This article contains major spoilers from “Squid Game” Season 2 finale, now streaming on Netflix. Facing betrayal from an inside man infiltrating the Squid Games is nothing new for Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) within the twisted “Squid Game” universe.

The criticisms have put a dent in the reputation of the globally acclaimed series that played a key role in the rise of Korean content’s global popularity and was followed by crashing share prices.

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun talk about what it was like to play devil's advocate for Season 2

In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, 'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae opened up about how he prepared for the highly anticipated second season and why it made "my heart heavy"

"I think that it's parallel to the political sphere that we see nowadays. It's so polarized, it's just two sides, and they can't come to a compromise."

This article contains major spoilers from the "Squid Game” Season 2 premiere, now streaming on Netflix. The second season of Netflix’s hit Korean drama “Squid Game” opens with a literal bang — quite a few of them,

"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.

Netflix's follow-up to its most-watched series Squid Game seems to have fallen to the season 2 curse and falls way short of expectations.

Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae Explains How His Character Was Lured Into The Game The 'Squid Game' cast and director sit down for an extensive recap of Season 1! Lee Jung-jae (Gi-hun/Player 456), Lee Byung-hun (the mysterious Front Man),