Squid Game returns this December — and will end with another season next year

Squid Game returns this December — and will end with another season next year

2024-08-01 00:24:59

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The show’s second season debuts on December 26th with a ‘final season’ to premiere sometime in 2025.

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Squid Game’s second season will debut on December 26th with a newly-announced “final season” to follow sometime in 2025, Netflix said on Wednesday. Netflix also shared a brief trailer to accompany the news.

It’s been nearly three years since the first season of Squid Game premiered on Netflix, and the show has gone on to be a humongous success for the streaming service. Netflix is staying pretty tight-lipped about the plot for what’s to come, but here’s a brief plot synopsis from a Netflix PR email:

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.

“We’ll do our best to make sure we bring you yet another thrill ride,” Squid Game director, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a letter. “I hope you’re excited for what’s to come.”

Netflix has already shared a few images of the second season and some details about the season’s cast. Last year, Netflix launched a reality TV show based off of Squid Game. Later this year, Netflix also plans to release a Squid Game multiplayer game.