No doubt your social feeds have had a mysterious pink hue to them over the past fortnight, with hundreds of faceless, pink jumpsuit-clad guards roaming shorelines around Sydney and Melbourne. So, what’s the deal?
Unless you were living under a rock in 2021, you’ll know that Squid Game, the twisted Korean survival-thriller TV series had the entire world in an absolute chokehold, and they’re finally back with their hotly anticipated second season, launching on December 26, only on Netflix.
To celebrate the release—and send shivers down our collective spines—Netflix has been wreaking havoc as only Netflix can.
It kicked off one crisp December morning two weeks back, when 200+ pink guards silently sprawled out across the sand at Melbourne’s iconic St Kilda beach. With their pink towels, pink kites flying overhead and a wholly unnerving presence—it was enough to stop any jogger in their tracks.
Then came the Sydney Harbour Convoy with over 400 pink guards occupying boats, vessels and even the Sydney ferry, taking the scenic route along the harbour. Transporting a gigantic Young-hee, the creepy animatronic doll we met in season one, delivering her to her final destination at Luna Park.
This sinister spectacle marked the launch of Luna Park’s new Squid Game Experience, inspired by the (dreaded) games and intense challenges.
You can now test your nerves and strategic thinking skills with four epic challenges—including Red Light, Green Light of course—plus recreations of the set and the promise of a fully immersive experience. This is one you don’t want to miss, and with it only running until Sunday 2 February, you’d best get in quick. Tickets are on sale now, starting from $44.
And finally this morning, the eerie sight of an emptied-out Bondi Iceberg pool, transformed into a dystopian playground for none other than our gal Young-hee? Imposingly tall at 4.5m, Young-hee oversaw a uniquely Aussie version of Red Light, Green Light against a backdrop of crashing waves. Complete with pink guards roaming the perimeter, it was the stuff of nightmares.
If the past couple of weeks is anything to go off, season two of Squid Game is shaping up to be huge—and totally worth the three-year wait.
Hints dropped by the show’s creator Hwang Dong-hyuk point to this season being even darker, as we follow player 456 through his determination to take down the organisation behind this whole operation.
To end the game, he’ll soon find himself back in it, and we follow along as Gi-hun dives head-first back into the twisted realm of life-or-death gaming alongside a bunch of new, unsuspecting participants.
Looks like we’re in for another addictive season of layered social commentary with a big old helping of shock factor.
Let the games begin—Squid Game Season 2, only on Netflix from 26 December.
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