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Netflix K-drama Squid Game season 2 confirms Im Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, Jo Yu-ri and Park Sung-hoon – Korean drama casting latest
- Squid Game is returning to Netflix, with Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun from the first series being joined by, among others, K-pop stars Im Si-wan and Jo Yu-ri
- Meanwhile, Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy are joining forces for fantasy romance Everything Shall Come True, and Kim Hye-soo is eyeing the lead role in comedy Trigger
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The world’s biggest streaming sensation is preparing to return with a roster of new and familiar faces, while the stars are aligning for what will surely be one of 2024’s biggest original projects.
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Read on for more about these and other K-drama casting announcements.
1. Squid Game season 2
The cast of the hugely anticipated new season of Squid Game, the most successful Netflix series of all time, has finally been unveiled, ahead of a shoot scheduled for later this summer.
The first wave of announcements included the return of cast members Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo, and additions Im Si-wan (Run On) from the K-pop band ZE:A, Kang Ha-neul (When the Camellia Blooms), Yang Dong-geun (Connect) and Park Sung-hoon (The Glory).
Fans were quick to point out the lack of women among the cast but a second wave of casting announcements went some way towards balancing the gender ratio of the cast.
The new names include Sweet Home alumni Lee Jin-wook and Park Gyu-young, pop star Choi Seung-hyun (also known as Big Bang’s T.O.P.), Won Ji-an, who is currently appearing in HeartBeat, Jo Yu-ri of the K-pop band IZ*ONE, Kang Ae-sim (Divorce Attorney Shin), Lee David (Law School) and Roh Jae-won (Ditto).
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Plot details remain thin, but season 2 is expected to launch at some point next year and will command a budget of over 100 billion won (US$76 million), by far the highest of any Korean TV series.
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