The long-awaited return of Squid Game is now a reality. Netflix' s popular South Korean series has surprised fans with an unexpected revelation: the cast of the second season has been revealed in a trailer. First-season cast members Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will return for the second installment, and they'll be joined by new faces Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon and Yang Dong-Geun.
The return of some of the cast members from the first season comes as no surprise. The first season paved the way for an intriguing follow-up to the character of Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, after he won the titular competition. Wi Ha-jun, whose character Jun-ho's fate was uncertain at the end of the first season, will also return. Gong Yoo will no doubt be back to recruit more unfortunate competition participants, while Lee Byung-Hun played Hwang In-ho, the Squid Game supervisor.
As for the newcomers, Yim Si-Wan is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five, but he also appeared in the film The Attorney and the TV series Misaeng: Incomplete Life. Kang Ha-neul, who also appeared in the latter, has appeared in a long list of other TV dramas, including When the Camellia Blooms, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, and Midnight Runners. As for Yang Dong-geun, he is an actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and breakdancer, and Park Sung-hoon has appeared in series such as The Day of the Kidnapping, Justice, and You Are the Boss.
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has confirmed a "new series" of games for Season 2. One question remains: what would a second season be about, when most of the characters were killed off in Season 1? Hwang Dong-hyuk has already planned a whole new plot, with new games and new characters.
Season 2 of Squid Game will tackle themes of solidarity. The second season is expected to offer the same level of emotional and moral complexity as season 1. Despite the death of many of Squid Game's key characters in season 1, Hwang 's expansion of the series' universe offers even more emotion and higher stakes than the first season. Squid Game's first season laid the foundations for a sci-fi world with countless possibilities to explore. With some preliminary details now available, viewers can begin to guess what new schemes Hwang might have in store for Squid Game in the future.
The second season of Squid Game is therefore eagerly awaited, with a mix of familiar faces and new talent. With this new cast, fans of the series can expect an even more intense series of events than the first season. As for the release date, for the moment the platform is indicating a 2024 release, with no further details.
