Alice in Borderland Season 2: What to expect from “the real game”?

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After an impressive debut, without any doubt, Netflix renewed Alice in Borderland for Season 2. The streamer has already wrapped up the filming for the Japanese sci-fi thriller series and gearing up for its quick release. 

In November 2021, Netflix confirmed that the second run of the sci-fi is set to be released at the end of summer 2022, exactly two years after the first season was dropped.

Alice in Borderland is a Netflix Original live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name by author Hara Aso. The series is directed by Shinsuke Sato and written by Yasuko Kuramitsu. Filming for Alice in Borderland Season 2 was wrapped in March 2022. Season 2 is expected to start from the end of the first season.

The first season of the show covered 31 chapters of the manga. The other 33 chapters are left to be adapted in Alice in Borderland Season 2.

While announcing the wrap-up news via the official Twitter handle, Netflix also revealed the cast of the anticipated new season of the acclaimed series. The 10 characters who survived in the first season will face bigger and more difficult challenges in Alice in Borderland Season 2. Some new faces will also appear in the game.

The new members are Yuri Tsunematsu as high school student Heiya, Tomohisa Yamashita as "King of Clubs" Kyūma, HayatoIsomura as Banda, Kai Inowaki as Matsushita, KatsuyaMaiguma as Yaba and HonamiSatō as Kotoko.

The first season introduced some people trapped in Tokyo where they are forced to compete in card games. After surviving their first game, players receive "visas", which could be extended further upon successful completion of more card games. If the visas expire, the individuals will be executed by red lasers being shot from the sky.

Alice in Borderland concluded in a flashback, where Momoka and Asahi are walking in the empty city and recording videos with their phone. Then the scene cuts to the ongoing game where Arisu confronts Aguni.

Meanwhile, Aguni introduces himself as a witch, like the rest of the group players. He also confesses that his victim was not Momoka. It is his best friend Hatter, who shot him in self-defense. Unexpectedly, Arisu replies that the witch is Momoka, instead of Aguni.

Aguni attacks Niragi but the others throw Momoka into the bonfire. Chishiya collects the final card for winning the game. The next day Arisu and Usagi watch several videos recorded by Asahi, who had committed suicide during the game. The video revealed that Asahi and Momoka are dealers, for the players who organize games to extend their visas.

In the same video, a more important clip reveals that the duo visited an underground lair filled with game masters. Arisu and Usagi manage to locate the lair, only finding a pile of executed gamemasters. However, the gamemasters are also the players.  Alice in Borderland ends with a new player introduced to the game. She is Mira. She announces “the real game has just begun.”

Alice in Borderland Season 2 is set to release sometime in December 2022. Stay tuned to Devdiscourse for more updates on Japanese series.

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