Squid Game season 2 is coming this year

This article contains Squid Game season one spoilers

Red light… green light! Netflix has confirmed that the long-awaited Squid Game season 2 will premiere on Netflix later this year, almost three years after its award-winning 2021 debut.

“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the streaming giant announced, per Variety. “Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like ‘The Diplomat’ S2, ‘Bridgerton’ S3, ‘Squid Game’ S2 and ‘Empress’ S2; unscripted series like ‘Tour de France: Unchained’ S2,’ Love is Blind’ S6, ‘F1: Drive to Survive’ S6 and ‘Full Swing’ S2; and brand new shows like ‘3 Body Problem’ (based on the best selling novel and from the ‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners), ‘Griselda’ (starring Sofia Vegara, which premieres this week), ‘The Gentlemen’ (from Guy Ritchie), ‘Eric’ (starring Benedict Cumberbach), ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’, ‘Cien Años de Soledad,’ from Colombia based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez and Senna from Brazil.”

Released on 17 September 2021, the nine-episode Korean thriller was described by Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarando as the streaming platform’s “biggest show ever,” and was later nominated for 14 Emmys, including Best Drama Series – a first for a non-English language title – and won six.

While we now wait for the release date of the second series of Squid Game, here is everything you need to know about the series:

What’s been said about Squid Game season 2?

After months of speculation, Netflix confirmed in January 2022 that the Korean survival drama had been renewed for a second series, after the first became service’s most-watched series upon its release.

A letter signed off by director Hwang Dong-Hyuk was also shared, in which he teased further details of the show’s second season. He wrote about the returning characters: “And now, Gi-hun returns. The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming.

“The man in the suit with the ddakji might be back. You’ll also be introduced to Young-hee’s boyfriend, Cheoul-su. Join us once more for a whole new round.”