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01st Feb 2024

Squid Game 2 first teaser just dropped by Netflix

Charlie Herbert

Squid Game 2

“I will find you!”

The long-awaited second season of Squid Game is coming to Netflix in 2024, and it just got real.

Netflix has released the first teaser for the second series of Squid Game as part of a preview of its big released in 2024. On Thursday, the streaming giant announced some of the biggest series and films that will be arriving on the platform in 2024.

Along with major releases such as the new season of Bridgerton, the return of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop, season six of Drive to Survive and Rebel Moon – Part Two: Scargiver, there was also good news for fans of lethal gameshows.

Squid Game 2 set for another bumper audience

Yes, we’re finally going to be getting the second series of hit dystopian Korean drama, Squid Game.

The first season was released on Netflix in September 2021, and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon.

The series spent 46 non-consecutive days at the top spot on the streaming service and becoming Netflix’s most watched show ever.

An estimated 142 million households in 94 countries watched the dystopian series in one month and the series generated an estimated $900m for Netflix.

As a result of its huge success, Squid Game‘s director and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed in November 2021 that he would be making a second series of the show.

Also announced during the 2024 streaming splash was a July 3 release date for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Cameron Diaz teaming up with Jamie Foxx for an action flick, which also includes Andrew Scott in the cast.

We also have Damsel, starring Strangers Things’ Millie Bobby Brown on the way, and Oscar nominated Past Lives arriving on February 15.

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