Squid Game The second season is set to premiere on Netflix on December 26, but if that’s too long to wait, you can get a sneak peek at the show’s leads (both new and returning characters) in a new trailer that dropped today, August 12. Check it out below.
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In the short trailer, we see the return of Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee-Jung jae, staring into the lens against a dark backdrop and the same chilling soundtrack from the first season of Netflix’s best series, which could easily be a trailer for a new psychological thriller from Jordan Peele. We know that the plot of the second season will follow the events of the first games, which will see Gi-hun embark on his mission to identify and seek revenge against the creators of the games, but the trailer strongly hints at new characters who we think will play an integral role in Gi-hun’s next chapter.
The addition of new characters to the show is nothing new to us, as Netflix has already introduced new cast members, recruiting actors Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, and Lee Jin-uk for the game's second round of life-or-death challenges. But Netflix's release for Squid Game The second season remains a total mystery as the trailer avoids revealing the identities of the new additions to the show, only showing player numbers 007, 044, 120, 125, 222 and a few others in a quick cut sequence.
These are the players to watch out for
When Squid Game The series first hit the top streaming service in 2021 and became an instant hit, quickly becoming Netflix's most-watched show at the time. Now, three years after its debut, a second season is finally on the way, but Netflix is staying very tight-lipped about the details, hence its “secretive” approach to its release. And while we still don't know exactly what's in store for us, the new character trailer points us to a stronger theory about its plot.
We’ve previously shared what we think will happen besides new gruesome challenges – one of them being that we think Hwang Jun-ho’s fate will be explored further in the second season – and now the new trailer invites new theories about the new players who will be joining Gi-hun in his second go-round. The specific numbers of players we see in the trailer are revealed in a very direct way, leading us to think that each one will play a major role in Gi-hun’s success (or failure) in getting revenge on the game’s creators.
Netflix is doing a brilliant job of generating speculation about who these new players are and gives no indication of their purpose in season two, meaning they could either help Gi-hun or bring about his demise. Right now, anyone can take part.
