Netflix’s Squid Game 2 to be ‘more intriguing’ as Lee Jung-jae returns full of vengeance

Squid Game’s creator talks about what will set season 2 apart when it arrives on Netflix in December, and a possible English-language version

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Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk (left) and stars Lee Jung-jae (centre) and Wi Ha-jun at a fan gathering in Lucca, Italy, ahead of the release of season 2 of the hit Netflix K-drama series. Photo: Instagram/luccacomicsandgames

Published: 12:45pm, 2 Nov 2024Updated: 8:17pm, 15 Jan 2025

Revenge will be in the air in the hotly anticipated second season of Squid Game, the TV show’s creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says, promising a bigger cast of characters and more absorbing challenges than the original.

Attending the first global promotional event for the new season in the Italian city of Lucca, Hwang said a third edition of the Korean drama was already in post-production, and hinted an English-language version may be in the offing too.

The first season of Squid Game became Netflix’s most watched series of all time when it was released in 2021.

Hwang went on to win an Emmy for outstanding directing for a drama series, while Lee Jung-jae scored an Emmy for best actor in a drama. Both were the first Asians to take home those titles and the first for a non-English-language series.

Given the huge viewing figures, the dystopian show was inevitably renewed and is due to hit the streaming service on December 26, with the third and final instalment set for roll-out in 2025.

“In Season 2, Gi-hun [played by Lee], who survived Season 1, returns to the games, not to win this time around, but to put an end to these games,” said Hwang, who is also the show’s writer, director and producer.