Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae are back for more death-defying games and nefariously masked villains as the series returns after a three-year absence.

Choi Seung-hyun, also known by his stage name TOP, plays Thanos (Player 230) in Squid Game season 2. Here's some key details: Yes, Choi Seung-hyun began his rapping career under the stage name TOP in the K-pop boyband BigBang, who released their debut album back in 2006.

"Squid Game" Season 2, on Netflix Thursday, successfully continues the series with a deepening look at the competition itself and more life or death suspense.

Hwang Dong-hyuk’s global phenomenon — a violent survival thriller about desperate people forced to play deadly children’s games in hopes of winning life-changing cash — returns with seven episodes that feel more like a bridge to the third and final season than a distinct arc of their own.

The brutal Korean satire became a worldwide phenomenon when it first aired in 2021. Its return is no less savage – and looks likely to be as big a hit this time around.