- Squid Game season 2 will revolve around the theme of revenge
- The cast remains mostly a mystery
- Filming will start soon
Netflix did not hesitate for a second. Faced with the rather unexpected success of Squid Game, the streaming platform quickly confirmed that the Korean series would be entitled to a season 2. Since then, information has been rather rare on this subject, even if tongues are gradually starting to loosen up . So we decided to take stock of everything we know so far about this sequel. (Warning, this article contains spoilers for season 1.).
Squid Game: what will be the plot of season 2?
In a recent interview with AllKPopSquid Game star Lee Jung-jae opened up about season 2. He explains: “As we all saw at the end of season 1, the main plot of season 2 will be revenge, and the key character who controlled how the games worked in season 1 was Lee Byung Hun sunbae, it seems so that the two of us will be the central characters in this next story. »
For his part, the showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk had already addressed this question last year. He then specified: “There will be other great games, that’s all I can say. I’m still brainstorming and gathering ideas for season 2. I haven’t even started writing yet”.
What casting for season 2 of Squid Game?
Besides Lee Jung-jae (Gi-hun), Netflix has already confirmed the presence of Lee Byung-hun who plays the Masked Man. Lee Jung-jae also commented: “This is my first time working with Lee Byung Hun sunbae, actually. We worked on a drama called White Nights 3.98 at the time, but we didn’t have any scenes together. »
We also know that Gong Yoo, the candidate recruiter for the Squid Game, will indeed be there. Finally, the presence of Wi Ha-jun, who plays the undercover policeman, is strongly anticipated, but it is not yet official. For the rest, and given the carnage that occurred in season 1, the distribution should be strongly renewed.
What is the release date for Squid Game?
This is the other big unknown so far. We don’t know when exactly this season 2 will be released, but we already have several clues. Indeed, Lee Jung-jae has already mentioned the filming in an interview:
Filming for Squid Game 2 will begin this summer and will likely last 10 months. We worked on season 1 for about 10 months as well, but that was with the delays caused by covid-19. But since Season 2 will be bigger in scope, it will probably take longer to complete.
As for the creator of the series, Hwang Dong-hyuk, he has indicated that he hopes that season 2 will be finished before the end of 2024. It will therefore be necessary to show a little patience before watching the series on Netflix.
A side project for the Squid Game star
Anyway, fans of Lee Jung-jae will have the pleasure of seeing the actor in the Star Wars series beforehand. The Acolyte. If we still do not know his role in this production, it is a first abroad for him.
He also confided that according to him, and in certain areas, filming was more effective in South Korea, before specifying: “It’s the first time I’ve worked on a foreign project, and it’s the first time I’ve done such an important project, so I’m in a position where I have no choice but to follow this what I’m told to do. »
