Will there be new games?

The iconic “red light, green light” game features in the trailer, but it appears season two will consist of new, perhaps more dangerous, games. There’s a sequence that resembles tic-tac-toe, replete with giant X and O flooring, and in the promotional poster, we see an eerie merry-go-round circus setting.

A popular Korean children’s game that could be twisted in an entertainingly gruesome way would be Neolttwigi, in which two players stand on a seesaw and attempt to propel the other into the air.

Have they waited too long?

It’s easy to lose interest when waiting three years for a new season. Similar happened with other Netflix shows such as Russian Doll, the OA and Master of None, all of which took years to return. Without re-watching season one, it would be easy to forget smaller, yet crucial details, such as that the Front Man is actually the brother of the detective who attempts to infiltrate the game.

Will fans care enough to tune back in? If the trailer’s performance is any indication, it seems they will. After just two hours on YouTube, it already claimed 265,000 views. And with the glut of recap content available online, it’s unlikely people will give up on the show if they don’t have time to re-watch.

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Finally, it drops on Boxing Day, a date known for vegging out and watching TV. This is perhaps as close to a lockdown as the showrunners could get, and we all know how effective that was.

Squid Games season 2 will land on Netflix on December 26.