The acclaimed South Korean series Squid Game is set to make an epic return sooner than expected in 2024.

Netflix Philippines recently released a 17-second teaser of the highly-anticipated series, which garnered over 90,000 likes and over 14,000 shares in just one day.

In addition, it posted much-awaited first images of the sequel, which features Golden Globe nominee Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo and Park Gyu-young.

"Player 456 is ready to do whatever it takes in Squid Game Season 2, coming this year," Netflix Philippines announced. 

Squid Game, first released in September 2021 worldwide, became the streaming platform's most-watched series in 94 countries and attracted over 140 million viewers within the first few weeks.

The show follows the story of Seong Gi-hun (Lee), a divorcee and gambler and one of 456 players who have to risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games, where the last one standing wins a grand prize of ₩45.6 billion.

The mega-series received numerous accolades, including the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male (Lee) and Female Actor in a Drama Series (Jung Ho-yeon), making them the first Korean actors to win in those categories.

The show was also the first non-English language series to be nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Lee Jung-jae reprises his role in the sequel. In the preview, he is seen abandoning the US and making a life-changing decision.

Lee Byung-hun and Gong Yoo, who were guest-cast in the first season, are expected to have more integral roles in the sequel, which will feature other high-caliber actors such as Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geon, Jo Yu-ri, Lee Jin-wook and more.