Warning: Squid Game spoilers ahead.
The deadly Squid Game has been dominating our screens (and minds) ever since its series 2 launch on Boxing Day, but is there a third season coming? Yes there is, we’re happy to report.
The dystopian South Korean series has broken records on Netflix yet again – following its season 2 release, it became the first ever show to debut at number one in every single country where Netflix is available – so it’s no surprise that viewers are already wondering when the next instalment will arrive.
For those that binge-watched Squid Game season 2 immediately after its release on Boxing Day, here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming season 3 of the show.
Is there going to be a Squid Game season 3?
Categorically, yes – and it has already been filmed. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk previously told Deadline: “I wrote seasons two and three at the same time, and we were in production for both simultaneously, and currently we are in the post-production process for Season 3. 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.”
That would explain why some fans felt that the final episode of season 2 was somewhat… abrupt. The story will continue, and come to a conclusion, with the third series – which Dong-hyuk has confirmed will be the final instalment of the show.
Writing an open letter to fans, he said: “I am beyond excited to be writing this letter to announce the date for Season 2 and share the news of Season 3, the final season. The fierce clash between [Gi-hun and Front Man’s] two worlds will continue into the series finale with Season 3, which will be brought to you next year.”
What is the plot of Squid Game season 3?
It seems pretty clear now that season 3 will conclude the storyline that began in season 2 – in which Gi-hun re-enters the sinister games in order to attempt to end it and bring its organisers to justice. Many of the story arcs that began in season 2 are still unfinished – Gi-hun, for example, still does not know the true identity of Player 001, and we still don’t know what happens after that Captain Park cliffhanger.
You can expect plenty more thought-provoking plot twists in season 3 of Squid Game, no doubt. Creator Dong-hyuk told Deadline that the final series will delve more into the two key characters of Gi-hun and The Front Man (In-ho), and that the complex themes of good vs. evil will be explored even deeper. “In Season 3, the two people go through another evolution. It’s going to be even more interesting. There’s going to be head-spinning surprises,” he said.