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Warning! This article contains spoilers for Squid Game season 1.
It is finally clear why player 456 will return inSquid Gameseason 2. Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456, was the maincharacter inSquid Gameseason 1. Season 2 comes as a welcome one, as the Korean show’s first season was watched on Netflix by over 142 million households (viaHollywood Reporter).
Squid Gameseason 2 is set to be released at the end of 2024. Theending ofSquid Gameseason 1showed Player 456 winning the games.It was revealed that the character would be returning for season 2, but until now, I never understood why he was coming back.
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Squid Game Season 2’s Synopsis Confirms Why Player 456 Will Return To The Games
It Is Now Clear Why Squid Game Season 2 Will Include Player 456
A new season ofSquid Gamemakes me excited, because it opens up a world of possibilities for new plot points.Squid Gameseason 2 could have been about a new set of characters getting lured into participating in the games. Instead,the synopsis for season 2 confirms the show will follow on from the previous seasonand follow Seong Gi-hun as he is out to get the games' creators.
Some other nods to season 1 have also been confirmed.The director ofSquid Gamesaid thatthe ddakji player will be back, so I am hoping we will see much more of him than we did in season 1 and that we will be shown his motives for getting involved in recruiting people for the games. The director also said that the big doll Young-hee from season 1’s game Red Light, Green Light has a boyfriend who will be introduced in season 2 (viaX).
Squid Game Season 2’s Seong Gi-hun Story Makes Sense After Season 1’s Ending
Squid Game Season 1 Left Some Things Open For Gi-hun
It was clear at the end of Squid Gameseason 1 that Gi-hun still had his head in the games, although it was left open what his plan was. This is why Gi-hun coming back inSquid Gameseason 2 is needed to develop this story further.Gi-hun being a contestant in the games for a second time is an interesting approachfor season 2. It ensures that the show’s initial concept of contestants playing deadly children’sgames inSquid Gameremains, but Gi-hun trying to stop them still progresses the story.
It is reasonable to assume that many contestants already played the games before Gi-hun did and that there may have been others who tried to stop the games, but failed. Jun-ho was season 1’s example of someone else that found out about the dark side of the games and tried to infiltrate them to no avail. Jun-ho tried to blend in as a guard, butthe season 2 synopsis implies that Gi-hun will re-enter the game as a contestant instead.
Squid Gameseason 2 will premiere on Netflix on July 11, 2025.
Season 2’s outline also leaves it open whether the creators of the games are aware Gi-hun participated before, how he manages to get back in, and whether he will be in disguise. Gi-hun’s return to the games and the announcement thatSquid Gamewill end after season 3in 2025 likely means that the show created a three-season arc around Gi-hun.It makes the return of player 456 inSquid Gamean interesting and natural development for the show.
Squid Game
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Squid Game is a South Korean series released in 2021 that follows numerous financially struggling participants who are invited to partake in children’s games with deadly outcomes. As they compete, they vie for a substantial cash prize, all while navigating lethal challenges orchestrated by mysterious figures.
