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.

Here's your guide to the twists surrounding Player 001 in Squid Game Season 2, a role played by Lee Byung-hun.

In season two, there’s a new Player 001. He’s portrayed by the actor Lee Byung-hun. Gi-hun befriends the new Player 001. He says his name is Oh Young-il, and he’s in the Squid Game to pay his and his wife’s medical bills. Gi-hun includes him in his plans to take over the control room and defeat the Front Man.