‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Trailer: New Players, New Game

“Squid Game” is back and Netflix has released the first teaser for its hotly anticipated second season. The footage comes as the final reveal of the streamer’s annual Geeked Week fan event.

The teaser picks things off right after Season 1’s finale, when Seong Gi-hun abandoned his plans to go to the U.S. and instead started a daring chase with a newfound motive. In the short teaser, he appears back in his 456 uniform amid a crowd of new contestants. Another massive cash prize awaits them, with a quick look at the games to come.

The globally successful Korean series follows financially struggling individuals competing in deadly games for a chance to win a life-changing prize, revealing the dark depths of human desperation and resilience.

The second season sees Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo reprise their roles as survivors of the bloody elimination game.

Joining the cast of the show for its second installment are Yim Si-wan (“The Attorney,” “Emergency Declaration”), Kang Ha-neul (“Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet”), Park Gyu-young (“Attack the Gas Station”), Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim (“Kim Ji-young: Born 1982”), Lee David (“The Terror Live”), Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yuri and Won Ji.

Netflix has also confirmed that Hwang Dong-hyuk is returning as director, writer and producer. Firstman Studio is producing the drama.

The nine-episode first season launched on Netflix in 2021. It proved to be an all-time hit for the streamer. “Squid Game” Season 1 became the most watched non-English television series on Netflix, totaling more than 2 billion hours viewed on the platform over roughly an eight-hour run time, with a collective 265 million total views. The series was also a breakthrough foreign-language contender at the Emmys, nominated for 14 categories, including best drama series (a first for a non-English-language production) and winning six.

The “Squid Game” universe has since been expanded to include an unscripted competition series, “Squid Game: The Challenge,” as well as an upcoming video game.

“Squid Game” Season 2 will debut on Dec. 26