Squid Games season 2 raises the stakes from season one with new horrific games and even more dastardly contestants looking to kill their way to an insane amount of money. Here is everything we know about the second season of Netflix's dangerous thriller Squid Game , including when it premieres and who's in the cast. In Season 2 of the award-winning drama, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), the series’ main character, remains determined to find the people behind Squid Game and put an end to their bloodthirsty sport. So, Gi-hun — also known as Player 456 — taps into the fortune he won in Season 1 for justice. Let the new games begin. Season 2 's official tagline. Season 2 is the 2nd season of Squid Game . This season consists of seven episodes. It premiered on December 26, 2024.[ 2 ] According to Netflix, the series ranked in 68M views in its first three days on the streamer. It was also No. 1 on the weekly non-English TV list in 92 countries.[3] The budget for this season was ₩100 billion (approximately US$68,620,000).[4] By January 30, 2025, it was revealed that the series reached 4.6 billion...