‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Teaser Reveals Player 456’s Return to the Deadly Game

It’s been three years since the South Korean drama Squid Game captivated international audiences as fictional players competed to the death in classic childhood games. The Netflix series released a teaser Monday, debuting some of the next season’s key players. The teaser flashed the numbered, green tracksuits of the next round of participants and placed a dim spotlight on Player 456 (played by Lee Jung-jae), who took home the cash prize fund in the Season One finale.

In the second season, Player 456, or Gi-hun, gives up on going to the States and decides to return to the deadly game. An earlier synopsis reads: “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.”

The drama is set to return on Dec. 26, and the third and final season will be released in 2025.

In Squid Game Season Two, Hwang Dong-hyuk will direct, while Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will reprise their roles. New cast members include Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an.

At the 2022 Emmys, the drama series picked up six Emmy awards, including a trophy for June-jae, who became the first Asian actor to win the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for a non-English performance. During an acceptance speech, Jung-jae expressed his gratitude for the honor.

“First, I would like to thank God above. Thank you to The Television Academy,” Jung-jae said. “Thank you to Netflix, and thank you to the director for making realistic problems we all face come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script and amazing visuals. Thank you. Thank you, Squid Game team. Thank you to everyone watching in Korea. Thank you.”