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Season 2 – Squid Game

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Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.
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Squid Game — Season 2

Squid Game — Season 2

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While Squid Game's return can't help but lose the element of surprise, some absolutely diabolical challenges and a knotty moral outlook keep this sophomore season thrilling.

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Clarisse Loughrey Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) If everyone insists on going Squid Game crazy while blatantly ignoring its central critique, then Squid Game season two will be about how delusional people really can be while the truth firmly and repeatedly slaps them in the face. Apr 3, 2025 Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times Hwang keeps these disparate moods finely balanced throughout, knowing when to revel in lurid thrills and when to reveal more of the ideas underpinning it all. Jan 16, 2025 Full Review Lili Loofbourow Washington Post Instead of building, Jun-ho’s plot languishes. Gi-hun’s arc gets blurry. Worst of all, the antagonist remains a cipher. Jan 9, 2025 Full Review Rua Fay Cinemasters While Squid Game season 2 isn't nearly as good as the original, it stands as a huge achievement in the world of television, and it feels like the real story is just taking off. Jul 21, 2025 Full Review Samantha Schuster Cinéfilo Serial It shows us that there's still a story to tell beyond exploiting the series' initial success. It continues with the same formula but offers something different to impact the viewer with betrayals, ambitions, and moral debates. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Alise Chaffins MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack) It hammers home that the lives of the poor are of little individual value to the powers that be. For all of the horror of being shot while playing a children’s game, the real horror is that surviving doesn’t give you any value. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 16, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matthew L. Not sure why I see so many bad reviews… I honestly don’t understand why so many people are leaving bad reviews about Squid Game. From start to finish, it never failed to keep me engaged, hold my attention, and constantly keep me guessing about what would happen next. The concept is creative, the tension is perfectly built, and the characters feel raw and real. Every episode leaves you wanting more, and it’s one of those shows that’s hard to stop watching once you start. Overall, it’s a great show to pass the time — thrilling, unpredictable, and definitely worth checking out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/25 Full Review Ry N Seong tracks down his recruiter from season one to infiltrate the games in order to save everyone and take down the game. It was good to see new games this season, but it wraps up at an awkward part of the story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/25 Full Review Andrew C. episode 1 of seasons 2 is the only redeeming factor. please please please don’t not spend the time watching the rest. The writers divert from the premise and instead you enter into another squid games like season 1 but with far less interesting characters with poorly written and obnoxious dialogue and development. read a synopsis and stay away. you will thank yourself and the 10+ hours you saved of your life. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/28/25 Full Review VITALII H Highly anticipated season 2 is finally here and I gotta say that I like it! It made me renew my Netflix subscription. Should I say more? Spoiler Alert! At the beginning I thought that they're gonna play the same games but turns out that they kept only one game from the first season (red light green light to be exact). In this season there were less games and although the 2nd game contained multiple mini games, it still in comparison to the first season was less entertaining because of it. I binge watched it today and it felt like I blinked and somehow I was already watching the 5th episode and mind you there are only 7 of them and that leads me to my critique. It felt short, it has 2 episodes less than the previous season and it just seems that creators couldn't wait to wrap it up real quick... The first season was definitely better. I know that the final season comes out in 2025 and I hope that it will come out real soon, if so then we're good but they better not keep us waiting for long because with this they kinda underdelivered... an Still it was a very nail biting and exiting. I don't regret watching. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Daniel E this season surprised me even more with even more plot twist's and more of a detailed story, i am happy with how this season went Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review THE GAMING D I felt the same feelings that I felt in the first season but the final episode is a little interrupted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Dec 26, 2024 Bread and Lottery A vengeful Gi-hun makes a U-turn at the airport; later, in his hideout, he intensifies his search for the elusive recruiter who is seeking new players. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 26, 2024 Halloween Party Gi-hun finally gets hold of an invitation, marked for Halloween day; in a tense moment facing Jun-ho, they reveal their truths to each other. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 26, 2024 001 New players gather for a chance to win 45.6 billion won; after an intense first round, the survivors' fates hang in the balance - down to one final vote. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 26, 2024 Six Legs The players prepare for the next game: a six-legged pentathlon, where each team member must clear a mini-game to survive - or face collective elimination. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 26, 2024 One More Game Kang No-eul earns enemies for her unruly actions; nerves fray to the breaking point as the remaining players vote on whether to move to the next round. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 26, 2024 O X Jun-ho and his team prepare to infiltrate a suspicious island; as monetary stakes and tensions rise, players split into two opposing factions. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 26, 2024 Friend or Foe The remaining players strategize on how to survive the night; Gi-hun proposes a risky plan; he will need trustworthy allies to carry it out. Details
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Season Info

Director
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Screenwriter
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date
Dec 26, 2024
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