Netflix dropped a brand new teaser tonight for Season 2 of Squid Sport. The streamer launched the clip as a part of its Geeked Week occasion in Atlanta.
The clip opens with a clearly tense Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) holding a gun on an approaching masked determine. It rapidly shifts to the brand new members making ready to start a brand new life-or-death sport. A voiceover saying “We’re prepared to start out the sport” in Korean are the one phrases spoken.
Season 2 takes place three years after Gi-hun gained Squid Sport, giving up on going to the states and coming again with a brand new decision in his thoughts. He as soon as once more dives into the mysterious survival sport, beginning one other life-or-death sport with new members gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion gained.
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk beforehand informed Deadline that the brand new season will see Gi-hun searching for revenge, coming into the sport as a special, extra critical character.
Squid Sport grew to become Netflix’s hottest collection of all time with a document 1.65 billion views within the first 28 days following its 2021 premiere. Jung-jae grew to become the primary Asian man to win Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Sequence, in addition to the primary to win the award for a non-English present and Hwang Dong-hyuk grew to become the primary Asian particular person to win an Emmy Award for Excellent Directing for a Drama Sequence.
“It’s been nearly three years since Season 1 was met with unimaginable response around the globe and lots of unimaginable occasions occurred,” Dong-hyuk wrote in a letter when the Season 2 premiere date was introduced. “On the primary day we started capturing Season 2, I bear in mind pondering, ‘Wow, I can’t consider I’m again on this planet of Squid Sport.’ It nearly felt surreal. I’m wondering the way it will really feel so that you can be again in Squid Sport after three years as effectively.”
He added, “Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge on the finish of Season 1 returns and joins the sport once more. Will he achieve getting his revenge? Entrance Man doesn’t appear to be a straightforward opponent this time both. The fierce conflict between their two worlds will proceed into the collection finale with Season 3, which can be dropped at you subsequent 12 months. I’m thrilled to see that the seed that was planted in creating a brand new Squid Sport develop and bear fruit by the tip of this story. We’ll do our greatest to verify we deliver you yet one more thrill trip.”
The collection is produced by Firstman Studio with Kim Ji-yeon exec producing.
Season 2 of Squid Sport will premiere December 26 on Netflix. The third and ultimate season can be launched in 2025.
Glenn Garner contributed to this report.
