In a nutshell:
After an explosive, euphoric, heart-wrenching second season, Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Netflix hit following desperate South Koreans fighting to the death is coming back for its final instalment – and much sooner than you might think.
Is there a trailer for Squid Game season 3?
Not just yet, though the streamer has released a hair-raising teaser – which some viewers may have already caught, given it was hidden in the credits of the final episode of season two – featuring Chul-su, a brand new killer doll who appears to be at the centre of a new version of “Red Light, Green Light”. Yikes.
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He also features alongside our beloved Young-hee in a new poster released shortly after the launch of series two.
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What will be the plot of Squid Game season 3?
These clues suggest that the games will continue in series three – as does the presence of what appears to be three new contestants in the teaser, wearing the numbers “96”, “100” and “353”. However, how exactly that will happen after the – spoiler alert – uprising at the end of season two remains unclear. In a recent interview with Variety, Hwang Dong-hyuk teased that the third season will see Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun dealing with a “sense of huge guilt and failure” following the death of his friend, Lee Seo-hwan’s Park Jung-bae.
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“How is Gi-hun going to carry on his mission?” the show’s creator continued. “That’s the story that’ll further unfold… Gi-hun having lost everything, including his best friend, and all of his attempts going to failure… now, what is he going to be like? What state is Gi-hun going to be in? And what will he choose to do? Is he going to give up or persist? And so you’re going to meet Gi-hun at a very critical crossroads as we begin the third season. Gi-hun will not be the man he was in season two.” And as for what else we can look forward to? “With each episode it’s going to get better,” he confirms. “With each season it’s going to get better and [you’ll get] a more expanded story, a more intense story, and one that’s definitely more entertaining. So just be sure to watch it until the very end!” We, of course, wouldn’t miss it for the world.
Who from Squid Game season 2 will return for season 3?
With the third season expected to pick up where the second left off, everyone who survived the final episode of series two should, in theory, be back: mother and son duo, Jang Geum-ja (Kang Ae-shim) and Park Yong-sik (Yang Dong-geun); the pregnant Kim Jun-hee (Jo Yu-ri) and her ex, Lee Myung-gi (Im Si-wan); the mysterious shaman, Seon-nyeo (Chae Kook-hee); the terrified former marine, Kang Dae-ho (Kang Ha-neul); the trans special forces soldier and uprising MVP, Cho Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon); the detective and fan favourite, Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon); the deadly, pink-hooded game worker, Kang No-eul (Park Gyu-young); and the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), as well as Gi-hun.
As for the countless casualties, they include Choi Seung-hyun’s deranged rapper Thanos, Won Ji-an’s achingly cool Se-mi, and Kim Si-eun’s fragile Kim Young-mi, alongside Jung-bae.
When will Squid Game season 3 be released?
Let’s just say you won’t have to wait three years, like you did for season two – in his Variety interview, Hwang Dong-hyuk added that the launch date for season three would be announced soon, and that it’s likely to fall in the summer or autumn of 2025. Bring it on.
Will Squid Game season 3 be the final season?
Yes. Here’s hoping it’ll be a worthy conclusion to this nerve-jangling epic.
