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'Squid Game' Season Three: Release Date, Plot Details, Cast and More

It'll be here sooner than you think

Squid Game Season Three
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Let the games continue (the Squid Games, that is).

The popular South Korean survival series Squid Game is officially returning for a third and final season. And it'll be here sooner than you think. Before I get into the details though, let's review.

Squid Game follows a group of players, who are in deep financial debt, competing for a grand prize of 45.6 billion won. The contestants must play childlike games for the prize money. But there is only one catch–if you lose, you die.

The South Korean drama, which debuted in September 2021, became a worldwide phenomenon, surpassing Bridgerton as the streaming service’s biggest show ever. It even received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe. Given the show’s immense popularity, it’s a no-brainer that the show was given the green light for additional seasons.

Season two of Squid Game arrived over three years after season one in December 2024. Fortunately, for fans, they won't have to wait as long for season three. Here's what we know about the third and final season.

1. When Was Squid Game Season 3 Announced?

There were always rumblings about a potential Squid Game season three, dating back to just months after the first season was released. In a December 2021 interview, the show's director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, dished, "I'm in talks with Netflix over season 2 as well as season 3," per The Korea Times.

And, last year, he explained to Deadline why there would be two additional seasons after the first.

“When I was writing the script for the two seasons, I felt like there was a big turning point or an inflection point, and that was the end of episode seven, so I thought that it would do it justice to have a separate season after that. That’s why I had first seven episodes as Season 2 and then the rest of Season 3,” he said.

2. Does Squid Game Season Three Have a Release Date?

Yes, the Squid Game Instagram account made the official announcement on January 30 that season three will premiere on June 27, just six months after season two was released.

The speedy turn around of seasons is due to the third and final season being filmed back-to-back with the second season.

3. What Is Squid Game Season Three About?

Season three will picking up right where season two ended.

Per Netflix, "Season 3 explores the choices Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) will make amidst overwhelming despair. As the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) plots his next move, the surviving players find their decisions leading to increasingly dire consequences with each round of the deadly games. This season promises to push the limits of suspense and drama, keeping viewers glued to the action."

4. Does Squid Game Season Three Have a Trailer?

No trailer just yet for Squid Game season three but if the past is any indicator, it will likely arrive about a month out from the June 27 premiere date.

5. Is There a First Look for Squid Game Season Three?

Yep! Along with dropping the release date for Squid Game season 3, Netflix also shared some first-look photos. One shows Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon) kneeling over a coffin, and another has Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) handcuffed to a bed. Swipe through to see all the photos above.

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