David Bridges
The long-awaited second season of Squid Sport will premiere on Netflix in December.
The streaming firm revealed the discharge date for the upcoming season of the Korean drama with a track-and-field-inspired teaser on Wednesday, July 31. The collection may even return for a 3rd and remaining season in 2025.
It has been practically three years since Season 1 launched on Netflix and have become a world success with 111 million viewers within the present’s first 17 days on the platform. “It took 12 years to deliver the primary season of Squid Sport to life final 12 months,” Squid Sport creator Hwang Dong-hyuk stated of the present’s worldwide attraction. “Nevertheless it took 12 days for Squid Sport to develop into the most well-liked Netflix collection ever.”
The true sport begins. Squid Sport Season 2 is coming December 26.
The Last Season coming 2025. pic.twitter.com/Y3fQJ7LA2h
— Netflix (@netflix) July 31, 2024
The practically minute-long teaser confirmed women and men carrying the enduring inexperienced tracksuits screaming and falling whereas racing one another. Then the digicam pans to a view of the Entrance Man, who says, “It’s been three years. Do you wish to play a sport?”
A teaser launched in February confirmed him answering a cellphone, because the caller tells him, “You’re going to remorse the selection you made.”
The hero solutions, “I’ll discover you. It doesn’t matter what it takes.”
Consideration all gamers: we’re right here to ship an essential message. pic.twitter.com/xspvk8HheP
— Squid Sport (@squidgame) July 31, 2024
Hwang Dong-hyuk additionally offered his personal teaser in an open letter to followers.
“Seong Gi-hun, who vowed revenge on the finish of Season 1, returns and joins the sport once more. Will he achieve getting his revenge? Entrance Man doesn’t appear to be a simple opponent this time both,” he wrote. “The fierce conflict between their two worlds will proceed into the collection finale with Season 3, which can be dropped at you subsequent 12 months.”
Hwang added that he’s “thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a brand new Squid Sport develop and bear fruit by way of the top of this story.”
He ended his letter by promising followers that “we’ll do our greatest to ensure we deliver you one more thrill journey.”
The primary season of Squid Sport ranks because the most-watched season of tv in Netflix historical past. The collection acquired 14 Emmy nominations with six wins. These embody a win for Hwang for finest director for a drama collection, one for Lee Jung-jae for finest actor in a drama collection, and one other for Lee You-mi for finest visitor actress in a drama.
In addition to Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun (Entrance Man), Wi Ha-jun (Hwang Jun-ho), and Gong Yoo (The Salesman) may even be again.
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