“Player 456, welcome back to the game.”

Netflix has released a new trailer for the second season of Squid Game, revealing terrifying new challenges in the colorful deathmatch.

In the second installment of the hit Korean thriller series, premiering on December 26, victorious player 456 (played by Lee Jung-jae) returns to the sadistic competition to put an end to Squid Game and save lives.

Back inside, he tries to coach the other 455 participants through a deadly round of red light, green light – but his pleas are ignored as bullets fly.

456 and co. can be seen in the trailer for season 2. Fight against the guards and try to survive new, deadly challenges.

Lee stars in Season 2 of “Squid Game” alongside recurring cast member Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho and Lee Byung-hun as the mysterious frontman. Hwang Dong-hyuk is the creator of the series and serves as director and executive producer, with Kim Ji-yeon also serving as EP.

It has already been announced that Squid Game will return for a third season, which will also be the series’ last. “Squid Game” originally premiered in 2021 and quickly became the most-watched series in Netflix history. It currently has more than 2.2 billion hours watched, which equates to about 265 million views, according to Netflix’s all-time top TV charts.

Season 1 was also nominated for 17 Emmys, with the series winning six, including one for Best Actor in a Drama for Lee and another for Best Guest Actress in a Drama for Lee You-mi.

Check out the new trailer for season two below.