Squid Game 2: Character guide to who’s who in season two
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426 contestants is a lot to keep track of – we’ve got a handy guide to help. Squid Game is back with a bang, with a new crop of contestants gearing up to take part in the deadly game. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s thriller series returned to Netflix on 26 December for its second outing, three years after the phenomenal success of season one.
![[Lee Jung-Jae as Gi-hun]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/15/The_Stream_06840.jpg)
Series two, which has received a four-star review in The Independent, sees Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae reprise his role as Gi-hun, champion of the previous season’s tournament. Determined to take down the games from the inside, Gi-hun finds himself back in the arena where he is one of 456 players hoping to emerge victorious – and alive.
![[Wi Ha-joon as Jun-ho]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/26/16/Squidgame_Unit_201_N000151.jpg)
For obvious reasons, there are few returning characters from season besides Gi-hun… and this many new faces is hard to keep track of, so it’s lucky that audiences don’t need to know every single one to follow the storyline. There are, though, several characters who are integral to the plot of Squid Game – and therefore your enjoyment of the show.
![[Lee Byung-hun as In-ho aka The Front Man]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/26/16/Squidgame_Unit_203_N041035.jpg)
We’ve rounded up a comprehensive who’s who in Squid Game season two to help... WARNING: minor spoilers ahead for the first couple of episodes. Seong Gi-hun – Player 456. Gi-hun returns to Squid Game with a new haircut and an appetite for revenge. Although he is now rich beyond his wildest dreams, Gi-hun remains traumatised by his experiences of the games three years earlier. We learn that he has devoted his life (and his winnings) to trying to shut down Squid Game once and for all.
![[Gong Yoo as Recruiter]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/26/16/Squidgame_Unit_201_N000063.jpg)
