After leading some of his fellow players in an uprising against the games, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sees his rebellion instantly squashed. The man he thought was an ally in the game was actually the villainous Front Man (Lee Byung-hun),

Additionally, Squid Game Season 2 quickly climbed to the seventh spot on Netflix's list of its all-time top non-English TV shows, which is based on each series' first 91 days of viewership. Atop the list is Squid Game season one, which debuted in 2021.

When Squid Game hit our screens back in 2021, it did so without fanfare or ado – a blood-soaked bolt from the blue that set a new benchmark for TV. Within weeks of its release on Netflix, it became the platform’s most-viewed title in 90 countries.