Squid Game Returns: Netflix Announces Second Season and Final Season Details

The hit Korean series 'Squid Game' is set to return with its second season on December 26. Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the final season will premiere in 2025. Key cast members will reprise their roles, and a teaser has been released. The second season is set three years after the first, with Gi-hun seeking to end the deadly competition.

The globally acclaimed Korean survival drama series, 'Squid Game,' will return for its second season on December 26, as announced by Netflix on Thursday.

Netflix also unveiled that the third and final season, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, will debut in 2025. Hwang, who directed, wrote, and executive produced the runaway hit first season, which premiered in September 2021, continues to helm the upcoming chapters.

Meteoric talents, including Lee Jung-jae as Song Gi-hun and Lee Byung-hun as The Frontman, will reprise their roles, with Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo also returning. A gripping teaser highlighted a track race for survival, hinting at the intensities to come as Gi-hun re-enters the deadly games.

(With inputs from agencies.)