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With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 2, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Welcome back to the arena. Squid Game is coming back to Netflix for its second season very, very soon, and details about what to expect from the new season are starting to come through. Netflix has now revealed the cast and trailer, and it looks like fans are in for a new run through some of the same games. Read on to find everything there is to know about Squid Game Season 2 so far. Is there a release date for Squid Game Season 2? Yes! Netflix has confirmed that Season 2 will premiere on December 26, 2024, with a letter from creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk. Who has been cast in Squid Game Season 2? Lee Jung-Jae returns to lead the new season as Seong Gi-Hun a.k.a. Player 456, with Lee Byeong-Heon as Hwang In-ho, Wi Ha-Joon as Hwang Jun-ho, and Gong Yoo as the recruiter. New to the cast are Kang Ha-Neul, Yim Si-Wan,...

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Netflix is the biggest streaming platform in the world and it can be easily said that it has the best content library when it comes to TV shows and movies. In this article, we are going to list the best of the best shows currently available on the streaming service. We avoided popular titles like Love is Blind and Too Hot To Handle as we are not going to include reality TV shows in this list. Check out the best TV shows you can watch right now on Netflix below.

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Baby Reindeer is a psychological dark thriller comedy-drama series created by Richard Gadd. Based on the autobiographical one-man show of the same name by Gadd, the Netflix series follows a stand-up comedian who is forced to face his deeply buried trauma after a female fan begins stalking him.

There’s still time to watch the first season before ‘Squid Game’ returns (do it!).

The trailer just dropped for the second season of the surprise-hit Netflix show, “Squid Game.” But it’s a surprise only to those who haven’t yet watched this dark South Korean drama. For me, “Squid Game” was one of the most intense and satisfying TV experiences I’ve ever had. And so, Season Two will have some massive shoes to fill when it drops on Thursday, Dec. 26 on Netflix. The good news is the show is in safe hands as the second season is directed, written, and produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk – the mastermind behind season one. Here’s everything you need to know about “Squid Game” season two.

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Netflix is ready to horrify you with another season of its survival thriller series, Squid Game. Emmy-winning actor Lee Jung-jae is returning as Seong Gi-hun in the second season. The climax of the first season showed Player 456 deciding to go back to the bloody games, determined to go after whoever runs the games.

Lee Jung-jae in a still from Squid Game Season 2 | Credits: Netflix

However, from the glimpses shown to us through sneak peeks and teaser trailers, it doesn’t appear that things are under Gi-hun’s control. Following his apparent death in the first season, Detective Hwang Jun-ho also returns in the second season, though it remains a mystery why he hasn’t put an end to the games yet.

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Squid Game first premiered on Netflix in September 2021. The second...

With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 2, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

The first extended look at season two of Squid Game shows that the game won’t get any easier for any of the green-tracksuited contestants.

Netflix has released a teaser for its global hit’s second season that finds Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) playing once again. This time, however, he’s surrounded by a host of new players who don’t know as well as he does what they’re in for — and in some cases don’t seem to care, as they’re drawn by the potential to win a life-changing sum of money that’s dangled in front of them.

When Seong tries to explain he’s played the games before, another player wonders “Why the hell would you come crawling back?” before leading a chant of “One more game!” among his fellow players. Watch the teaser below.

The nearly two-minute teaser expands on an earlier clip that...

“Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital,” an adaptation of the South Korean box office hit “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” is headed for a world premiere in December at the Metro Manila Film Festival.

The 2018 Korean original was a found footage type supernatural horror film directed by Jung Bum-shik. Based on an actual psychiatric hospital located in Gwangju-si, it starred actors Wi Ha-joon (“Squid Game”), Park Ji-hyun (“The Divine Fury”), Oh Ah-yeon (“Mr. Sunshine”), Moon Ye-won (“Legal High”), Park Sung-hoon, Yoo Je-yoon (“Extreme Job”) and Lee Seung-wook (“Joseon Fist”) in the leading roles.

The new version is directed by Kerwin Go and produced by acclaimed director Erik Matti and veteran producer Dondon Monteverde in partnership with actor Enrique Gil. Production is through Reality Mm Studios.

Following the format of the Korean original, the group of Filipino amateur ghosthunters will explore the notorious Xinglin Hospital, an abandoned building located in Taiwan’s West Central District.

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If you are a fan of the horror genre fan and are also familiar with the found footage style of filmmaking. In that case, you probably know that the blend between found footage and horror is exhilarating and brilliantly horrifying. That’s why we have compiled a list of the 7 best-found footage horror films you can find on Prime Video right now.

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Hell House LLC is a found-footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Stephen Cognetti. The 2015 film is set five years after fifteen people were killed during a haunted house tour and it follows a documentary who goes into the same haunted house to investigate what really happened. Hell House LLC stars Ryan Jennifer Jones, Danny Bellini, Gore Abrams, Jared Hacker, Adam Schneider, and Alice Bahlke.

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Oh my goodness! The Squid Game season 2 teaser is only one minute long, but it has me so hyped to get back into this nail-biting world and begin the game once again. And Player 456, aka Seong Gi-hun, is back in the game as well. What are his motives? We'll get into some theories, but first check out the video released by Netflix.

As revealed above, Gi-hun suits up once again to get back into the game. Now where we left off at the end of season 1, he had vowed to get revenge on those controlling the game. So I'm assuming he wants to find a way to shut it down. Though according to the synopsis, it's been three years since his bittersweet victory. So are those still his motives?

Plus, we see the Front Man himself show up at Gi-hun's door. Why does he want Player 456 back in the game?...

Squid Game shattered all expectations when it premiered on Netflix back in 2021, quickly becoming the most-watched season of television in the streamer's history. The Korean-language drama told the story of Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), a desperate man who entered into a competition where he and other contestants competed in children's games for a life-changing amount of money—the snag being that if they lost, they died.

The show was a phenomenon, resonating with viewers around the globe. Even though the first season wrapped up neatly, it was always a foregone conclusion we were going to get more. Netflix has even launched a gameshow, Squid Game: The Challenge, based on the series. Whether that's missing the point of the show or not, I leave to you to decide.

Now, at long last, we have a new teaser for Squid Game season 2. Seong Gi-hun is back in the game:

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With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 2, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Emmy-winning actor Lee Jung-jae is returning as Seong Gi-hun in the second season of Squid Game. Netflix has dropped the first teaser trailer for the season and fans see Player 456 back in the survival game. While Jung-jae is the only familiar “face” in the trailer, he will not be the only unmasked character returning to Season 2.

Park Hae-soo and Lee Jung-jae in a still from Squid Game Season 1 | Credits: Netflix

When Squid Game became a sensation in 2021, discussions were rampant about one character’s apparent death in the season. Detective Hwang Jun-ho infiltrated the game and posed as one of the guards to collect evidence against the creators and the rich men playing. His ultimate goal was something personal, but he was shot and fell off a cliff into the ocean when he finally achieved it.

Will Detective Hwang Jun-ho Return To Squid Game Season 2 Alongside Seong Gi-hun? Wi Ha-joon...

Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun is re-entering the game in “Squid Game” Season 2.

In a teaser for the new season, which debuts Dec. 26 on Netflix, Gi-hun is abruptly woken up in the middle of the night by a ring at the door. Answering with a gun up, he comes face-to-face with the masked leader behind Squid Game, known as the Front Man.

Before he knows it, Gi-hun is back in the arena as Player 456 and operations have remained status quo as he and 455 other players go head-to-head in a series of games with the promise of the winner taking home $456 million.

The official logline for Season 2 is as follows: “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the...

The first teaser trailer for season two of Squid Game shows the game never stops, even when you think it’s over.

Netflix unveiled the new footage at an in-person fan event Thursday in Atlanta, capping off its Geeked Week flood of announcements centered on genre programming. It was previously announced that the streamer’s biggest series ever returns Dec. 26, more than three years after the first installment became a global sensation in 2021.

In the teaser, a new game is set to begin, however, an on-edge Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) finds himself back in the game as Player 456 once again, wearing the green tracksuit.

“We’re ready to start the game,” a voice says in Korean. Watch the teaser below.

In addition to Lee, returning castmembers for season two of the Emmy-winning series include Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-joon and Gong Yoo. They’re joined by Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young,...

Three stars of Squid Game — Lee Jung-jae, who plays Seong Gi-hun, Lee Byung-hun, who plays Front Man, and Wi Ha-joon, who plays Joon-ho — are joining forces to respond to your favorite fan theories. Netflix has revealed a new video of the stars, who each return to their roles for Season 2, reading through over half a dozen fan theory submissions and responding in real-time to each idea. In some cases, their responses are a bit cagey (does that mean a confirmation?!) while others are a bit more direct. You’ll have to check out each of their reactions to the various theories in the video above and via the transcription below, but Lee Jung-jae ultimately promises, “More fresh, surprising, and unpredictable stories, as well as various games, are waiting for you.” Theory One: Character Changes In Season 1, the fact that Seong Gi-hun’s hair was pink implies that he will be one of the hosts,...

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Netflix’s Japanese survival thriller series Alice in Borderland is one of the best thriller shows on the streamer right now. Alice in Borderland is similar to The Hunger Games, but it is more brutal and gory. Directed by Shinsuke Sato, the Netflix series is based on a Japanese manga series of the same name by Haro Aso, and it is set in a dystopian Tokyo and it follows a group of friends who get caught up in a nightmarish game where you have to complete some tasks given by the controllers of the game and if they are not completed the players are executed on-site. So, if you loved the thrilling story, deadly stakes, and compelling characters in Alice in Borderland here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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BBC's "Boarders" Will Return to Tubi For Season 2

It's almost back-to-school time: Tubi has announced it will continue to bring the critically acclaimed BBC Three coming-of-age series "Boarders” to North American subscribers for the series’ second season.

Written by BAFTA nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor (“Timewasters)”, “Boarders” follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London as they navigate life at St. Gilbert’s, an elite boarding school. The second season reportedly will see a new era for the students at the school with an acting headmistress who wants them gone.

Watch the trailer for “Boarders” Season 1 below:

Josh Tedeku (Jaheim), Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Myles Kamwendo (Omar), and Aruna Jalloh (Femi) will reprise their roles in the second season with Taylor returning as their mentor, Gus. The returning cast also includes Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Assa Kanouté, and Niky Wardley.

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With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season Two written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming December 26, 2024 on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Netflix is bringing Squid Game 2 to Lucca.

Squid Game creator/writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk, along with stars Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-Joon, will preview the hotly anticipated second season of the smash-hit Korean thriller series at this year’s Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s No. 1 comics and gaming convention, which runs in the medieval city of Lucca in central Italy from Oct. 30-Nov. 3. The second season will bow later this year.

Netflix is keeping mum about the event in Lucca on Oct. 31. But given that Squid Game is the most popular series ever on the streamer, it stands to reason that interest will be high.

Lucca on Wednesday announced other highlights of this year’s convention, which include special celebrations for the 50th anniversary of fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, the 40th anniversary of the pioneering computer game Tetris, and the 25th anniversary of iconic Japanese manga One Piece...

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-joon will head to Italy for this year’s Lucca Comics & Games festival.

The trio will meet fans and to news about the highly anticipated second season of the Korean survival thriller on October 31 in the striking Tuscan city of Lucca, according to the event’s organizers.

Season 2 of Squid Game, which remains the most popular series on Netflix more than two years after its release, is set to launch on Netflix by the end of the year, with a trailer released in February.

Other noteworthy sessions at Lucca this year include appearances by Tatsuya Nagamine, who has directed numerous Toei Animation’s including Fuji TV’s One Piece and Dragon Ball Super: Broly, and fellow anime director Kenji Tokoyama. This comes on the 25th anniversary of the One Piece franchise, which has also been adapted at Netflix with...

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A reality show becomes all too real in Jung Bum-shik’s Korean found-footage fear-fest Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. Now you can discover what really happened at the haunted hospital as Second Sight Films brings the acclaimed horror to Limited Edition and Standard Edition Blu-ray on 24th June 2024.

The new collector’s edition is presented in a rigid slipcase with brand new artwork by Luke Headland and comes complete with a 70-page book with new essays and a fantastic haul of special features including: a new audio commentary and a slew of archive featurettes and more.

The 8 Show is a South Korean dark comedy thriller series created by Han Jae-rim. Based on a Naver webtoon titled Money Game and Pie Game by Bae Jin-soo, the Netflix series follows the story of eight cash-strapped people as they participate in a mysterious game that gives them money just to be present but as time progresses things start to go a bit crazy. The 8 Show stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Chun Woo-hee, Park Jeong-min, Lee Yul-em, Park Hae-joon, Lee Zoo-young, Moon Jeong-hee, and Bae Seong-woo. So, if you love psychological drama and dark comedy with brilliant performances in The 8 Show here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Alice in Borderland is a Japanese sci-fi survival thriller series created by Yoshiki Watabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu, and Shinsuke Sato. Based on a graphic novel of the same name by Haro Aso, the Netflix...

Finally, Netflix is getting pretty good at adapting animes and mangas into live-action and the fans are loving their latest adaptation Parasyte: The Grey. Based on a manga series titled Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki, the Netflix series follows the story of a group of people who must rise to defend themselves against alien parasites who are taking over people’s bodies. Parasyte: The Grey stars Jeon So-nee in the lead role with Masaki Suda, Lee Jung-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kwon Hae-hyun, Kim In-kwon, and Lee Hyun-kyun starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gore and the unique storyline in Parasyte: The Grey here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Parasyte: The Maxim has the same plot as Parasyte: The Grey because both of the shows are based on the same manga series titled Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki.

“Squid Game” Updates + More on Netflix’s Upcoming Korean Programming Slate

“Squid Game” Season 2 still hasn’t been given a concrete premiere date other than “sometime in 2024,” but Netflix is still building up excitement for its hit Korean series and all its other upcoming Korean titles.

The streamer has officially confirmed its expanded cast for the highly anticipated second season of the thriller, which centers on 456 individuals with deep debts who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize.

The second season, which will see the return of protagonist and game victor Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and antagonists the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), and the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), will follow Gi-hun “as he abandons his plans to go to the United States and starts a chase with a motive.”

New cast members include Yim Si-wan,...

Now that everyone's finally stopped gushing about season 1, the sophomore season of "Squid Game" is (hopefully) almost here. The horror-tinged dystopian thriller about a group of participants tricked into playing deadly versions of childhood games debuted back in 2021 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Originally planned as a limited series, the wild success of "Squid Game" led to its season 2 renewal, and it took some time to pull together a continuation of the story.

Will lightning strike twice for "Squid Game," or is it a premise that's about played out? We won't know until we see more of season 2, but everything we do know indicates that the show will be even more ambitious in its second outing. Season 1 exposed the corruption and greed behind the killer gameplay, but season 2 seems poised to dig deeper into the systems that enable the games as winner Gi-hun continues to be impacted by the...

Netflix Releases First Look at “Squid Game” Season 2

The game is about to begin (again). Netflix has released a first look at the upcoming second season of its record-setting series “Squid Game.”

The new, brief clip from Season 2 comes as part of Netflix’s complete 2024 slate announcement, with more favorites like “Bridgerton” and “The Umbrella Academy” set to release new seasons across the year.

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The streamer also released new photos for “Squid Game” with protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), and a new character played by Park Gyu-young.

The series, which debuted on Netflix in September 2021, revolves around 456 players, deep in financial hardship, who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize. The Season 1 cast also included Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae,...

As Squid Game remains the most-watched TV series on Netflix, it’s no surprise that anticipation is extremely high for the new season. In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed that Squid Game season 2 will premiere later this year.

“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the letter states. “Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2.” The streaming service didn’t confirm an exact premiere date for Squid Game season 2, but it’s exciting to know that the games will continue this year.

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The second season of Squid Game will feature Lee Jung-jae returning as Seong Gi-hu, as well as Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho, the Front Man, and Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho.

Jun-taek, a significant character in Gyeongseong Creature, adds an extra layer to the series. His presence is symbolic of patriotic instincts in an individual. Despite all the wealth in his family, all he was interested in was a free state. He was a rebel with a cause, and his hatred for the Japanese has been brought out in his plotting against them throughout! The character of Jun-taek has been well presented on screen by Wi Ha-Joon. His amazing screen presence has added an in-depth meaning to the well-rounded character. Will Jun-taek be able to save his own people and country? Will he ever garner Tae-Sang’s support? Let’s find out!

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How Was Jun-Taek Different From Tae-Sang?

Jun-taek, a young man from a wealthy family, had completely invested himself in patriotic causes. Unlike his friend, Tae-Sang was more worried about his own safety and did not show much interest in the Patriotic Society.

Gyeongseong Creature is loosely based on the tragic lethal experiments conducted by the Japanese imperial army on the Chinese and Koreans. Unit 731, as it was called, was a unit of the Japanese imperial army that conducted human experiments to create bio-weapons in the 1930s and 1940s. This is when the TV show moves away from reality and creates a fantastical creature that can destroy entire cities. The main question the show poses is: Who were the real monsters? Of course, the most obvious answer is the members of the imperial army, who ruthlessly conducted these experiments with no remorse. In this fictional tale, a man named Tae-Sang is sent on a mission to find a woman for a police commissioner. Slowly, he starts to discover the truth about this hospital.

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Tae-Sang is an orphan who built his life by himself after his mother was taken away by the...

Netflix’s latest offering, Gyeongseong Creature, has just unveiled its main trailer, stirring excitement and curiosity among fans. This period horror drama, set to premiere on December 22, promises a unique blend of historical depth and thrilling horror elements.

The trailer offers a glimpse into the dark and eerie world of 1945 Seoul, then known as Gyeongseong. Amidst the turmoil of Japanese colonization, the series introduces us to Jang Tae Sang, a wealthy and well-informed pawnshop owner, and Yoon Chae Ok, a skilled specialist in finding missing people. Together, they encounter a horrifying reality that unfolds within the city’s shadows.

Related: 30 Best Korean Shows To Watch On Netflix

Gyeongseong Creature is a creation of Jung Dong Yoon, the director known for his work on Hot Stove League, and scriptwriter Kang Eun Kyun, famous for hits like Dr Romantic and Where Stars Land. This powerful duo, coupled with a talented cast including Park Seo Joon,...

The Worst of Evil has left a large crater in our hearts after that finale. Not only is it an engaging show with some very talented actors, but it comes alive with a bibimbap of genres that makes it thrilling throughout. We can’t go without talking about the chemistry between our two leads, gangster Wi Ha-Joon and undercover cop Ji Chang-Wook. There’s no need to compare the two because they each bring their best work to the table in these roles that they wear so well. While we’ve seen Ji Chang-woo in action roles before, this is the first R-rated version, and it’s great to see him reach his full potential. On the other hand, this is the first time we’re seeing Wi Ha-Joon as a gangster, and we’ve got to say it suits him rather well. With that, let’s quickly get into...

Ji Chang-Wook and Wi Ha-Joon’s K-drama series has crossed the midpoint and is still going strong. The Worst of Evil, set in the 90s, is well-stylized and thrilling in all the right ways, not shying away from violence. This week’s episodes of The Worst of Evil have revealed some interesting things, and as always, there’s the question of Junmo’s morale: how far can he go as a cop, what will he do to keep his wife safe, and why is he doing all of this at the end of the day? At the same time, gangster Gi-Cheul thought he had an informant on his team, but maybe he should’ve checked up on his facts first before trusting new guy Seungho.

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What Happens In Episode 6?

By The Worst of Evil Episode 6, Junmo has really climbed up the ranks super fast in Gicheul’s organization.

We’re only two episodes in, and already there are a lot of confusing turns in The Worst of Evil. As expected, the show is extremely violent and leaves nothing to the imagination. Of course, all the actors are commendable in their roles, and to see Wi Ha-Joon and Ji Chang-Wook team up together is a real delight. Additionally, this is like a comeback to action for Ji Chang-Wook, and a fitting one at that. InThe Worst of Evil episode 1, we find out about Gicheul and Junmo’s pasts, their backstories, and how they ended up getting to know each other. At the beginning of episode 1, we see them fight it out with what looks like another gang, but when Junmo’s wife, Euijeong, gets caught in the crossfire, it’s both him and Gicheul who react. How does Gicheul know Euijeong?

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Junmo’s Entry Into The Gang...

Chang-Wook, Wi Ha-Joon, and Lim Se-Mi starrer The Worst of Evil begins with a scene that looks like it came out of Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy. Set in the 1990s, this show follows a police officer’s ambitious mission to infiltrate a drug operation in Gangnam, Seoul. The show is immediately violent and super brutal, thrilling viewers right from the start. Now, this operation is on a global scale, and Junmo, a mere detective in the police department, has to try and get to the bottom of this all alone. Ironically, Junmo isn’t new to drugs, and he really wants to clear up his reputation. Will this mission help him do that?

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Gicheul’s Gangnam Takeover

It’s 1994, and Jung Gicheul is a mere DJ at one of the big clubs in Seoul’s popular Gangnam district. He’s grown up in Gangnam and has a gang...

The competition has fully assembled.

On Thursday, Netflix unveiled the final new cast additions joining Lee Jung-jae in season 2 of the international hit series “Squid Game”.

Read More: ‘Squid Game’ Season 2: Netflix Reveals Which Actors Will Be Joining Lee Jung-jae

The new cast members include a range of veteran actors and rising stars in the Korean film and TV industry.

Joining the show are “Sweet Home” star Park Gyu-young, K-pop singer Jo Yu-ri from the group Iz*One, “Move to Heaven” actress Kang Ae-sim, “The Fortress” star Lee David, “Miss Granny star Lee Jin-uk, “Commitment” actor Choi Seung-hyun, “Missing Yoon” actor Roh Jae-won and “D.P” star Won Ji-an.

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk is returning to helm the series after its successful first season, with Lee Jungjae back as Seong Gi-hun.

Netflix has previously announced that Lee Byung-hun will return as Front Man, while Wi Ha-joon will reprise the role of Hwang Jun-ho,...

Squid Game became a full-fledged global phenomenon when it was released on Netflix in 2021. It quickly became Netflix’s most-watched series of all time and also made the streaming service a boatload of cash.

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Squid Game may have increased the value of Netflix by nearly $1 billion. “‘Squid Game’ turned out to be a bargain beyond compare,” reads the LA Times report. “Made for about $2.4 million an episode, about a fourth the cost of ‘Stranger Things,’ the nine-part series went on to win six Emmys, set a Netflix record of 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first 28 days of release and — according to internal Netflix documents — increase the value of the company by an estimated $900 million.“

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Seoul, June 24 (Ians) It has been reported that two female stars have been added to the cast of season 2 of Netflix’s popular series ‘Squid Game’.

On Friday, June 23, reports claimed that Park Gyu-young and former Iz*One member Jo Yuri will star in the upcoming season, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Gyu-young allegedly is set to play a female lead role in the highly anticipated second season, while there’s no word on Yuri’s character. Netflix, however, has yet to officially confirm the reports.

A source from Netflix Korea, meanwhile, responded to the rumours with a rather vague comment. “We ask for your understanding that we cannot currently confirm whether Jo Yuri and Park Gyu-young will appear in ‘Squid Game 2’,” the source stated.

Representatives of Yuri’s agency Wakeone Entertainment and Gyu-young’s agency Saram Entertainment also echoed the sentiment.

“It is information we cannot confirm. We ask for your understanding,...

Some of the “Squid Game” 2 cast has been revealed.

Netflix confirmed the exciting news via a YouTube video, revealing who will be joining Lee Jung-jae for the eagerly-anticipated season.

Jung-jae is set to reprise his role of Seong Gi-hun, while Hwang Dong-hyuk is coming back to direct and executive produce.

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Lee Byung-hun will return as Front Man, while Wi Ha-joon will reprise the role of Hwang Jun-ho, with Gong Yoo also returning.

Among the new additions to the cast are Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-hoon and Yang Dong-geun.

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It’s no surprise another season to 2021’s “Squid Game” was announced last June, given the fact the first season had more than 1.65 billion views within its first 28 days of release.

Netflix’s most-watched series ever, South Korean death-match drama Squid Game, unveiled new and returning cast for its wildly anticipated second season over the weekend.

The surviving stars of season one — Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-joon and Gong Yoo — will all be back for more, Netflix revealed at its Tudum fan event in Brazil on Saturday.

Announced newcomers include four male stars: Im Siwan (formerly of K-pop group Ze:a and known for film roles like The Attorney and Emergency Declaration), Kang Ha Neul (from K-dramas like Midnight Runners, When the Camellia Blooms), Park Sung Hoon (Netflix’s Korean hit The Glory) and Yang Dong Geun (from Disney+’s popular K-drama Connect).

In the wake of the announcement, some fans took to social media to ask why no female castmembers had been unveiled — especially after the breakout popularity of model-turned-actress HoYeon Jung from season one.

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During Tudum: A Global Fan Event, which was broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil, Netflix shared the first official look and teaser for the upcoming reality competition, “Squid Game: The Challenge”. The new series is based on the popular Korean-language and Emmy-winning thriller and will see real people vying for a cash prize in what the streaming platform is claiming to be “the biggest reality competition series ever.”

In the 30-second clip that debuted during the Netflix convention, audiences got a brief taste of the intense competition to come. “This November, the world’s most notorious game becomes reality,” the footage read as it showed footage of “Squid Game”‘s now-iconic sets being reconstructed for real people. The teaser also showed some of the contestants entering the arena for the first child’s game, Red Light, Green Light, with Young-hee, the motion-sensing animatronic killer doll returning after first appearing in season 1 of the scripted series.

K-drama fans have a lot more projects to look forward to. While Netflix has a long list of original K-dramas, unscripted series, and more planned for 2023, so does Disney+. The streaming platform is ready to release a few K-dramas fans have been eager to see since last year. Fans got their first teasers from Go Yoon-jung’s Moving to Nam Joo-hyuk’s latest role while serving in the military.

‘The Devil,’ ‘Vigilante,’ and ‘Dr. Romantic’ Season 3 K-dramas | via Disney+ Disney+ will release the 2023 K-drama ‘Han River’ about its police enforcers

Anyone who knows about South Korea knows one of its biggest attractions is the Han River. It is a go-to spot for couples, tourists, or friends who want to hang out and have fun. Disney+ developed an original K-drama for 2023 titled Han River. The action-comedy stars Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Hee-won as the leading characters.

Du-jin (Kwon) and Chun-seok (Kim...

Over the past few years, I have become heavily immersed in K-content and K-dramas on a personal and professional level. Many hours have been spent watching the same perfectly executed tropes in various genres, from crime thrillers to romance K-dramas. Some dramas have won my heart and become favorites, like the teen romance True Beauty. But there is no denying that not all K-dramas were spectacular. K-dramas like Inspector Koo and a few others did not hold my interest and were unfinished.

Unfinished K-dramas ‘Inspector Koo,’ ‘Forecasting Love and Weather,’ and ‘Bad and Crazy’ | via Jtbc ‘Inspector Koo’ lacked the riveting edge of a murder mystery

It is not often that a crime K-drama has a female character as the heinous killer. The 2021 Netflix K-drama Inspector Koo made me excited as two female actors would lead the storyline. The storyline had a fun quirkiness that seemed like a good investment.

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Given South Korea’s booming content industry, there is no shortage of eager collaborators from Asia and beyond. One regional partner that has seen a standout year in production tie-ups is Singapore.

In addition to He Shuming’s debut feature, Ajoomma, becoming the first-ever Singapore-Korea co-production (it was selected as Singapore’s entry for the Oscars), on the television front Singapore served as a prominent filming location for Seoul-based tvN’s Little Women (a modern version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that was picked up by Netflix), with local production house Ochre Pictures tapped to provide creative production support. The upcoming Asia TV Forum & Market (Atf) in Singapore has long recognized the influence of Korean content in the region. This year it will spotlight six pavilions and two content panels focused on Korea’s content business and production strategies, featuring two execs...

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When it comes to the thriller genre, South Korean cinema does not disappoint. Some might even say it dominates. And Kwon Oh-seung’s directorial debut, “Midnight” (2021), is no exception. Fleshed in spine-chilling tension, the film features Jin Ki-joo (Little Forest), Wi Ha-joon (Squid Game), and Gil Hae-yeon (In Her Place) cast in a heart-stopping game of cat-and-mouse. The film’s 2020 premiere was delayed given the Covid-19 pandemic before being made available in theatres and on online streaming platforms on 30 June 2021. Nevertheless, in spite of its subdued release, ‘Midnight’ proved a critical and commercial success, placing third at the Korean box office with a gross of 796,540 as of December 12, 2021. Additionally, it clinched the ‘Silver Audience Award for Best Asian Film’ at the ‘25th Fantasia International Film Festival’.

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Actor Lee Jung-Jae’s impeccable performance in the globally popular South Korean survival drama show ‘Squid Game’ has earned him the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series honour at the 74th annual Television Academy Awards.

Held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday night, Jung-Jae was up against names such as Jason Bateman (‘Ozark’), Brian Cox (‘Succession’), Bob Odenkirk (‘Better Call Saul’), Adam Scott (‘Severance’) and Jeremy Strong (‘Succession’).

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‘Squid Game’ maker Hwang Dong-hyuk became the first Asian director to win the drama series category, and the first-ever director to win for a non-English language series.

The show’s cast also includes names such as Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.

The series revolves around a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series...

With a steady catalog of media new and old, there is quite literally always something to watch on Netflix. The streamer is constantly producing, curating, and promoting a unique plethora of films and shows for our viewing pleasure. Whatever your tastes, you're guaranteed to find something bingeworthy on the platform. Netflix has even become a host for quality non-English television, especially after the smash success of shows like "Squid Game" and "All of Us Are Dead." But until series achieve ludicrous virality, like the aptly-named "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," it's difficult to keep up with the many, many K-dramas that Netflix churn out.

Fortunately, that might not be the case for another recent drama, the female-led mystery thriller "Little Women." Despite a quiet release on Netflix in early September, the series is already gaining a generous amount of buzz. With its impressive cast and crew and tantalizing storyline, "Little Women" could...

With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season Two written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, for streaming on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize. Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts. The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

With so many streaming services to choose from, finding a new show or film to discover is rarely an issue. Especially not on Netflix, the streamer that essentially started it all, and continues to churn out quality originals to add to their already-stacked catalog. Each month on Netflix introduces titles both new and old, but not every title's got a permanent home on the platform. There's also the small issue of Netflix's promotion strategy: With so many movies and shows coming and going with each passing month, there's always the chance that something truly great is going to slip through the cracks. "Blonde" is finally getting its long-awaited (and scandalously-rated) release on the streamer, but the Ana de Armas starrer is far from the only exciting development on Netflix.

Whether you're on the hunt for a soapy thriller, a star-crossed romance, or some adult animation, there's plenty to go around this month.

With 111 million viewers “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series, focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season Two written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, for streaming on Netflix:

"...'Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize. Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts. The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.