The official cast of Netflix's Korean web series Squid Game has been announced. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Netflix shared a new video revealing the cast members. The first season of Squid Game, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk released in 2021 on Netflix.
'Squid Game' Season 2 Cast Announcement: Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon Join The Show
The hit Korean show became the first non-English-language series to be nominated for best drama at the?Emmy Awards?last year.
The second season will see Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon and Yang Dong Geun joining the cast as new players. Fans will also see season one cast members Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo return to the show. The clip opened with a quick peek of season one. It then showed the new cast walking up to a podium. It has two lights--green and red. All of them press the green button.
Sharing the clip, Netflix wrote, "Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will all be returning for Squid Game Season 2! And #TUDUM just revealed four new actors who will be joining the cast!" Reacting to the post, a fan wrote, "Can’t wait for season 2." Another comment read, "No cause they came back with a hot plot….." Another person said, "Please more Gong Yoo, Lee Byung Hun.".
The hit Korean show became the first non-English-language series to be nominated for best drama at the?Emmy Awards?last year. However, it lost the award to the HBO series Succession. Lee Jung-Jae made history at the award show by becoming the first Asian actor to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Lee You-mi also became the first Korean female actor to win the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her appearance in the show.
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