The highly anticipated second season of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ premieres on December 26 and will see protagonist Seong Gi-hun confront the violent game organizers he defeated in the first season. The show’s return coincides with significant political unrest in South Korea, including a brief martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk-yeol. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk expressed concern over the country’s political situation and its impact on cultural growth, as over 3,000 filmmakers criticized the president for jeopardizing Korean culture.