The battle between Gi-hun and the frontman enters its final, decisive round. Everything you need to know about Squid Game 3 can be found here.
Squid Game season 2 ends with a huge cliffhanger, leaving us desperate in front of the screens. Will Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) win the fight against the frontman and stop the games?
Fans are therefore rightly asking: When will the third season of Squid Game start and what is the story about? Don’t worry, help is on the way! In this overview, we have summarized all the important information known so far for you:
- Release: When does Squid Game 3 start on Netflix?
- Cast: What is the cast like?
- Story: What is season 3 about?
- Fortsetzungen und Spin-Offs: How does Squid Game continue after season 3?
All info about season 3 of Squid Game
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Release: When does Squid Game 3 start on Netflix?
We’ve only just finished watching Gi-hun take part in the deadly game show for a second time when it’s already time to move on.
- Season 3 will be released on June 27, 2025& on Netflix.
The third season will consist of a total of six episodes. Just like its predecessors, the season will be released all at once.
Nothing can prepare you for the final season. Squid Game Season 3 premieres June 27. NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/qoPAqWTRHD
— Squid Game (@squidgame) January 30, 2025
Cast: What is the cast of Squid Game 3?
Attention! This post contains spoilers for the second season of Squid Game.
Since a few candidates actually survived the games in season 2, other familiar faces may appear alongside Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and the frontman (Lee Byung-hun). We don’t yet know which of the surviving candidates will be in season 3. These players have survived:
Another survivor is a young woman named Kang No-eul (Park Gyu-young), who is currently among the red-clad soldiers with the triangular masks. Not to be forgotten is the policeman Hwang Jun-ho, who is still looking for the island.
Whether new actors will join the cast in the third season or not has not yet been announced.is not yet known.
Story: What is season 3 about?
The frontman (Lee Byung-hun) has finally revealed himself to Gi-hun and put an end to the candidates’ rebellion. But one thing is clear: player 456 is not giving up! Accordingly, the third and final season will decide whether Gi-hun manages to end the deadly games or not.
If the group around police officer Hwang Jun-ho and Choi Woo-seok (Jeon Seok-ho) should still manage to find the island, Gi-hun will also get reinforcements.
The first photos of season 3 are already available:
Prepare for the final game. Here’s your first look at Squid Game Season 3 photos, premiering June 27. NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/3j8yUaOccK
— Squid Game (@squidgame) January 30, 2025
Sequels and Spin-Offs: What’s next for Squid Game after season 3?
Even though an era ends with Squid Game season 3, further projects are already in the works.
Confirmed:
Squid Game: The Challenge:The reality version of Squid Game is expected to return to Netflix with a second season in 2025. There, 456 candidates will compete against each other (as in the original series). The winner can win $4.56 million. (Of course, the competition here is much less deadly.)
Spin-Off by director David Fincher (Seven, The Social Network): Fincher is working on a new series from the universe in 2025. There is currently no further information.
Possible:
At the beginning of January 2025, the creator of Squid Game, Hwang Dong-hyuk, revealed that he is considering a series for the frontman (Lee Byung-hun). According to him, there is still a lot to be revealed about his past. For example, how he won the games in 2015. But so far, it’s just speculation.
Recently, a rumor circulated on the internet that Netflix was planning an entire universe for Squid Game. Like with Marvel, it should even be divided into phases. However, this information turned out to be false.
Not even a month after its release, the second season of Squid Game was already a huge success: 3rd place among the most successful seasons on Netflix – with 152.5 million views. In second place is the first season of Wednesday (252.1 million streams). Of course, Squid Game Season 1 remains unbeaten with 256.2 million views.
