New Squid Game Season 2 Trailer Unveils Familiar and New Challenges, Fresh Faces, and Intense Action

Netflix has just unveiled another sneak peek of the highly anticipated second season of “Squid Game,” and while some elements feel familiar, there are plenty of surprises in store.

We’re now about a month away from the new season’s debut, and Netflix has dropped a fresh trailer that teases the intriguing games the contestants will face. Fans will recognize one of the most memorable games from the first season, featuring that unsettling giant doll where players must run when she’s not watching, or else face dire consequences. Our protagonist Seong Gi-hun is back, trying to navigate these challenges alongside the new players (well, he’s giving it his best shot, at least).

There are also some noticeable changes. One intriguing addition involves games that split participants using an X or an O symbol—seems ripe for commentary on societal divisions, doesn’t it? There’s also a merry-go-round game thrown into the mix. Throughout all of this, it seems Gi-hun is spearheading a push to bring about some kind of uprising to put an end to the deadly games.

Netflix officially describes the plot of this new season: “Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns, locked in a tense battle with the shadowy Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). As new games unfold, the stakes grow deadlier, and Gi-hun’s mission to end the games once and for all takes center stage. Will he succeed, or will the system claim even more victims?” Lee Jung-jae is among the returning cast members, while plenty of new faces are set to enter the fray. These fresh contestants include a confident youngster with purple hair and a mother-son duo (any takers for predicting their roles on either the X or O teams?).

Eager fans won’t have to wait much longer, as the new season is slated to hit Netflix on December 26.