The brutal Korean satire became a worldwide phenomenon when it first aired in 2021. Its return is no less savage – and looks likely to be as big a hit this time around.

If the first season was about income inequality and sadness, this season is about the problem with democracy itself

Less than a month after its release, the second season of "Squid Game" has already become the third most successful series in Netflix's streaming history, beaten only by season one and the US comedy horror series "Wednesday".