Netflix has renewed “Guess,” the live-action collection impressed by the Japanese manga “Kakegurui,” for a second season following sturdy international efficiency that noticed the present dominate worldwide viewing charts.

The boarding college playing drama spent three consecutive weeks in Netflix’s international High 10 for English-language collection after its preliminary launch, cementing its worldwide attraction amongst subscribers worldwide who’ve embraced the high-stakes teen drama.

The collection facilities on St. Dominic’s, an unique personal academy the place elite teenagers from across the globe compete for enrollment. At this prestigious establishment, underground playing determines social hierarchy, making a cutthroat surroundings the place college students’ betting expertise could make or break their standing.

The primary season follows the arrival of Yumeko (Miku Martineau), an exceptionally gifted gambler with a shadowy previous whose betting prowess and secret quest for revenge threaten to upend the varsity’s established energy construction. Martineau, identified for her work in “Kate” and “Star Trek: Part 31,” leads an ensemble solid that features Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O’Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo, Laura Afelskie, Dorian Giordano, Emma Elle Paterson, Ryan Sutherland, and Peter Outerbridge.

“I’m extraordinarily joyful for our wonderful ‘Guess’ followers from everywhere in the world, who get to take pleasure in one other season, and for this unimaginable solid and crew to return to St. Dominic’s for extra playing and common insanity,” mentioned director and showrunner Simon Barry.

Barry developed the collection for tv based mostly on “Kakegurui” (which means “compulsive gambler”), the favored shōnen manga collection created by author Homura Kawamoto and illustrator Tōru Naomura. Since its debut in 2014, the supply materials has spawned 18 volumes, establishing a loyal fanbase.

Jeff F. King, David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Jon Rutherford and Nick Nantell function govt producers alongside Barry, with Boat Rocker serving because the manufacturing firm.