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‘Alice in Borderland’: Netflix J-drama gets season 2, fans say, ‘Sweet Home 2 next'

The cast hints at a more explosive season as they wrap up filming for 'Alice in Borderland 2'

Fans were over the moon when the popular manga ‘Alice in Borderland’ got acquired by Netflix to create a live-action J-drama. The show was one of the biggest hits of 2020 and almost a year later in November 2021, Netflix had confirmed that there would be a season 2. There were rumors that filming had immediately begun and well on March 30, Netflix shared that season 2 was complete.

We finally have a confirmed release date as well, as ‘Alice in Borderland’ season will be released in December 2022. The cast all got together to share their experience with everyone agreeing that season 2 would take place on an even larger scale as the parallel world expands. Most of the season 1 cast is returning as the new season follows Arisu, Usagi, Chishiya, Ann, Niragi, Kuina, Aguni, and Mira the game master. While fans will miss Arisu’s friends Chōta and Karube, we are also getting new faces as more characters from the manga will be introduced.

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‘Alice in Borderland’ takes motifs from the childhood fairytale ‘Alice in Wonderland’ with characters having certain similarities with their fairytale counterparts from personality traits to story arcs. However, playing with the trend of life and death survival game shows as seen in ‘Squid Game’ and 'Sword Art Online', ‘Alice in Borderland' transports all of Tokyo to a parallel world where citizens have to play games to survive and finally escape the hellish world. Those who lose, end up dying, making the high stakes clear to the players.

Excited fans made fancams about their favorite characters like Kuina, Chishiya, and Arisu returning. Another fan was also happy that actor Dori Sakurada was coming back, “Not a niragi apologist but dori sakurada is coming back for alice in borderland season 2 and i cheered.” One fan tweeted, “Alice in borderland 2 is coming, can't wait for this view tsuchiya tao's back supremacy.”

Another posted, “I didn’t expect dori to appear in alice in borderland season 2 but i’m so happy because this means orange squad kento, tao and dori reunited again.” One joked, “Pretending not to care about alice in borderland season 2 so that it comes faster.” Another hoped, “Please bring back karube im begging u.”

Before we got ‘Squid Game’ and ‘All Of Us Are Dead’, we had ‘Alice in Borderland’ and ‘Sweet Home’. With both 2020 Asian dramas focusing on a similar action genre set in a dystopian era, viewers are likely fans of both shows and are excited about their subsequent seasons. With rumored reports coming in of actors like Yook Junseo, Kim Shinrok, and even Henry Cavill starring in ‘Sweet Home 2’, fans wonder if Netflix will give them an update on season 2 of ‘Sweet Home’.

One posted, “It's means.. Sweet Home season 2 is next that.” Another commented, “Alice in borderland and sweet home season 2 when?? i need it NOW.” One fan added, “Sweet home s2 + alice in borderland s2 this year sounds good. Manifesting.” Another reminisced, “I remember 2020 my brain was a dumpster of garbage quarantertainment then came december watching aib and sweet home back to back and all my neurons were on fire... good times.”