Can Gong Yoo slap us to confirm this isn’t a dream? After getting a first look at new and returning players back in February, we’ve finally got a release date for Squid Game season two ( and confirmation of season three). Jump to the latest teaser from Netflix and director Hwang Dong-hyuk here . February 1, 2024: In 2021, Squid Game became one of Netflix’s most popular shows ever, with over 2 billion minutes watched .

Now, the streamer is promising us more scary dolls sooner rather than later, with a season-two release date of sometime in 2024. Luckily for us, we don’t have to wait for more foreboding clues to find out what the next season will be like. First-look images dropped on February 1, and they’re giving neon-lit film noir.

Our lead Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) confronts a masked soldier and has a date with the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), and a new character (Park Gyu-young) receives her invitation to the game. New photos from Squid Game Season 2 -- coming this year. Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), Recruiter (Gong Yoo) and Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), and a new character played by Park Gyu-young.

pic.twitter.com/8xRC1EvQPr Alongside SAG Award and Critics Choice award winner Lee Jung-jae , season one stars Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man, Wi Ha-joon as detective Hwang Jun-ho, and fan-favorite Gong Yoo as the Recruiter return.

Newcomers to the game in unnamed roles include Choi Seung-hyun of BigBang , Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon ( th.