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.

Netflix released a new trailer for "Squid Game" season two, which premieres on December 26. Here's what we know about the season's storyline.

Squid Game is coming back to Netflix with Season 2 later this year, and the newest trailer for the series is setting up for even bigger stakes than ever before. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Squid Game really took over Netflix when it premiered,