“Squid Game Season 2” Ending Explained: Major Character Deaths, Plot Twists, and More

By Jae-Ha Kim
Teen Vogue (.pdf)
December 27, 2024

Three years after the Emmy Award-winning Korean drama Squid Game shocked and delighted viewers with its intensely brutal dystopian storylines, Netflix released the seven-episode Squid Game season 2 on Dec. 26. (The third and final installment will air in 2025.) In a rare occurrence, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated the new season for a Golden Globe award for Best Drama Series almost three weeks before the show was even released. (Netflix provided voting members early screening access to make the K-drama eligible for nomination.)

Squid Game’s first season remains Netflix’s most-watched show of all time with 265.2 million views, besting Wednesday season 1 by more than 13 million views. The show’s conceit is no longer unique – 456 debt-ridden players compete in deadly games for a grand prize of 45.6 billion Korean won (or roughly 31 million USD) – but the show’s creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has come up with twisty new storylines.

3 thoughts on ““Squid Game Season 2” Ending Explained: Major Character Deaths, Plot Twists, and More”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *