Squid Game 2: What's it about and where to watch all episodes
Scene from the Squid Game 2 series (photo: kinorium.com)
Today, December 26, the second season of the popular 2021 South Korean survival series Squid Game, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, was released.
Where to watch the Squid Game: Season 2
The second season is now available on the streaming service Netflix. There are seven episodes in the season. In the first season of Squid Game, there were nine episodes.
It is also noted that filming for the third season of Squid Game began in the summer of 2024, and viewers will be able to watch it in 2025.
What the second season is about
The plot centers around the main character of the first season, the loser and former gambler, Seong Gi-hun.
Three years after winning "Squid Game," Player 456 rejects the idea of moving to the US and returns with a new goal - he decides to fight against the system and enters into conflict with the organizers of the games. Gi-hun re-joins the mysterious survival game with new participants, who are trying to win 45.6 billion won.
The second season will also feature characters from the first season: Lee Jung-jae (the game’s frontman), Wi Ha-joon (the young police officer searching for his brother), and Gong Yoo (the recruiter of new players).
The second season will introduce many young players, such as a pregnant girl, a man who meets his own mother, and a crypto-influencer. In this way, the creators address an important issue - young people, more often than adults, fall into debt, which later traps them.
Viewers will also learn about new rules of the game: participants will have the right to vote to end the competition after each challenge and leave with the amount they have accumulated if the majority votes in favor.
Additionally, the director included new games familiar not only in Korea but also worldwide. For instance, viewers can spot "tic-tac-toe" in the trailer footage.
Squid Game: Season 1
Squid Game is a South Korean psychological thriller and drama. The plot focuses on a group of people who are in a difficult financial situation and agree to participate in a mysterious survival game with a huge cash prize for the winner.
The games in which the participants compete resemble children’s games but with cruel and deadly consequences for those who lose. The main character, Seong Gi-hun, is a loser who has lost all his money and decides to join the game to improve his life. During the game, participants face moral dilemmas and terrifying situations that push them to commit violent acts for survival.
The series explores themes of poverty, social inequality, greed, human nature, and the struggle for survival in extreme circumstances. It gained international recognition due to its vivid characters, shocking plot twists, and social commentary.
Scenes from the series Squid Game (Photo: kinorium.com)
Scenes from the series Squid Game (Photo: kinorium.com)
Earlier, we wrote about 7 movies and TV series about survival and brutal games that will impress you.
Sources: Wikipedia, BBC, Variety, The Financial Times.
