In 'Squid Game' Season 2, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is desperate to end the games for good, but Netflix-- I mean, the Front Man has other ideas. [REVIEW]

While some of the locations and games of Squid Game Season 2 are (mostly) the same ones we saw in Season 1, like “Red Light Green Light,” “Ddjaki,” and the midnight battle-ready group sleeping quarters, others are new to the season.

Squid Game season 2 excels in some ways and not in others, fattened up with what feels like filler content, which is not great for a season only seven episodes long.

Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae are back for more death-defying games and nefariously masked villains as the series returns after a three-year absence.

The long awaited second installment of Squid Game has finally premiered on Netflix, but how does it stack up to season 1?

If the world doesn’t change, the game doesn’t end.” These haunting words from the Front Man ( Lee Byung-hun ) to Gi-hun ( Lee Jung-jae ) in Season 2 set the stage for an even darker and more intense story in Season 3.

Squid Game Season 2 has fewer episodes than Season 1, but the director intentionally ended the second season at a critical turning point. Despite Season 2's shorter length, the director's decision to conclude it with a pivotal event promises a compelling narrative for the upcoming third season on Netflix.

Squid Game' season 2 follows Gi-hun's attempts to dismantle the games from inside, but he meets Player 001, who turns out to be vital (and also the Front Man).

Season 2 of “Squid Game” is racking up views at a record pace. After topping Netflix’s charts last week with 68 million views in four days - Netflix’s biggest TV debut ever - the season picked up another 58.

The second installment jumped from No. 7 to No. 2 on the streamer's most-watched list with 58.2 million views this week The post ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Becomes Netflix’s 2nd Most Popular Non-English Show Ever With 126 Million Views appeared first on TheWrap.