Plot, release date… Everything we already know about season 3 of “Squid Game”

Published on January 2, 2025 at 11:34 a.m.

Since December 26, “Squid Game” has returned to the Netflix catalog with a second season of breathtaking suspense. The third season of the South Korean series is at the center of all attention.

If this sequel is already making headlines, it is because spectators were able to witness previously unseen images of it in the finale of the second season. At the end of episode 7 of season 2 a cliffhanger slips in after the credits, leaving no doubt about the imminent arrival of a third season.

[Attention spoilers] In these post-credits images the viewer sees important clues regarding the next season. As participants 096, 100 and 353 return to the arena, they face a startling discovery. The Young-hee doll is accompanied by her male sidekick Cheol-su. The promise of a new, even more macabre game?

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The creator of the phenomenon series, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, spoke in the American media “Variety” about the plot of this long-awaited sequel: “As for the storyline of the third season, Gi-hun having lost everything, including his best friend, and with all his attempts failing, the question is: What state will Gi-hun be in? And what will he choose to do? Will he continue the mission? Will he give up or persist? You will discover our character, Gi-hun, at a crucial moment at the start of the third season. Gi-hun will no longer be the man he was in season 2.”

When will Squid Game season 3 be released?

Let aficionados of Netflix’s flagship show rest assured! The streaming platform confirmed the upcoming arrival of a season 3 for 2025 through an Instagram post on December 31. Even if no precise date has yet been revealed, the director of “Squid Game” estimates an arrival for the second half of the year: “I probably expect it to be launched around the summer or fall of next year. » This third season will also be the last of the series.