The countdown has officially commenced with Netflix announcing that Squid Game: The Challenge season two will make its debut on Tuesday, November 4, on Netflix. The teaser for Squid Game: The Challenge season two opens with a contestant, donned in the signature garb, gasping for air.

The backstory of protagonist Seong Gi-hun, a car factory worker who was laid off and later went on strike, was also inspired by a real-life event: a 2009 strike at the SsangYong Motor factory, where workers clashed with riot police over widespread layoffs. It's remembered today as one of the country's largest labour confrontations.

Netflix's “Squid Game” did something entirely unsatisfying in its final season, veering from the prospect of timely, eat-the-rich vengeance to unflattering commentary about the rest of us.