2021, quickly ascending to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts and becoming its most popular and most-watched show ever — a distinction it holds to this day. The worldwide acclaim led “Squid Game” to collect dozens of accolades in the year that followed, including historic acting wins at the Emmys, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, while also increasing Netflix’s value by almost $1 billion and cementing itself as a ubiquitous global hit, spawning the controversial real-life competition show “Squid Game: The Challenge.”

“Squid Game” mastermind Hwang Dong-hyuk, who initially intended for the Korean-language series about class disparity and economic inequity to be a one-season story, felt immense pressure in crafting a sophomore follow-up — all seven episodes of which drop Dec.

Fans and critics alike praised Netflix’s Squid Game, which went on to become another popular series for the streaming site. It has been a while since we learned that the series will receive a second season, the premiere date of which is coming up very, very soon.

The first season was the result of an almost 10-year creative process undertaken by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator. He couldn’t even imagine that the series would become such a major hit in such a short time and that he would have to write both Seasons 2 and 3 in a record time, which he ultimately did.

In a talk to IndieWire, Hwang Dong-hyuk discussed the creative process behind the second season, but also how the second season, which we are going to see soon, influenced the ending of the series, which we will see in the upcoming third season of the show. Here is the report!

Trust the creator of “Squid Game” to not fold under pressure.

Writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk spent nearly a decade on the story that would become Season 1 of his Netflix drama, but once the series became a smash hit, there were immediate and enthusiastic calls for more. Suddenly, he was set to write and produce not one, but two more seasons of “Squid Game” in record time compared to their predecessor.

“Because I created Season 1 without much thought about doing the second season, when it was decided that we would do Season 2, the pressure was indeed immense,” director Hwang told IndieWire via translator while doing press for “Squid Game 2.” “I was thinking to myself: will I really be able to pull this off? Will I be able to create or write something that would exceed Season 1? But once I got to writing, and once I got into the story of...

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed December this year. We already covered the new movies that are coming to Netflix in December 2024. In this article, we will see what new shows will be coming on the streaming service in the upcoming month, including the return of top-rated original shows like Squid Game and Virgin River and new original shows like Black Doves. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 7 new TV shows coming to Netflix in December 2024.

Black Doves Season 1 (December 5) Credit – Netflix

Black Doves is an upcoming British spy action thriller drama series created by Joe Barton. The Netflix series follows Helen, an undercover agent who begins a passionate affair that threatens her real identity. Still, when her lover is killed...

It is a habit of some people to get together on Thanksgiving Day and recount a few things to be thankful for. It's a great thing to practice at any time of year, but with Thanksgiving Day in the United States, I thought I would name a few of the things that have me thanking my lucky stars that I'm a Star Wars fan. I hope it makes you think of what would go on your list.

Here are 5 things to be thankful for with Star Wars this year.

1. The Acolyte

(L-r): Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and the Stranger Qimir in Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Acolyte, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & Tm. All Rights Reserved. | starwars.com

A young friend recently asked me if I'd watched The Acolyte and what I thought of it. I told him that I loved it so much that I'd written about it twenty-four times.

December is about getting into the holiday spirit. And as the days get shorter, the weather gets colder, and the holiday shopping lists get longer, there’s no better way to escape than cozying up under a blanket with a good show or movie. Whether you’re looking for a Christmas mystery or prime-time NFL matchups, we’ve got something for everyone.

Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is back with a vengeance in Squid Game Season 2, and he’s determined to take down the makers of the diabolical competition game. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without an edge-of-your-seat holiday action movie: Carry-On follows a young Tsa agent who must race against time to outsmart a mysterious traveler targeting a Christmas Eve flight. If you’re in the mood for a mystery, Black Doves is an action-packed series about a professional spy who turns to an old assassin friend for help...

Netflix has unveiled the main trailer for the second season of the world’s most-watched show ‘Squid Game.’

With its premiere just around the corner on 26th December, the trailer delivers an electrifying glimpse into the deadly games and gripping character dynamics that await fans worldwide.

Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns, locked in a tense battle with the shadowy Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). As new games unfold, the stakes grow deadlier, and Gi-hun’s mission to end the games once and for all takes centre stage. Will he succeed, or will the system claim even more victims? The trailer draws viewers back into this gripping universe, along with new cast members Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, and Jo Yu-ri who bring fresh intrigue and complexity to the world of Squid Game. The newly unveiled key art features the participants of Squid Game...

Netflix has released a brand new trailer for “Squid Game” Season 2 this week, the streaming service reminding us that we are less than one month away from the show’s return.

“Squid Game” Season 2 will premiere December 26, 2024 on Netflix.

Watch the official “Squid Game” Season 2 trailer below.

From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct, write and produce the entire second season.

In the South Korean series, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.”

In Season 2, “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport.

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Netflix ha publicado un nuevo tráiler y póster de la esperadísima segunda temporada de El juego del calamar.

La segunda temporada ocurre tres años después de que Gi-hun ganara el Juego del Calamar. Ahora, vuelve a sumergirse en el juego de supervivencia, donde tendrá que superar situaciones de vida o muerte con nuevos participantes que sueñan con llevarse el premio de 45 600 millones de wons.

Lee Jung-jae retoma su papel como el campeón y el único superviviente de la primera temporada. También regresan Lee Byung-hun (Front Man), Wi Ha-jun (Hwang Jun-ho) y Gong Yoo (The Salesman). Los actores que se unen al reparto de la serie son Yim Siwan, 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 y Won Ji-an.

Hwang, ganador de un Emmy, es el guionista, director y productor ejecutivo de la serie.

La...

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on Sept. 3, 2024, and already more than 1,700 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on Nov. 27, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, and Nov. 20.

The biggest movement on the Golden Globe charts this week is Liza Colón-Zayas for “The Bear” Season 3. She now jumps from fourth place to third place to win Best TV Supporting Actress, behind only Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”) and Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”). Don’t forget,...

"I'm trying to put an end to this game..."

Following a bunch of brief teasers, Netflix has finally released a full trailer for the second season of Squid Game, and we now have confirmation that Player 456, played by Lee Jung-jae, will be returning to gamble with his life in an attempt to take revenge on the Front Man and the rest of the people behind the lethal games.

When we last saw Seong Gi-hun, he had emerged as the only survivor of the event, which saw 456 contestants in various degrees of severe financial trouble put their lives on the line for the chance of winning a ₩45.6 billion (roughly €30m) prize.

In the final episode, Gi-hun decides not to travel to America to reunite with his family, and it's strongly implied that he intends to track down and punish those responsible for planning the games.

“It’s been almost three years...

Netflix startet die zweite Staffel seiner erfolgreichsten nicht-englischsprachigen Serie weltweit am 26. Dezember und hat jetzt einen neuen Trailer veröffentlicht.

Mit seiner ersten Staffel avancierte „Squid Game“ zur erfolgreichsten nicht-englischsprachigen Netflixserie aller Zeiten und wurde mit sechs Emmys ausgezeichnet.

In der zweiten Staffel nimmt der von Lee Jung-jae gespielte Spieler 456 nach drei Jahren wieder an den Squid Games teil, die er am Ende der ersten Staffel gewonnen hatte.

Jetzt, wo er weiß, worum es in dem Spiel wirklich geht, versucht er, das Leben der anderen Spieler zu retten und sie davon zu überzeugen, auszusteigen und das Spiel ein für alle Mal zu beenden.

Netflix startet die zweite „Squid Game“-Staffel weltweit am 26. Dezember.

With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 2, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Fans and critics alike praised Netflix’s Squid Game, which went on to become another popular series for the streaming site. It has been a while since we learned that the series will receive a second season, the premiere date of which is coming up very, very soon.

The first season, which aired in 2021 and included nine episodes, was followed by the release of the reality spin-off Squid Game: The Challenge in 2023. Netflix is gradually getting ready for the second season’s premiere, whose premiere is set for December 26, 2024, and what is the best way to do it than with the first full official trailer for the upcoming season?

Yes, Netflix has finally released the official trailer for the second season of Squid Game and we are, of course, going to bring it to you here in this report, alongside other information about the upcoming second season, whose premiere is exactly one month away.

The marketing for Squid Game: Season 2 is ramping up as its Dec. 26 release date approaches. With less than a month to go before fans of the Korean thriller are invited back into the deadly arena, the latest trailer for the series teases new sadistic challenges, fresh faces, and Lee Jung-jae’s Player 456 fighting the game from the inside out.

The new clips sees Player 456 attempt to lead the other contestants through a bloody round of Red Light, Green Light, before jumping to someone understandably asking him why in the world did he come back,...

"I'm trying to put an end to this game." Are you ready to play? Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for Squid Game 2, the second season of the hit Korean thriller series Squid Game from 2021. It's a direct continuation following 456 who returns to the game - with a sneaky plan in mind. Three years after winning, Player 456 gives up going to America and comes back with a new resolution to put at end to this vicious game. 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 ₩45.6 billion. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk returns to write & direct. Actors Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, & Gong Yoo reprise their roles from Season 1 - joined by new cast members: 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,...

“Squid Game” returns for its second season on Dec. 26, and with one month to go the series released a new trailer highlighting Seong Gi-hun (Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae) as he makes an unusual request. He wants to return to the game that nearly killed him and claimed the lives of more than 400 other players. But this time will be different. He wants to take down the game from the inside. Watch the trailer above.

In addition to Lee, Lee Byung-hun is back in the new season as the overseer of the game, Gong Yoo returns as the mysterious recruiter, and Wi Ha-jun reprises his role as police officer Hwang Jun-ho. 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.

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With its premiere just around the corner on December 26, Netflix has debuted the main trailer and poster for the second season of “Squid Game,” Netflix’s most popular series. The trailer delivers a captivating preview into the lethal games and riveting character dynamics that await fans worldwide. Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns, locked in an anxious and intense battle with the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun).

Continue reading ‘Squid Game’ Season Two Trailer: Deadly New Games Commence On December 26 at The Playlist.

Lee Jung-jae returns to Squid Game for a second round in the just released trailer for Squid Game season two!

The hit Netflix series just dropped the new look at the upcoming new episodes, which teases the change Seong Gi-hun is trying to make.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: 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 45.6 billion won.

In addition to Lee Jung-jae, other returning cast members include Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo. New to the cast are 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.

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Netflix has released the official Squid Game Season 2 trailer and key art. With the premiere just around the corner on December 26, the trailer delivers an electrifying glimpse into the deadly games and character dynamics that await fans worldwide.

In the new Squid Game Season 2 trailer, a hardened Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), aka Player 456, returns to the deadly games with one goal in mind: to end the horrifying competition once and for all.

Forced to play a new set of games, Gi-hun finds himself locked in a tense battle with the shadowy Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), whose true motivations remain cloaked in secrecy as the twists and turns of Season 2 unfurl. Will Gi-hun succeed, and how many more lives will the system claim as he tries?

Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game quickly became a global juggernaut following its debut in 2021. After 12 years in development, it took just 12 days for it to...

Welcome back to the arena. Squid Game is coming back to Netflix for its second season very, very soon, and details about what to expect from the new season are starting to come through. Netflix has now revealed the cast and trailer, and it looks like fans are in for a few new games this time around. In the trailer, embedded above, we see Gi-Hun getting back into the mix, which includes a merry-go-round platform and possibly tic tac toe or red rover games. Read on to find everything else there is to know about Squid Game Season 2 so far. When does Squid Game Season 2 premiere? Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26, 2024. Who stars in Squid Game Season 2? Lee Jung-Jae returns to lead the new season as Seong Gi-Hun a.k.a. Player 456, with Lee Byeong-Heon as Hwang In-ho, Wi Ha-Joon as Hwang Jun-ho, and Gong Yoo as the recruiter.

Squid Game, Netflix’s breakout Korean drama series, has got another trailer.

The series, which returns for its second season December 26, has dropped what Netflix is calling its “main” trailer, highlighting a slew of new challenges that the participants in the dystopian parlor game will take on.

It is the fifth video released by Netflix before the premiere.

The second season of the show, which comes from writer, director and exec producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, follows Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) as he returns to the game to try and destroy it from the inside.

The new trailer shows what’s going on inside the island this time around with new characters trying to win the money with new games. One looks like a menacing version of tic-tac-toe, while another appears to be set on a horse carousel.

“We are not trying to harm you. We are presenting you with an opportunity,...

Player 456 plans to end the Squid Game once and for all — from the inside.

The second season of the global smash-hit Netflix series picks up three years after the first, which is the same length of time between seasons, as Player 456 scratches his plans to settle in the United States. Retirement doesn’t seem to suit Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) — at least, not as well as the green tracksuit. Our hero also ditches the red dye in his hair, a small but helpful cosmetic change as the new baddie of the bunk beds has purple hair. How do we know the purple-haired contestant is a bad guy? Just see what dude does during Red Light, Green Light.

“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 45.6 billion won,” the “Squid Game 2” synopsis reads.

Here, “won” refers to the...

Let the new Squid Game begin … or end?

That’s the question after Seong Gi-hun, a.k.a Player 456, after winning the first season of Squid Game on Netflix, returns to try and end the mysterious survival game where Koreans gamble with their lives once and for all.

Asked at one point in the official trailer that dropped on Tuesday why he’s back in the arena, Player 456, played by Lee Jung-jae, declares: “I’m trying to put an end to this game.” Whether other players opt out and end the survival game that has contenders fighting to the death for a big cash prize promises to be a major theme during the upcoming second season, which bows Dec. 26.

The official synopsis for the second season from Netflix reads: “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the States and comes back with a new resolution in his mind.

After the fantastic first season of Squid Game, anticipation is sky-high for season 2. It won’t be easy, but creator Hwang Dong-hyuk seems confident that the new season will live up to the hype with a darker story.

“I believe what we’ve created on Season 2 is a deeper, more advanced story,” Hwang told Empire. “I feel it could even surpass Season 1. But physically, mentally, it was not easy. Some of the sequences we shot were the most challenging in my whole career. It was… hell.” He went on to tease that the second season won’t be a walk in the part. “I even had some concerns because the story told in the second season is much crueller, scarier and more gruesome than the first,” he said. “Honestly, I thought to myself… ‘Is this too much for people to handle?’” Will Squid Game season 2 be the Empire Strikes Back of the series?...