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Despite not being released yet Netflix, The squid game The second season has already earned a nomination for 2025 Golden Globes. But how?
The second season of the hit Korean-language dystopian drama was among the upcoming ceremonies list of nominees for Best TV Series — Drama released on December 9.
Although it doesn’t premiere until Dec. 26, it remains within the qualifying period for the 82nd ceremony, which requires the TV show to air sometime during the 2024 calendar year.
It’s up against FX’s historical drama ShogunAmazon Prime Video spy action Mr. and Mrs. SmithApple TV+ Slow HorsesNetflix Diplomat and the Peacock Thriller Day of the Jackal.
Winners will be announced during a live ceremonyheld at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 5, beginning at 5:00 PM PT/8:00 PM ET.
Although praised a nod to the show can be a surpriseconsidering it’s unreleased, it’s certainly promising for a series that some worry has no chance of living to his record-breaking first season.
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk previously spoke about his reluctance to continue the story, admitting BBC that “the stress I feel now is much greater.”
Revealing that money was the reason he changed his mind, he said: “Even though the first series was such a big global success, I honestly didn’t make much. So doing the second series will help me make up for the success of the first.”
Second season of The squid game — in which hundreds of cash-strapped individuals compete in a deadly game to win a life-changing sum of money — will follow Lee Jung-jae’s Player 456 as he tries to end the sadistic games once and for all by re-entering the competition.
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In addition to Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), the upcoming installment will feature several other returning faces: Lee Byung-hun (Front Man), Wi Ha-jun (Detective Hwang Jun-ho) and Gong Yoo (Recruiter ).
It will also introduce most of the new characters including Park Sung-hoo, who will play Hyun-Ju, a transgender woman.
Park, 39, is a transgender male actor known for his roles in various K-dramas including The Glory and Queen of tears.
His casting was met with scrutiny from viewers who felt that a transgender actor should have been cast in the role.
Speaking about her character in the new season of “Meet the Cast,” Park explained that Hyun-Ju is a former special forces soldier who joins life-or-death games to finance her gender-affirmation surgery.
“Although she faces prejudice and difficult situations, she shows incredible strength, determination and natural leadership. With his resilience, he breaks down stereotypes and shines as an inspiring character,” he said.