Squid Game Season 2 is set to premiere on Netflix on December 26, but if that’s too long for you, you can check out a new teaser trailer today, August 12, that offers a first look at the show’s cast (both new and returning characters). 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, looking into the lens against a dark background and the same creepy soundtrack as in season 1 of the best Netflix series, in what could easily be a trailer for a new psychological thriller from Jordan Peele. We know that the plot of season 2 will follow the events of the first games, where Gi-hun will be on his mission to identify the creators of the games and take revenge on them, but the trailer strongly hints at new characters that we believe will play an integral role in Gi-hun’s next chapter.
The addition of the show’s new characters is nothing new to us, as Netflix has already unveiled its new cast members, recruiting actors Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, and Lee Jin-uk for the second round of the game’s life-or-death challenges. But Netflix’s introduction for Squid Game The second season is still a mystery, as the trailer does not reveal the identities of the show’s new additions, only showing player numbers 007, 044, 120, 125, 222, and a few others in a quick jump-cut sequence.
These are the players to watch out for
When Squid Game When the series first appeared on the top streaming service in 2021, it was an instant hit and quickly became Netflix’s most-watched series. Now, three years after its debut, a second season is finally on the way, but Netflix is keeping very tight-lipped about details—hence the “hush hush” method it’s taking to release it. And while we still don’t know exactly what to expect, the new character teaser trailer points us to a more solid theory about the plot.
We’ve already shared what we think will happen in addition to the new gruesome challenges. One of them is our guess that Hwang Jun-ho’s fate will be explored more in depth in season two. Now, the new trailer invites new theories about the new players joining Gi-hun in his second round. The exact player counts we see in the trailer are revealed in a very direct way, leading us to believe that each will play an important role in Gi-hun’s success – or failure – in his vengeance against the games’ creators.
Netflix does a great job of fueling 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 downfall. It’s really open-ended at this point.
