Squid Game season 2 continues the show's exploration of wealth disparity and the exploitation of the poor for the rich. The new season features new characters alongside veteran K-drama stars, while the ending and future of the series are still being revealed.
Three years after the Emmy Award-winning Korean drama Squid Game shocked and delighted viewers with its intensely brutal dystopian storylines, Netflix released the seven-episode Squid Game season 2 on Dec. 26. (The third and final installment will air in 2025.) In a rare occurrence, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated the new season for a Golden Globe award for Best Drama Series almost three weeks before the show was even released.
(Netflix provided voting members early screening access to make the K-drama eligible for nomination.) Squid Game’s first season remains Netflix’s most-watched show of all time with 265.2 million views, besting Wednesday season 1 by more than 13 million views. The show’s conceit is no longer unique – 456 debt-ridden players compete in deadly games for a grand prize of 45.6 billion Korean won (or roughly 31 million USD) – but the show’s creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has come up with twisty new storylines. Squid Game season 2 introduces a whole new set of compelling characters. Will they make us forget fan favorites like North Korean defector Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon) and Pakistani immigrant Ali (Anupam Tripathi)? No, but the star power of veteran K-drama stars, including Park Sung-hoon (The Glory), Park Hee-soon (Moving) and Im Si-wan (Misaeng: Incomplete Life), is a nice concession to killing off nearly all of last season’s characters. So, how does Squid Game season 2 end, what themes is it most interested in exploring, what controversies are viewers discussing, and where are we set up to go in Squid Game season 3? Let’s get into it. Warning: Major spoilers for Squid Game season 2 — including this season’s ending — below. What is Squid Game season 2 about, fundamentally? Season 2 continues the show’s major critiques of wealth, greed, and how the poor are exploited for rich people’s gain. We see this in how the series depicts access to medical care, and how the lack of healthcare can lead people to desperatio
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