Squid Game Season 2 has fewer episodes than Season 1, but the director intentionally ended the second season at a critical turning point. Despite Season 2's shorter length, the director's decision to conclude it with a pivotal event promises a compelling narrative for the upcoming third season on Netflix.

The inaugural Season of Squid Game came out on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and has nine episodes. It was a massive hit at the time and became a cultural phenomenon globally. The series returned with Season 2 on December 26,

The Front Man, whose real name is Hwang In-ho (played by Lee Byung-hun), is undercover cop Jun-ho's (Wi Ha-joon) stepbrother. Unbeknownst to his stepbrother, In-ho is a former Squid Game winner and future employee of Oh Il-nam. But what led In-Ho to compete in the Squid Games, and why did he stay?

But out of that lot, who managed to make it through for Season 3? As of now, Players 456, 333, 388, 120, 007, 149, and 222 are still active with Players 246 and 390 eliminated in Season 2’s final moments. For context, Player 390 was Jung-bae, Gi-hun’s friend who was introduced in Season 1 at the racetracks.

Squid Game (Netflix) When Season 3 begins, Gi-hun could either feel demoralized or even more fired up after his repeated failures and being outmaneuvered.

Season 2 of “Squid Game” is racking up views at a record pace. After topping Netflix’s charts last week with 68 million views in four days - Netflix’s biggest TV debut ever - the season picked up another 58.

Squid Game season 2 broke Wednesday's Netflix record – and now it's smashed another milestone. According to Variety, the new season raced to 126.2 million views in 11 days, which is a figure higher than any other Netflix show has reached in the same amount of time.