Squid Game Stars Discuss Historic Nomination at 2022 Emmys
You officially have the green light to get excited about Squid Game season two.
Netflix gave viewers a sneak peek at the Korean drama’s next chapter, Squid Game: The Challenge, at its global fan event Tudum 2023 on June 17.
“This November,” a 30-second clip showing the preparations for the next competitions stated, “the world’s most notorious game becomes reality.”
And it looks like there will be some new players this time around. The streaming service announced that Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon and Yang Dong-geun are joining the cast.
They’ll appear alongside returning stars Lee Jung-jae, who played the main character Seong Gi-hun (a.k.a. Player 456), Lee Byung-hun, who portrayed Front Man (the leader of the masked team running the competition); and Wi Ha-jun, who took on the role of Hwang Jun-ho (a detective who broke into the competition last season to try and find his brother).
In case you need a refresher, the first season of Squid Game followed 456 players in need of money who enroll in a competition in which they face off in a series of children’s games. If they make it past a round, they move one step closer to the giant cash prize. If not, they’re killed.
At the end of the first season (warning: spoilers ahead), Seong Gi-hun wins the competition and leaves alive. But knowing the truth about the games, he decides to go back and try to put an end to the cruelty.
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! pic.twitter.com/0iofoBQ1kB
— Netflix (@netflix) June 17, 2023
The show was a huge success, securing 14 Emmy nominations and taking home six.
Can’t wait to tune in this November? Until then, read on to learn about the future of more shows.
Netflix
Renewed: XO, Kitty
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ABC
Renewed: The Bachelor> & Bachelor in Paradise
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Renewed: Below Deck (Bravo)
Following a rocky season 10 for Captain Lee Rosbach, the hit Bravo series was renewed for season 11.
Lisa Rose/FOX
Cancelled: Call Me Kat (Fox)
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Randy Shropshire/Bravo
Renewed: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo)
The ladies of the 90210 will return for season 13.
Netflix
Renewed: The Diplomat (Netflix)
Netflix has renewed The Diplomat, starring Keri Russell, for season two.
Jack Zeman/FOX
Cancelled & Renewed: 9-1-1 (Fox)
After Fox announced it was not renewing 9-1-1 for season seven, ABC announced it was saving the drama and adding it to its 2023-2034 TV season in a TV shocker.
Cam McLeod/Paramount Network
Cancelled: Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
Paramount announced May 5 that the fifth season of its hit series—starring Kevin Costner as Montana cattle rancher John Dutton—will be the show’s last. But there’s good news, too. A new sequel series will debut after the final episodes are released in November.
Tommy Garcia/Bravo
Renewed: Vanderpump Rules (Bravo
Following the Scandoval cheating controversy that has captivated the world, Bravo announced VOR will return for season 11.
Netflix
Renewed: Perfect Match (Netflix)
The Netflix all-star reality dating show has been renewed for a second season.
Francisco Roman/SHOWTIME
Canceled: Ziwe (Showtime)
After two seasons, Showtime has canceled the variety talk show.
Zach Dilgard/NBC
Renewed: Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU & Law & Order: Organized Crime
NBC has renewed all three of Dick Wolf’s Law & Order series for the 2023-2024 TV season.
Chris Haston/Bravo
Renewed: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
RHOSLC will go on without Jen Shah amid her years-long prison sentence.
Zach Dilgard/NBC
Renewed: Chicago P.D., Chicago Med & Chicago Fire
NBC has renewed all three of Dick Wolf’s One Chicago series for the 2023-2024 TV season.
CBS
Renewed: Blue Bloods (CBS)
Blue Bloods, starring Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan, has been renewed for a 14th season on CBS.
Dan Power/Netflix
Renewed: The Night Agent (Netflix)
Just six days after the release of season one, Netflix’s breakout hit The Night Agent was renewed for a second season.
Steve Wilkie/FOX
Renewed: Accused (Fox)
Freshman drama Accused has been renewed for a second season on Fox.
Clifton Prescod and Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo
Renewed: The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)
RHOP will be back for season seven.
Philippe Bosse/FOX
Renewed: Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Fox)
Fox’s Alert: Missing Persons Unit has been renewed for a second season.
Stephanie Diani/Bravo
Renewed: Southern Hospitality (Bravo)
Leva Bonaparte‘s Southern Charm spinoff is renewed for tis second season.
Peacock
Renewed: Bel-Air (Peacock)
Peacock’s dramatic reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is returning for season three.
Lucasfilm
Canceled: Willow (Disney+)
Willow, the sequel series to the 1988 movie of the same name, has been canceled after one season on Disney+.
Peacock
Renewed: Days of Our Lives (Peacock)
Peacock has renewed the long-running soap for two more seasons through season 60.
Amazon Studios
Renewed: A League of Their Own (Prime Video)
Prime Video’s A League of Their Own has been renewed for a four-episode second season, which will also be its last.
Laurent Basset/Bravo
Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo)
The Below Deck spinoff will be back for season eight.
CBS
Canceled: Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)
The upcoming fifth season of Star Trek: Discovery, which will debut in 2024, will be its last.
USA Network
Renewed: Barmageddon (USA Network)
Blake Shelton and Carson Daly‘s booze-fueled celebrity game show, hosted by Nikki Bella, is returning for season two.
Peacock, Charles Sykes/Bravo
Renewed: The Real Housewives of Miami (Bravo)
Season six is making the move from Peacock to Bravo.
Warner Bros.
Renewed: The Tourist (HBO Max)
The Tourist, starring Jamie Dornan, has been renewed for a second season.
Chris Haston/Bravo
Renewed: The Real Housewives of Dubai (Bravo)
Bravo’s first international Housewives series is renewed for it’s sophomore season
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