 ‘Squid Game’ season 2 trailer is out

South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun returns to play the dystopian survival games all over again — but this time to put an end to the madness and save lives — in the official trailer of Squid Game Season 2, dropped by Netflix on Tuesday.

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The one-minute-35-second trailer features Gi-hun in a car, supposedly when he was abducted. When the head staff of the game, Front Man (Hwang In-ho), played by Lee Byung-hun, asks Gi-hun what he wants from him, the latter replies, “Put me back in the game.”

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Gi-hun returns to the game to save hundreds of new contestants who must play a series of children’s games popular in Korea to win USD 4.56 million. However, those who fail to complete the tasks are instantly killed.

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The trailer also shows Detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun), who was Front Man’s brother in the first season, returning to continue his investigation. In Season 1, Jun-ho comes close to exposing the horrors of the game.

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The makers also posted a new poster of the Squid Game Season 2, which features Gi-hun leading a group of other contestants running away from a merry-go-round. The poster carries the text ‘Let The New Games Begin’.

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Apart from Lee Jung-jae, the second season is set to see Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gon Yoo reprising their roles. Other actors who will join the new season include Yim Si-wan. Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun and Kang Ae-sim.

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