A scene from “Squid Game 2.” Image: Screengrab from YouTube/Netflix The brutal games will continue in the second season of the mega-hit Korean original series “ Squid Game ” in one of the most familiar childhood places — a schoolyard. In a 56-second-long teaser video unveiled Friday on Netflix’s official YouTube, the main protagonist Sung Ki-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is seen waking up to a morning call.
Soon, he points the gun toward the door, on guard, and as the door opens, he faces the Frontman (Lee Byung-hun) who devised the bloody games in the first season. As Ki-hun is shown returning for a new death game, one where the contestants will vie to become the ultimate winner and secure the 45.6 billion won ($33 million) prize money, the show’s signature upbeat music plays in the background and the guards once again don hot pink jumpsuits.
Cash starts to pile up inside a piggy bank and an announcement is heard: “Are you ready to play?” A major hint about where the games take place is revealed as the teaser shows a shot of a school playground, with the slogan “Strongly, Bravely, Undauntedly” hanging on the building’s wall. Actors Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo and Wi Ha-jun are set to return alongside new cast members Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young and Yang Dong-geun. The second season of “Squid Game,” whose first season captivated the world upon its 2021 release, will be released on Dec.
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