Season one's protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) will return in season two. Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in "Squid Game" season two. In a Netflix statement shared in June 2022, "Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk confirmed that Gi-hun will return for the second season. While the extent of his role in the second season has not been clarified, he will likely be fighting against the people in charge of the competition. In August 2022, Hwang indicated to The Hollywood Reporter that season two will focus on Gi-hun's transformation from the end of the first season.

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Persons: Seong, Lee Jung, jae, Cho Sang, Oh, Hideo Kimura, Hwang Dong, Hyuk, Hwang Organizations: Netflix, Hollywood Reporter