"Join us once more for a whole new round"
Squid Game season two has been greenlit for a second season at Netflix.
The South Korea drama sees contestants who are desperately in need of money play deadly children's games to win cash prizes.
"And now, Gi-hun returns," director, writer and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a letter to fans.
"The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming."
Red light… GREENLIGHT!
Squid Game is officially coming back for Season 2! pic.twitter.com/4usO2Zld39— Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2022
Hwang also teased new characters and developments in the second season.
"The man in the suit with ddakji might be back," he wrote, referring to the mysterious salesman who recruits desperate players to the game show.
Hwang Dong-Hyuk writer, director, producer, and creator of @squidgame has a message for the fans: pic.twitter.com/DxF0AS5tMM
— Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2022
The letter also said viewers will be introduced to Cheol-su, the "boyfriend" of the show's infamous animatronic doll, Young-hee.
Squid Game has been a runaway success for the streaming, becoming the "biggest-ever series at launch" for the company.
It's also the platform's first-ever Korean series to reach No. 1 in the United States, attracting 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the 28 days following its release.
Squid Game season one is currently streaming on Netflix.
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