The Netflix series Squid Game was such a hit that not even the English-language competition from Wednesday or Stranger Things could compete with it. We now know when it will continue with season 2
It’s hard to describe what a huge phenomenon the South Korean series Squid Game was when it landed on Netflix in 2021 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The streaming service’s own production is still unbeaten, with over 2.2 billion hours streamed – not even English-language hits like Wednesday or Stranger Things can compete with it.
However, while there was an extremely questionable reality game show based on the series called Squid Game: The Challenge in the meantime, it was not clear for a long time when the scripted original would finally continue. Roughly, 2024 had been targeted since the beginning of the year, but we now know a little more precisely
Death games on Netflix: What was Squid Game about again?
In Squid Game by showrunner Dong-hyuk Hwang, hundreds of people in need of money are offered the chance to take part in an adult version of children’s games for an incredible million-dollar prize. There are only two catches: only one person goes home with the prize at the end. And: only one person goes home at all. Because whoever is eliminated is also eliminated from life
(Key art for the 1st Squid Game season)
Who is behind the perfidious games? How much worse can it be in the capitalist outside world if the players even “voluntarily” return to the death games out of desperation? And will the lovable good-for-nothing Gi-hun (Jung-jae Lee), whom we accompany as player 456, make it to the end?
When is the 2nd season of Squid Game coming to Netflix?
As THR reports, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos confirmed during the discussion of the quarterly business report that the 2nd season of Squid Game will go online in the second half of 2024. New episodes are therefore not expected before July, but a specific date has yet to be found
What will happen in season 2 of Squid Game?
Warning, spoilers for Squid Game, season 1: Gi-hun actually emerged as the winner of the games and received the exorbitant prize of 45.6 million won, around 33 million euros. However, he had to watch several of his fellow players die, including his friend, and learn that the old man he had grown fond of was one of the organizers. In season 2, Gi-hun will use his money to hunt down the rich men behind the squid games. At the same time, new players are already waiting in the wings. Spoiler end
Watch a Netflix promo for season 2 here:
Yoo Gong as the recruiter, Byung-hun Lee as the frontman and Ha-jun Wi as his cop brother Jun-ho can also be expected back in the cast.
