But the hit Korean-language Netflix series is already facing criticism for failing to live up to the promise of its powerful original run. Media experts say it shouldn’t come as any surprise: Call it the curse of the second season.

The following contains spoilers from all seven episodes of Squid Game Season 2, now streaming on Netflix. Player 456 — and all of Squid Game Season 2, for that matter — went out guns a-blazing, in a white-knuckle finale that had you on the edge of your seat,

Squid Game's creator and stars break down what went into creating Season 2, a production that lasted a challenging year.