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International Business Times
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Claire LEE

S. Korea Netflix Mega Hit 'Squid Game' Premieres In Seoul After Martial Law

Season 2 of "Squid Game" premieres in Seoul as South Korea grapples with a political crisis (Credit: AFP)

Squid Game is back. Netflix's most popular show ever, a dystopian South Korean vision of divided society, premieres its highly-anticipated second season on Monday as Seoul battles real-life policial chaos.

The show's return comes just days after South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol triggered a national crisis by briefly declaring martial law, until he was forced into a dramatic reversal by determined lawmakers, who battled heavily-armed soldiers in parliament to vote it down.

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