Netflix Reveals New Trailer for Squid Game Season 2 – and We Have One Major Theory About What It Means
Squid game Season two is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on December 26, but if that seems like too long to wait, you can get a sneak peek at the series’ cast (both new and returning characters) in a new teaser trailer that dropped today, August 12. Check it out below.
The short trailer sees the return of Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee-Jung jae, staring into the camera against a dark backdrop and the same chilling soundtrack from season one of Netflix’s best series, in what could easily be a trailer for a new psychological thriller from Jordan Peele. We know that the plot of season two will follow the events of the first games, with Gi-hun on his mission to identify the games’ creators and exact revenge, but the trailer heavily hints at new characters that we’re led to believe will play an integral role in Gi-hun’s next chapter.
The addition of the show’s new characters isn’t news to us, as Netflix has already revealed its new cast members, recruiting actors Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, and Lee Jin-uk for the game’s second round of life or death challenges. But Netflix’s rollout for Squid game Season two is still a complete mystery, as the trailer doesn’t reveal the identities of the new players in the series. Only the players numbered 007, 044, 120, 125, 222 and a few others are shown in a quick jump-cut sequence.
These are the players you should keep an eye on
When Squid game debuted on the top streaming service in 2021, it became an instant hit, quickly becoming Netflix’s most-watched series at the time. Now, three years after its release, a second season is finally on the way , but Netflix is being awfully tight-lipped about details – hence the “hush hush” way of rolling out the series. And while we still don’t know exactly what to expect, a new character teaser trailer points us toward a more robust plot theory.
We’ve previously shared what we think will happen alongside the new gruesome challenges, including our belief that Hwang Jun-ho’s fate will be explored more in season two , and now the new trailer invites new theories about the new players joining Gi-hun in his second round. The specific player numbers we see in the trailer are revealed in a very direct way, leading us to believe that each will play a key role in Gi-hun’s success – or failure – in exacting revenge on the game’s creators.
Netflix does a brilliant job of brewing speculation about who these new players are, and gives no indication of their purpose in season two, meaning they could either help Gi-hun, or cause his downfall. It’s really anyone’s game at this point.
