'Squid Game' Season 2 Reveals Full Cast: See Who's Back and Who's Joining the Netflix Series

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has set its season 2 cast! The breakout Netflix survival drama revealed the full ensemble Wednesday as cast and producers gathered for the first table read this week ahead of production starting later this year.

season 2 sees the returns of Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo, who were announced earlier this month during Netflix's Tudum global fan event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

They are joined by new additions Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon and Yang Dong-geun, all of whom were also revealed during Tudum.The ensemble will be rounded out by Park Gyu-young (, ); singer and former Iz*One member Jo Yuri; Kane Ae-sim (); Lee David (); Lee Jin-uk (); rapper-actor Choi Seug-hyun, whose stage name is T.O.P. (); Roh Jae-won (); and Won Ji-an (), which Netflix confirmed in Wednesday's announcement.From left to right: Choi Seung-hyun, Lee jin-uk, Won ji-an, Park Gyu-young, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Jo Yuri and Roh Jae-won join season 2 of 'Squid Game.'Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, who wrote and directed all nine episodes in season 1 (for which he won the best drama series directing Emmy), returns to oversee the entire second season.Though won't be ready for another battle royale for quite a while, in November 2021, amid the height of 's popularity, Hwang revealed to ET he was working on the season 2 plan. (Netflix will also premiere a real-life competition game show, which has made headlines for putting contestants in grueling, extreme conditions.)«Season 2, I'm in the middle of brainstorming.

Yeah, I mean, after this huge success, we've got to do something about season 2,» Hwang said at the time. «So it will come out.