In 2021, the action thriller Squid Game captured the hearts of viewers all over the world and won numerous TV awards, including six Emmys and a Golden Globe Award. Back in June 2022, Netflix confirmed that the mega-hit would get a sequel. Today, almost exactly a year later, the actors have gathered for the first script reading:
After numerous rumors that have been making the rounds over the last few days, all the cast members are finally confirmed!
Among them are experienced actors such as Kang Ae Shim (Divorce Attorney Shin), Lee Jin Wook (Sweet Home), Park Gyu Young (Sweet Home) and T.O.P, who is known to many above all as a member of the K-Pop boy group Big Bang.
T.O.P's return to the screen in particular has excited fans, because the singer and actor was last seen in a film in 2017, in the German-Chinese production “Out of Control”. His last Korean “Film Tazza: The Hidden Card” (2014) is even further back. Are you looking forward to seeing T.O.P as an actor again?
They are supported by younger talents who only began their acting careers after 2020:
Won Ji An (Heartbeat), Noh Jae Won (Missing Yoon) and Jo Yuri (Mimicus). But Jo Yuri is no unfamiliar face for K-Pop fans. She is none other than the solo singer who broke records as a member of the popular girl group IZ*ONE!
David Lee, who played VIP #3 in Squid Game, is also back.
And those are only the cast members who were confirmed today. Two weeks ago, Netflix already made a first announcement and revealed, among other things, the return of Lee Jung Jae, Lee Byung Hun and Wi Ha Joon from season 1.
- Lee Jung Jae played the main character Seong Gi Hyun, number 456.
- Lee Byung Hun played Hwang In Ho, the Game Master.
- Wi Ha Joon played a police officer who sneaked into the Squid Game to find his missing brother.
In addition, this announcement also introduced new faces for season 2:
Im Siwan (ZE:A, Emergency Declaration), Kang Ha Neul (When the Camellia Blooms), Park Sung Hoon (The Glory) and Yang Dong Geun (The Forbidden Marriage).
We can hardly imagine seeing all these stars together on one screen, but it will undoubtedly be a great spectacle! Squid Game 2 is set to air in 2024, so unfortunately we still have to be patient, but at least we now have a little impression of what to expect. How often have you already watched the first season of Squid Game?
In Squid Game season 1, the gambling-addicted Seong Gi Hyun gets drawn into a dangerous game. A cash prize that would solve all his problems is the lure. However, the losers are ruthlessly killed. In one cruel game after another, Seong Gi Hyun competes against equally desperate opponents and tries to survive …
Sources: Naver
