Squid Game season 2 teaser puts Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back in the game

Squid Game shattered all expectations when it premiered on Netflix back in 2021, quickly becoming the most-watched season of television in the streamer's history. The Korean-language drama told the story of Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), a desperate man who entered into a competition where he and other contestants competed in children's games for a life-changing amount of money—the snag being that if they lost, they died.

The show was a phenomenon, resonating with viewers around the globe. Even though the first season wrapped up neatly, it was always a foregone conclusion we were going to get more. Netflix has even launched a gameshow, Squid Game: The Challenge, based on the series. Whether that's missing the point of the show or not, I leave to you to decide.

Now, at long last, we have a new teaser for Squid Game season 2. Seong Gi-hun is back in the game:

Squid Game season 2 teaser

Considering that the first season of Squid Game ended with Gi-hun heading out on a quest to bring down the rich and powerful brokers of the game, the fact that he's back in it is pretty terrifying. Obviously, things didn't go to plan, as confirmed by the logline for the series:

"Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won."

Yes, Gi-hun is even sporting the same uniform number he wore last season, as Player 456. It's going to be more than a little interesting to see how he navigates the Squid Game a second time.

Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk will be back to write, direct, and executive produce this season of Squid Game. Cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-joon and Gong Yoo returing from season 1, as well as series newcomers Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri and Won Ji-an.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Squid Game is slated to end with a third and final season which will follow this one. “Seong Gi-hun, who vowed revenge at the end of season one, returns and joins the game again,” Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed during that initial announcement. “Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front Man doesn’t seem to be an easy opponent this time either. The fierce clash between their two worlds will continue into the series finale in season three, which will be brought to you next year.”

But we don't have to worry about season 3 of Squid Game quite yet. For now, it's time to get hyped for season 2! It premieres December 26 on Netflix.

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