Squid Game Season 2 Adds 8 New Players (& Fixes A Fan Complaint)
Netflix has announced the addition of new cast members for season 2 of Squid Game, including female players in response to online backlash. The announcement was made during the streaming giant’s annual virtual fan convention, Tudum, where they outlined their upcoming programming. While the initial cast for Squid Game season 2 was already revealed, the platform has now expanded the ensemble.
According to TVLine, the new cast members for Squid Game season 2 are Park Gyu-Young, Jo Yu-Ri, Kang Ae-Sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-Uk, Choi Seung-Hyun, Roh Jae-Won, and Won Ji-An. Character details have not been revealed, but fans are excited to see the addition of female characters in the show. Production for season 2 is expected to begin later this year.
What To Expect From Squid Game Season 2
The finale of Squid Game season 1 sets up the potential story for the sequel. After Seong Gi-Hun confronts his experience and the source of his money, he plans to fly to America and forget about the traumatic events of the Squid Game. However, he changes his mind at the last minute and decides to seek revenge against the organizers of the deadly competition.
In addition to Gi-Hun’s personal journey, season 2 of Squid Game will explore
Netflix announces the additional new cast for Squid Game season 2, and it finally includes some female players after the online backlash from its initial update. Earlier this month, the streaming giant hosted their annual virtual fan convention called Tudum and lays out what the public can expect from its programming in the foreseeable future. That was when Netflix first announced the initial cast for Squid Game season 2. Now, however, the platform adds more names to the growing ensemble for the show.
Per TVLineNetflix has named Park Gyu-Young, Jo Yu-Ri, Kang Ae-Sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-Uk, Choi Seung-Hyun, Roh Jae-Won, Won Ji-An as additional players for Squid Game season 2. No character details are announced with regard to who they are playing, but fans are thrilled to see female characters after not having one in the original announcement. That being said, the report claims that production for Squid Game season 2 is supposed to start later this year.
What To Expect From Squid Game Season 2
Squid Game season 1 finale effectively sets up what could be its sequel’s story. After Seong Gi-Hun finally comes to terms with his experience and how he got his money, he is supposed to fly to America and forget the traumatic events of partaking in Squid Game. At the very last minute, however, he changes his mind and decides to seek revenge against those who operate the deadly competition by taking it down.
Aside from Gi-Hun’s personal arc, Squid Game season 2 will also likely tackle the complicated narrative of the Hwang brothers. Netflix has already confirmed that Jun-Ho survives Front Man’s shooting, which means that he can be the key to finding out what really happened to his older brother. He may also be how Gi-Hun is able to achieve his goal of exposing those who run Squid Game.
How those separate arcs tie in with the next iteration of Squid Game is uncertain, however. While Netflix gives the impression that all these new cast members will be players, there’s a possibility that some of them are adjacent characters to those who are actually participating. Of course, aside from the actual storylines, fans are also looking forward to a new set of games in Squid Game season 2.
Source: TVLine
