Brace yourselves for more giant scary dolls,erotice movies bright and blood-spattered colours, and a whole host of new children's games with the consequences of losing dialled up to 100.
Yep: Squid Game, Hwang Dong-hyuk's dystopian nightmare about contestants lured into a series of life-or-death kids' games with the promise of money, is officially set to return.
Netflix confirmed the news in a series of posts on Twitter, sharing a message from the show's creator that included a few brief teases for the new season.
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— Squid Game ❗❗ (@squidgame) June 12, 2022
"Now, Gi-hun returns," wrote Dong-hyuk in the announcement. "The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming. The man in the suit with ddakji might be back. You'll also be introduced to Young-hee's boyfriend, Cheol-su...Join us once more for a whole new round."
SEE ALSO: Everyone could have won 'Squid Game' hopscotch, and that's just bad game designCheol-su, like Young-hee, is presumably another large mechanical doll, while the promise of "a whole new round" makes it clear that, even as we continue to follow Gi-hun, we'll presumably also be watching a new series of games unfold.
Aside from that, details are still thin, with an article on Netflix's Tudumsite saying that the new series is "still in its early stages".
Squid Gamelanded on Netflix last September and quickly went viral, becoming Netflix's biggest ever series launch. You can read our review here or, if you've already seen the show, we've gone through Season One with a fine-tooth comb to find the details you might have missed.
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