Squid Gameis in full swing at the 2022Emmy Awards.

Two of the hit South Korean survival drama’s stars,Lee Jung-jaeandJung Ho-yeon— who are bothnominated for acting honors— presented the award for variety sketch series on Monday night, with a little help from the “Red Light, Green Light” doll made famous in theNetflixhit’s pilot episode.

After expertly pausing at the sinister doll’s declaration of, “Red light!”, Lee, 49, and Jung, 28, continue to make their way to the center of the stage once getting a “Green light!”, as the snipers from the show look on from the background.

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“Good luck, everybody, making it up here past the doll,” Jung addressed the crowd.

“The winner may turn out to be a loser,” joked Lee before the pair presented the coveted award toSaturday Night Live.

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Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty

Scenes from “Squid Game” are shown as South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae (L) and South Korean actress Jung Ho-yeon arrive onstage to present the award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series during the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on September 12, 2022.

Squid Gameis up for a whopping 14 Emmy nominations, including four acting nods — two of those for Lee and Jung — and one for outstanding drama series.

The nail-biting K-dramapremiered in September 2021, and revolves around a group of 456 people facing massive debts who willingly compete in a series of seemingly simple children’s games in an attempt to win a $40 million cash prize.

The twist? InSquid Game, the games are lethal, and the lives of everyone who plays are on the line. Simply put, if a player loses, they will die.

Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon.Chris Haston/NBC via Getty

Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon speak on stage during the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022.

The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, confirmed the plans for a second season of the South Korean survival drama in a recent interview with theAssociated Pressback in November 2021.

“So there’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season,” he told the AP. “So I almost feel like you leave us no choice! But I will say there will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head right now. I’m in the planning process currently. But I do think it’s too early to say when and how that’s going to happen.”

Within two and a half weeks of being released,Squid Gamebecame Netflix’s biggest-ever series at launch — beating evenBridgerton— and the first to surpass 100 million viewers when it premiered, the streaming servicerevealed in October 2021.

Netflix officially announced the gory thriller’sreturn for a season 2in June, tweeting, “Red light … GREENLIGHT!” alongsidethe show’s renewal news, a nod to the first game introduced in the series.

“It took 12 years to bring the first season ofSquid Gameto life last year. But it took 12 days forSquid Gameto become the most popular Netflix series ever,” Hwangsaid in a statementto Netflix.

He added, “As the writer, director and producer ofSquid Game, a huge shout out to fans around the world. Thank you for watching and loving our show.”

The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC at 8 p.m. ET from the Microsoft Theater in ‎Los Angeles.

source: people.com