Get ready for 12 new characters, twice as many creepy killer robots, the return of certain familiar faces and more in Squid Game season two.

Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria was asked, during an international originals press conference, what would constitute a hit for the second season. “You know what is hard, is to be the most popular show in the world,” she admitted.

Netflix knows how much viewers love international storytelling and the streamer just announced a huge slate of foreign titles.

Having won the Korean survival game's first season, Lee Jung-jae reprises his role as Seong Gi-hun in a bid to shut down the battle royale once and for all.

Netflix prepares to launch Season 2 of global hit "Squid Game" Dec. 26, following its record-breaking debut season.

Netflix is gearing up for the release of Squid Game Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Tuesday featuring Lee Jung-jae. Squid Game is a South Korean survival thriller about a deadly game where players risk their lives for the chance to win millions.

Second seasons are hard. Great TV shows establish familiar rhythms and ensemble chemistry in their initial runs that then gets uprooted and can take time to reestablish. At least with Squid Game, the Netflix hit has the luxury of returning to a sadistic premise that structured its first batch of episodes.

Let the new games begin. Squid Game Season 2 arrives December 26. Only on Netflix. More Info on Squid Game Season 2: Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind.