Here's when to expect 'Squid Game' season 3, according to the show's creator
Squid Game season 2 ended with quite the cliffhanger.
The new season of the Netflix K-drama premiered on Dec. 26. While the streaming giant has yet to release statistics, analytics firm Flixpatrol says it debuted at No. 1 in all 93 countries where the platform is available.
Earlier in the year, series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk said that the third season would be the last. Netflix has so far only confirmed that season 3 would come in 2025, but Hwang gave Variety a hint about a more specific time for the premiere date.
"After season 2 launches, I believe we will be announcing the launch date for season 3 soon," he said. "I probably expect that to launch around summer or fall next year."
(Spoiler alert for season 2) The director also talked about the storyline for the next season. ICYMI, the last episode of Squid Game 2 saw Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) gather a rag-tag group of fellow players to storm the men behind the dangerous games. His rebellion, however, failed, and his childhood friend was killed by the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun).
"[As] for the storyline of the third season, Gi-hun having lost everything, including his best friend, and all of his attempts going to failure, it’s now, what is he going to be like? What state is Gi-hun going to be in? And what will he choose to do? Will he continue on with the mission? Is he going to give up or persist?" Hwung told Variety.
"And so you’re going to meet our character Gi-hun at a very critical crossroads as we begin the third season. Gi-hun will not be the man he was in Season 2."
Hwang added that each episode of the rest of the series is going to get better.
"With each season, it's going to get better and a more expanded story, more intense story, and definitely more entertaining. So just be sure to watch it until the very end."
Squid Game, premiered in 2021, follows down-on-his-luck dad Gi-hun as he enters a lethal competition filled with other cash-strapped individuals and a 45.6 billion won cash prize. While the competition saw players in childhood games, the consequences of losing were dire—if you get eliminated, you die.
In the second season, Gi-hun re-enters the games in hopes of ending the deadly competition forever.
