New “Squid Game” Season 2 Trailer Unleashes the Giant Robot Younghee in a Sinister Second Look

November 1, 2024

A second Squid Game trailer has emerged, and it seems even more nervy and sinister than the last. Nobody thought that the second season for the contestants of the deadliest game on the planet would be any safer, but the demand to “smile” as the games begin feels extra cruel.

The new season of Squid Game brings back a familiar face—Seong Gi-hun, number 456 (Lee Jung-jae)—only his friends and foes from the first time around are, of course, no longer around. There are new contestants Seong has to manage or, to put it more bluntly, outlast, outwit, and outlive.

The new trailer reintroduces us to one of the most astonishingly brutal moments of TV in the past four years, the first time we saw Squid Games’ version of Red Light, Green Light, a classic kid’s game turned into a nightmare by the makes of the games. In this version, the contestants must make it to the other side of a field without being mowed down by a giant robot doll, Younghee, who shoots anything that moves. It’s hard to watch, and in season 2, it doesn’t look a smidge easier to bear.

Yet, in the opening seconds of the new trailer, a devilish proposition is proposed to the contestants. If they want, they can forgo the games and split the prize money, saving themselves a lot of pain and death by being just a bit less greedy.

Seong Gi-hun tries to keep the contestants alive, but why would they listen to him? So he reveals to the contestants that he’s been in the game before, a surprising fact given the circumstances. “Why the hell would you come crawling back?” one asks. Good question.

The second season of Netflix’s biggest series ever returns on December 26, usually a very active time for streaming. When the first season premiered in 2021, it brought in an astonishing 265.2 million views and a total watch-time of 2.2 billion hours—in its first 13 weeks of release.

“Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-Jae), who vowed revenge at the end of season one, returns and joins the game again,” Squid Game executive producer, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote in a press release detailing the series’ upcoming conclusion. “Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front Man doesn’t seem to be an easy opponent this time, either. The fierce clash between their two worlds will continue into the series finale in season three, which will be brought to you next year.”

Lee Jung-Jae’s career has taken off stateside since Squid Game first bowed, starring in Disney+’s recent Star Wars series, The Acolyte, playing Master Jedi Sol. He’ll be joined in season two by returning cast members Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo. Newcomers include Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri and Won Ji-an.

Check out the trailer below.