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Review | Netflix drama review: Alice in Borderland season 2 – Japanese sci-fi horror series’ deadly games continue to a tantalising conclusion
- The second season of the Japanese manga adaptation features more deadly games, the return of the lead characters - and some presumed dead - along with new ones
- Arisu, Usagi and the others must once again show trust, empathy and intelligence to defeat their enemies. Those hoping for a big reveal will be disappointed
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The deadly games continue apace in season 2 of hit Netflix series Alice in Borderland, adapted by writer-director Shinsuke Sato (I Am a Hero) from Haro Aso’s manga.
Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya reprise their roles as unwitting participants in a series of violent contests after they are transported into a bizarre parallel dimension.
Along the way, they are reunited with many familiar faces from the first season, as well as a number of new characters, as they struggle to stay alive long enough to find a way home.
Blending elements of horror, action and science fiction, Aso’s story is loosely inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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