Just last December, the second season of Squid Game premiered, and fans are already eager to know what will happen with the story. The good news is that they won’t have to wait long, as The Squid Game 3 is already in production and promises to resolve the pending mysteries and conclude the story of Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae.
The second season of the popular Korean series left many unanswered questions, and fans have started speculating about what will happen in the third and final season. If you’re one of them, we have good news for you, as Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of the series, has finally revealed details about the plot of season three.
What will The Squid Game 3 be about?
According to Hwang Dong-hyuk, the third season of the Netflix series will focus on the confrontation between Seong Gi-hun and The Leader.
In this new installment, the deep feelings of guilt, loss, and failure affecting the protagonist will be explored, as he returned to the game in season two with the goal of stopping it. Additionally, important details about the past of The Leader, who also won the game in the past, will be revealed.
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How many episodes will The Squid Game 3 have?
The official number of episodes for the third season has not yet been confirmed. However, according to the Korean website OSEN, it was previously mentioned that seasons two and three would have a total combined of 12 to 13 episodes. Given that season two had seven episodes, it is likely that the next installment will consist of between five and six episodes.
Squid Game 3: Cast
These are the characters who will reprise their roles in the third season of the Netflix series:
- Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun
- Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho
- Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho, the leader of the game
- Park Sung-hoon as Cho Hyun-ju
- Yang Dong-geun as Park Yong-sik
- Kang Ae-shim as Jang Geum-ja
- Oh Dal-su as Captain Park
- Jo Yu-ri as Kim Jun-hee
- Im Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi
- Kang Ha-neul as Kang Dae-ho
When does Squid Game 3 premiere?
Recently, Netflix Korea released the official trailer for the third season, confirming that it will be available on the platform on June 27, 2025.
Squid Game Spin-offs
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of the series, has shared that he is considering developing stories focused on secondary characters or events that have not been explored in the main storyline. One of his ideas is to fill the narrative gaps between the aired seasons.
One of the timelines that he could address is the three-year period between the first and second seasons, during which figures like Front Man (played by Lee Byung-hun) and Recruiter (Gong Yoo) may have experienced important events that have not yet been shown on screen.
Additionally, Dong-hyuk has expressed interest in delving into the lives of the masked guards who operate within the game. He finds it intriguing to explore how they ended up in those roles and what happens in their lives outside the game environment.
What is Squid Game about?
Inspired by Japanese Battle Royale mangas, the series directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk presents an extreme survival concept in which indebted people participate in children’s games with lethal consequences.
The story centers on Seong Gi-hun, a man overwhelmed by his financial troubles, who, after winning a Ddakji game at a subway station in Seoul, is invited to compete in the 33rd Squid Game. This event gathers hundreds of desperate individuals who risk their lives in the hope of winning a multi-million-dollar prize.
