Netflix When it comes to Squid Game season 2, Lee Jung-jae wanted to do his character justice. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the Emmy winner, 52, gives an inside look into how he prepared for the highly anticipated second season of the hit Netflix k-drama series.

"Squid Game" star Lee Jung-jae, as well as the Netflix show's creator and his co-stars, discuss the greater stakes that audiences should expect in the new second season.

New players have been recruited for the highly anticipated second season of 'Squid Game,' promising viewers an even more intense and surprise-filled journey. For this second season, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed that the story will focus on the return of the winner,