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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

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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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Jenaro V Me sorprendió esta temporada, me gustó el personaje de Seong ahora no como un idiota noble sino en modo vengativo y serio, la subtrama del detective sigue siendo inútil pero, al menos, te da un sentido de lo poderosa que es la organización para tenerlo dando vueltas en circulo sin que se de cuenta, los nuevos personajes están excelentes siendo diferentes a los jugadores anteriores y también me gustó la forma en que ahora la estrategia para afrontar los juegos es diferente pensando en el acumulado y en cuando irte, que al final no sirve de nada porque si se van antes no hay serie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Adrian K How did such a stellar show end up this bad? So disappointing. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review vanessa B El Juego del Calamar, una de las mejores series coreanas de la historia. no solo por sus actores sino por el transfondo de la historia. Actualmente, se traduce a la pobreza, a la desesperacion, a los altos mandos que existen en el Mundo que hacen lo que quieren, ensuciar la sociedad no solo economicamente, si no en humildad,empatia, hacernos competir entre nosotros, hacernos daño a toda costa, hacernos enloquecer hasta transformarnos en seres egoistas, solo a su beneficio. Creo que hya que verla y comprenderla. Cada personaje tiene una historia. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review Audience Member Squid Games was always my favorite show. but season 2 just knocked it out of the ball park for me 😍 i absolutely love season 2 and all its cast. My favorite character they introduced was Thanos. He was unlike any character they have had before and brought so much to the show in general. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review Katie W Squid Game Season 2 is everything I hoped for and more. Instead of trying to copy the first season, it expands the story and dives deeper into the characters while keeping the tension and emotional stakes high. The social commentary feels just as sharp and relevant, and the performances are powerful across the board. Every episode pulled me in and left me thinking long after it ended. For me, this is easily a five-star season. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Sandra V I love how they continued the story to season 2. Gi-hun was so strong in his beliefs to make everyone survive the games. Eventhough, some of them didn't listen to him. The frontmans role was memorable as he played like one of the players and got Gi-hun on his side and tested him too, in the last episode. Loved the strong emotion Gi-hun showed when his best friend died. That was painful. The other players were memorable too. Thanos and Nam Nyu were terrible characters that i would remember with the person they bullied, Min Su. I felt like i was bullied myself on those scenes. Overall, it was a good season that Mr Lee Jung Jae did. Loved his character in Season 2 with Lee Byun Hun's character too. Love them both. Lee Jang Jae deserve an award for season 2, definitely. I am sad he probably won't get any. 🙄🙄 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 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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