📄 Series

Squid Game: Season 2

The games begin again.

["Emmy Award Best Drama Series (Season 1)","Emmy Award Best Lead Actor Drama (Lee Jung-jae, Season 1)","Emmy Award Best Guest Actress Drama (HoYeon Jung, Season 1)","Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Drama Ensemble (Season 1)","Peabody Award Outstanding Achievement (Season 1)"]

About

Squid Game Season 2 is the continuation of South Korean creator Hwang Dong-hyuk's global phenomenon. Released December 26, 2024 on Netflix, Season 2 follows Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) as he returns to challenge the Games from within. Season 1 became the most-watched Netflix series in history at 1.65 billion hours in 28 days, and Season 2 shattered additional streaming records upon release.

Trailer / Official Video

Squid Game: Season 2

Credits & Contributors (8)

Cast & Performance
Direction
Production
Streaming & Distribution

Cast & Performance

Lee Jung-jae
Lee Jung-jae Gi-hun (Player 456)

Lee Jung-jae won the Emmy for Best Lead Actor for Season 1 and leads Season 2 as Gi-hun returns to challenge the Games from within.

Wi Ha-jun
Wi Ha-jun Hwang Jun-ho

Wi Ha-jun returns with an expanded role in Season 2 as the detective who infiltrated the Games and now fights to expose them.

Im Siwan
Im Siwan Cho Hyun-ju (Player 333)

Im Siwan joined the cast as a major new player in Season 2, bringing K-pop star power and dramatic depth to the role.

Kang Ha-neul

Kang Ha-neul plays Young-il, a new player who forms an unlikely bond with Gi-hun, central to Season 2's moral arc.

Jung Ho-yeon
Jung Ho-yeon Kang Sae-byeok (cameo)

HoYeon appears in a narrative bookend sequence. Her Season 1 performance made her a global icon represented by Louis Vuitton.

Direction

Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hwang Dong-hyuk Creator, Writer & Director

Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote and directed all episodes of Squid Game Seasons 1 and 2. His decade-long vision created a global cultural phenomenon.

Production

Siren Pictures
Siren Pictures Production Company

Siren Pictures produced Squid Game Season 2 in collaboration with Hwang Dong-hyuk.

Streaming & Distribution

Yim Si-wan (Netflix Korea)
Yim Si-wan (Netflix Korea) Streaming Distributor

Netflix distributed Squid Game globally. Season 1 became the most-watched Netflix series ever at 1.65B hours in 28 days.