Squid Game 2 reviews: Smash hit Netflix series divides critics who claim latest outing has 'lost its edge' and is a 'thorough letdown' - after fans slammed the 'overhyped' show
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Squid Game's long awaited second series finally began streaming on Netflix on Thursday, however critics have been left divided by the latest installment of the dystopian drama. The South Korean series' first outing back in 2021 swiftly became the streaming service's biggest ever show and racked up a whopping 1.65 billion viewing hours.
![[The South Korean series' first outing back in 2021 swiftly became the streaming service's biggest ever show and racked up a whopping 1.65 billion viewing hours]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/93514723-14229589-image-a-7_1735298057951.jpg)
It followed the story Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) along with other people down on their luck faced a string of deadly children's games, with many dying along the way, in a bid to win the £24M prize fund. Series two sees Seong again retunring to battle it out, however some critics have claimed the show has now 'lost it's edge' while others declared it 'utterly engaging'.
![[It followed the story Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) along with other people down on their luck face a string of deadly children's games in a bid to win the £24M prize fund]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/92552653-14229589-The_trailer_begins_with_a_new_set_of_players_being_recruited_for-a-13_1735298504716.jpg)
Daniel Feinberg wrote in The Hollywood Reporter: 'The second season of Squid Game is a thorough letdown'. 'It’s not a fundamental level on which Squid Game is broken, but season two simply doesn’t work'. Squid Game 's long awaited second series finally began streaming on Netflix on Thursday, however critics have been left divided by the latest installment of the dystopian drama.
![[Series two sees Seong returning to battle it out, however some critics have claimed the show has now 'lost it's edge' while others declared it 'utterly engaging']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/93513209-14229589-Yet_just_a_few_hours_after_its_release_viewers_flooded_X_with_di-a-12_1735298479535.jpg)
The South Korean series' first outing back in 2021 swiftly became the streaming service's biggest ever show and racked up a whopping 1.65 billion viewing hours. It followed the story Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) along with other people down on their luck face a string of deadly children's games in a bid to win the £24M prize fund.
![[Some lamended the show's lack of pacing and 'predictable' twists]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/93513211-14229589-When_the_hotly_anticipated_season_of_Squid_Game_came_out_on_Thur-a-14_1735298526412.jpg)
