Smile — Squid Game is ready to welcome you back into the arena. All seven new episodes of the Korean drama are now streaming on Netflix.
The trailer, which was released in early December, revealed 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? Well, you can find out right now by pressing “play” on Squid Game Season 2.
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk is thrilled about what’s in store for Squid Game’s return. “I do have a lot on my shoulders, but I’ll make sure it’s worth the wait,” Hwang told Netflix in 2023. The Golden Globes seem to think it is: Squid Game Season 2 has already been nominated for Best Drama Series at the upcoming awards show.
Squid Game Season 1 introduced fans to the K-drama’s titular deadly game, which forces citizens to gamble with their lives. In return, they may win a world-changing cash prize — or suffer dire consequences. Down-on-his-luck Gi-hun continues to lead the series, and Season 2 picks up after his jaw-dropping decisions in the Season 1 finale.
