While the idea for December's "Squid Game 2" came to creator Hwang Dong-hyuk early on, he told IndieWire the writing process led him in a creative direction that completely changed the end of the series.

It's an understatement to say that anticipation is high for "Squid Game" Season 2. More than three years have passed since the South Korean dystopian survival thriller debuted Sept. 17, 2021, quickly ascending to the top of Netflix's streaming charts and becoming its most popular and most-watched show ever -- a distinction it holds to this day.

Hwang Dong-Hyuk on expanding Lee Jung-Jae-starring Squid Game into three seasons and how writing Season 2 changed the ending to Season 3.

Squid Game, Netflix ’s breakout Korean drama series, has got another trailer. The series, which returns for its second season on December 26, has dropped what Netflix is calling its “main” trailer, highlighting a slew of new challenges that the participants in the dystopian parlor game will take on.

The wait is almost over for Squid Game fans. The second season promises intense emotions and shocking surprises. Discover what the trailer and new images reveal about the return of Player 456 and the new challenges the contestants will face.

Get ready for 12 new characters, twice as many creepy killer robots, the return of certain familiar faces and more in Squid Game season two.

An event reenacting scenes from Netflix's mega-hit "Squid Game" Season 1 is held on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Dec. 1, 2024. The event featured 456 selected fans and celebrated the upcoming release of "Squid Game" Season 2,

It’s a cold-but-not-too-cold mid-December morning and I’m fresh off the bullet train from Seoul, arriving two hours’ south in the Chungcheong Province of South Korea, otherwise known as the shrouded-in-secrecy filming location of Squid Game season two.