The second season of “Squid Game” launches Thursday and Netflix is doing everything in its power to get viewers to start watching as soon as the episodes drop — including offering free in-game rewards for the TV series’ new companion mobile game,

On Dec. 17, Netflix released its first Squid Game video game, Squid Game: Unleashed. The multiplayer battle royale game (a format familiar to Fortnite fans) is, in a first for Netflix, available for free to everyone, regardless of whether they are Netflix subscribers.

The monumental success of the Netflix Series “Squid Game” created a challenge for the team behind the Korean series when faced with putting together a second season. Along with being a massive fan favorite,

With the upcoming second season of “Squid Game” placing Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back in the fighting ring — now with a determination to end the game from within — what better time to look back at where this sensational South Korean show began?

Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jung-jae felt like he had never left. “Including promotion, I’d been living with Gi-hun for about two years,” said Lee in a recent interview. “I really felt like I was him,” he said in a recent interview.

The success of the show’s first season surprised Netflix executives, reaffirming the company’s global strategy.

Netflix releases "Squid Game" season 2 on Dec. 26. A new Benzinga reader poll asks if viewers will be watching.

Netflix partnered with Google Search on the Easter egg activation. To play the game, search “Squid Game” on Google and tap the brown envelope that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Forbes revealed that Squid Game 2 will be released on Netflix on December 26 at 3 am. It is reportedly said that all seven episodes will be available for streaming at once. Squid Game is back with a second season on Netflix.