On Wednesday (31), Netflix announced that the second season of Squid Game, the most-watched non-English series in the history of streaming, will arrive on the platform on December 26th. Furthermore, the third and final season of the show, which promises to end Seong Gi-hun's story, will arrive on the service in 2025.
The news was announced through a teaser lasting less than a minute. In it, it is possible to see a race in which the sprinters are gradually replaced by competitors in green overalls, and the masked figures we already know from the first season invite the viewer to play new.
In addition to the video, Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series' executive producer, screenwriter, and Director, also wrote an open letter to Squid Game fans.
In the publication, the writer confirms the recently released premiere dates and says he could hardly believe it when he returned to the recording sets for the second season. According to Dong-hyuk, the feeling was somewhat surreal, and he is particularly curious to know how fans will feel about the show's return after three years.
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|"Seong Gi-hun swore revenge at the end of season 1 and is back in gaming." recalls the Director in the letter. "Will he be able to get revenge? Again, the leader does not appear to be an easy opponent. The tense atmosphere will remain until the end of the series, in season 3, which will be released next year."|
Squid Game is one of Netflix's biggest hits
A South Korean thriller that arrived on Netflix in December 2021, Squid Game is a dystopian series that was a massive success on the platform. It gained traction through word of mouth and became the most-watched program on streaming in 94 countries.
In addition to the public, she also won over critics, receiving 14 Emmy nominations, of which actor Lee Jung-Jae won Best Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Series for Oh Yeong-su.
With a first season of nine episodes, the production follows the footsteps of a group of broken people with no prospect of financial improvement who are invited to participate in a game in which they can win a million-dollar prize. However, as they advance in the competition, they discover that of the 456 guests, only one will be the big winner, while everyone else will pay with their lives for the dispute.
In addition to the
engaging plot and competition challenges – all based on children's games – the
series also talks a lot about topics such as class disparity and economic
struggles and even won a reality show of the same name called Squid Game: The
Challenge; title shrouded in several controversies, but also renewed for a
second season.