Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk teases a new direction for season two of the Netflix hit. During an exclusive interview with Digital Spy the showrunner hinted at what's in store for the show's sophomore season.

Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will all reprise their roles in Squid Game Season 2. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk teased that fans would see more of some characters who made brief appearances in Season 1. Season 2 will explore the motives of key characters and reveal mysteries surrounding The Front Man and The Recruiter.

Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on December 26. It'll be followed sometime next year by the third and final season, Netflix announced over the summer. When asked by THR for an update on how Season 3's going, Hwang said he's almost done editing the episodes, and added that Season 3 "naturally" felt like the finale.

There's no stopping the game. “Squid Game” season two, starring Lee Jung-Jae, returns to Netflix on December 26, 2024

Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opens up about this season's new games, new cast and his dystopic vision that now feels frighteningly close to home: "I wanted to pose the question: Is the majority always right?

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says the stress of making season 1 caused him to lose "eight or nine" teeth – but he has a pretty straightforward answer as to why he came back for another installment of the hit Netflix show.

Squid Game season 2 is set to be released on Netflix on Dec. 26 Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk knows just how bad stress can be. On Sunday, Nov. 10, Dong-hyuk, 53, revealed in an interview with the BBC that he lost several teeth while filming the first season of the hit Netflix show — which follows people in debt as they play deadly games to win a monetary prize — all due to the strain of shooting it.