Squid Game Season 2: Netflix Confirms 8 New Additions to Cast
On: June 29, 2023
After confirming the primary Squid Game season 2 cast at TUDUM, Netflix has introduced the ultimate new additions to the cast that may debut within the new episodes. New cast members for Squid Game season 2 embrace Park Gyu-young (Candy Dwelling, The Satan Decide), Jo Yu-ri (former member of South Korean-Japanese lady group Iz*One), Kang Ae-sim (Move to Heaven), Lee David (The Fortress), Lee Jin-uk (Candy Dwelling), Choi Seung-hyun (Tazza: The Hidden Card), Roh Jae-won (Lacking Yoon) and Received Ji-an (Netflix’s D.P.). The cast and crew for Squid Game assembled this week for a desk learn of the brand new episodes. Manufacturing on Squid Game season 2 is scheduled to start later this yr with director Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and govt produce.
Netflix’s beforehand confirmed cast for Squid Game season 2 embrace returning stars Lee Jung-jae (as Seong Gi-Hun), Lee Byung-Hun (as Entrance Man), Wi Ha-jun (as Hwang Jun-Ho), and Gong Yoo (because the presently unnamed recruiter for the video games total). They’re going to be joined by beforehand introduced newcomers to Squid Game with Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, and Yang Dong-Geun confirmed to tackle new roles for season two on Netflix.
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What’s Squid Game season 2 about?
Netflix has but to verify precise plot particulars for Squid Game season 2, however the ending of the primary batch of episodes provided huge clues about where the story might go subsequent. The primary season concluded as Gi-Hun opted to take issues into his personal arms and postpone his plans to affix his daughter in America, as an alternative searching for revenge towards the creators of Squid Game. One can maybe assume that most of the new additions to the cast might embrace mates, foes, and virtually definitely new contestants for the following Squid Game occasion. With manufacturing on Squid Game season 2 not going down till later this yr, a launch date of late 2024 or perhaps even early 2025 appears probably, however stays unconfirmed.
After its premiere Squid Game turned a global hit and stays the most-watched Netflix unique collection of all-time. As of this writing Squid Game has been watched over 2.2 billion hours, beating out exhibits like Wednesday and Stranger Issues that had much more advertising and marketing push behind them.
Squid Game was additionally a significant hit on the Primetime Emmy awards. The Netflix hit turned the primary non-English language collection to ever be nominated for an Emmy, incomes fourteen nominations and profitable six. A few of Squid Game‘s wins from final yr embrace Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection for Lee Jung-jae and Excellent Directing for a Drama Collection for Hwang Dong-hyuk.
