While the statement was brief, Dong-hyuk did let some details slip about who’ll be coming back. “Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns. The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) returns,” he teased. “The man in the suit with ddakji (Gong Yoo) might be back.” The most interesting tease comes at the very end, when Dong-hyuk says the new season will introduce Cheol-su, the boyfriend of Young-hee, the robotic doll who’s basically become the series’ mascot. “Join us once more for a whole new round.”

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From the sound of things, season two may be just the beginning for the series. Towards the end of 2021, Dong-hyuk revealed to KBS in Korea that the streamer had he’d already begun discussing a third season with Netflix. Given how popular the series has been with just one season under its belt, and how well other K-drama series on the platform has been received, it feels safe to say that Squid Game will be going on for a good amount of time, regardless of Netflix’s other woes at the moment.


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