Netflix Units ‘Squid Sport’ Season 2 Premiere Date and Releases New Teaser

The 2024 Olympics could also be in full impact, however the “actual sport” will start when Netflix unleashes season 2 of Squid Sport on Thursday, Dec. 26.

The streaming firm revealed the discharge date for the extremely anticipated, upcoming season of the South Korean drama with a track-and-field-inspired teaser on Wednesday, July 31.

With the announcement, Netflix additionally revealed that its third and closing season can be launched in 2025.

“The actual sport begins. Squid Sport Season 2 is coming December 26. The Last Season coming 2025,” posts shared by Netflix on its official accounts on X (previously Twitter) and Instagram learn.

The posts included an almost minute-long clip that begins with a close-up of women and men working on a crowded monitor.

As many are heard screaming and falling, the digital camera pans to a view of the Entrance Man, who says, “It has been three years. Do you wish to play a sport?”

“Three years after successful Squid Sport, Participant 456 (Lee Jung-jae) stays decided to seek out the folks behind the sport and put an finish to their vicious sport. Utilizing this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun begins with the obvious of locations: search for the person in a pointy swimsuit enjoying ddakji within the subway,” an official synopsis explains.

“However when his efforts lastly yield outcomes, the trail towards taking down the group proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to finish the sport, he must re-enter it,” the synopsis continues.

Collection creator, director, and govt producer Hwang Dong-hyuk additionally offered his personal teaser in an open letter to followers.

“Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge on the finish of Season 1 returns and joins the sport once more. Will he reach getting his revenge? Entrance Man would not appear to be a straightforward opponent this time both,” he wrote. “The fierce conflict between their two worlds will proceed into the sequence finale with Season 3, which can be dropped at you subsequent yr.”

Hwang added that he’s “thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a brand new Squid Sport develop and bear fruit by way of the tip of this story.”

He ended his letter by promising followers that “we’ll do our greatest to ensure we convey you yet one more thrill trip.”

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Season certainly one of Squid Sport is accessible to stream on Netflix. Its spin-off, real-life competitors sequence, Squid Sport: The Problem, can also be on the service.