You know about Squid Sport. Even if you happen to didn’t watch it, you heard of it — probably from pals who couldn’t cease speaking about it, but additionally simply from current on the planet. It was inescapable; it rapidly grew to become one in every of Netflix’s most-watched sequence all over the world, garnering some 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first 28 days, based on information from the streamer. Zedd did a remix with the Squid Sport theme; pink mild inexperienced mild bought a bump, as did ppogi; and Netflix even did an ill-advised (and finally boring) actuality present primarily based on the dystopian video games of the unique.
Which is all to say: In fact there was going to be a Squid Sport season 2, and a season 3. Right here’s every part we learn about it, together with the just lately introduced launch date for the second season (and the tease for the third).
[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for the end of Squid Game season 1.]
When will Squid Sport season 2 debut on Netflix?
It’s a Christmas miracle — or, extra precisely, a Boxing Day one, with season 2 premiering on December 26, 2024.
The information comes by way of a letter from Squid Sport creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, that additionally confirmed that the third and remaining season can be coming in 2025. Netflix confirmed it had given the present a inexperienced mild (ayy) for season 2 in June 2022, a slight delay after its huge launch in Fall 2021. Squid Sport creator Hwang Dong-hyuk had no plans for a second season, and took a while off after the primary.
Is there going to be a Squid Sport season 3?
Sure! In his letter asserting the season 2 launch date, Hwang shared a few extra particulars (emphasis on “few”) on season 2, alongside the announcement of a brand new season coming in 2025: “Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge on the finish of Season 1 returns and joins the sport once more. Will he reach getting his revenge? Entrance Man doesn’t appear to be a simple opponent this time both. The fierce conflict between their two worlds will proceed into the sequence finale with Season 3, which might be dropped at you subsequent 12 months.”
Will Lee Jung-jae be again for Squid Sport season 2?
Sure! Hwang confirmed in a letter final 12 months that Lee’s Gi-hun might be again for season 2, as the tip of season 1 teed up. The Entrance Man (performed by Lee Byung-hun) may even be making a dastardly return to the Squid Sport of season 2, together with Wi Ha-joon and Gong Yoo. (Hwang did specific remorse that he killed off a variety of beloved characters when he thought Squid Sport season 1 was simply going to be a one-off.)
Hwang additionally had this to say within the letter: “The person within the swimsuit with the ddakji could be again. You’ll even be launched to Younger-hee’s boyfriend, Cheol-su.” Different notable names showing in season 2: Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Im Si-wan, Yang Dong-geun, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-wook, Gained Ji-an, Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-shim, Lee David, and Roh Jae-won.
What’s season 2 of Squid Sport about?
To this point each Hwang and Netflix have been enjoying most particulars near the chest. Past the brand new and previous solid at play right here, there’s not a ton of details about how Gi-hun will get roped again into the sport (although season 1’s finale dangles {that a} bit). However from what we are able to inform from the pictures Netflix launched, Squid Sport season 2 sees Gi-hun making good on his want to carry the video games down altogether.
Will Squid Sport season 2 have the identical theme music?
Odds are fairly good, we’d guess — Jung Jae-il (who additionally composed for Parasite) actually hit with that one, and it’s fairly indelible, even with a number of years of no Squid Sport. Count on to be haunted by that easy tune once more!