The second season of Squid Game is inching ever closer, and Netflix recently released a trailer to get us prepared.
For those of you who didn’t watch the first season of the Korean mega-hit series, the show involves individuals down on their luck opting to take part in an orchestrated game to win a substantial cash prize. The downside to this “game,” however, is that losing involves dying in various horrific ways, all for the pleasure of the rich elite.
It’s clear that show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk was making a commentary on the ravages of capitalism, among other things. That didn’t stop Netflix from creating a “real” version of Squid Game, which appears to completely miss the premise of the fictional show that inspired it.
But I digress. The released trailer suggests that the game is alive and well in Season Two. t centers on the man who gives potential contestants the choice to take part in the event, giving them the choice to compete for a large sum of money, potentially winning nothing (and actually losing their life, though they don’t know that) or walking away with a smaller sum they won through playing a game play a game of ddakji instead.
Here’s the official synopsis for Season Two:
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.
The second season of Squid Game starts streaming on Netflix on December 26, 2024.
Check out the trailer below.