The layers come into play, though, when you start moving those pieces around the game board, and Squid Game does a brilliant job of that in its second season, when it puts the Front Man into the game as player 001—except the viewers are the only ones who know who he really is.

The mystery surrounding Player 001 in Squid Game’s second season has sparked widespread intrigue among fans. In Season 1, viewers discovered that Oh Il-nam, the original Player 001, was secretly one of the masterminds behind the deadly games.