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.

In the trailer for Netflix's Squid Game season 2, Player 456 reenters the arena to put an end to the deadly competition. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Squid Game has teased the terrifying new challenges to come in the latest season 2 trailer. The next chapter in the hit Netflix series is due to finally debut next month, and will see Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) return to the deadly games.