After finishing the most recent season of the captivating South Korean drama, Squid Game is back and more deadly than ever. If you’re wondering when Squid Game Season 3 will be available on Netflix, you’re definitely excited.
Fans are already wondering how long they’ll have to wait for the final season to be available on Netflix after the action-packed Season 2 finale, which was full of rebellions, tragic deaths, and many twists. Last summer, Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series’ director, writer, and executive producer, disclosed that the third season will be the final one.
The fiery conflict 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. Here is everything you need to know (so far) about Squid Game Season 3, including its expected release date, the returning cast, and more. “I am incredibly excited to be writing this letter to announce the date for Season 2 and share the news of Season 3, the final season,” he wrote in a letter to fans.
When Will Season 3 of Squid Game Be Available?
Squid Game is due to return for its third and final season in 2025, though the specific release date has not yet been confirmed. However, the show’s creator has suggested that an announcement is coming “soon,” as the third season has already been recorded.
“I want to be careful because anything I say now will be a spoiler,” Hwang told Variety. What I can tell, though, is that I think we will soon announce the season 3 debut date following the release of season 2. That should premiere sometime in the summer or fall of next year, I think.
According to Digital Trends, Netflix is expected to submit Season 2 for the 2025 awards and may try to submit Season 3 for the 2026 Emmys. This means that the earliest Squid Game Season 3 could debut on Netflix is June 1, 2025, in order to qualify for the 2026 Emmys. If Season 3 debuts in the summer or fall, this timeline corresponds with Emmy nomination schedules.
What Can We Expect from Season 3 of Squid Game?
The most shocking moment in the Season 2 finale was the tragic death of Gi-hun’s best friend from Season 1, Park Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan). The third season of Squid Game will carry on the story after the violent rebellion, which ultimately fails when the rebels run out of ammunition and are greatly outnumbered.
Hwang disclosed that Jung-bae’s passing was purposefully orchestrated as the ideal way to wrap out Season 2. The creator informed Tudum that viewers will undoubtedly be astonished and devastated to see Jung-bae leave. “He’s also the only person Gi-hun can fully rely on and trust in the games.”
After posing as Player 001 (also known as Young-il) and developing a close relationship with Gi-hun and his group of allies, the Front Man has “faked” his character’s death and taken back his role behind the iconic black mask and cloak. Gi-hun doesn’t realize the betrayal by the end of Season 2. Because Gi-hun’s character is “blaming himself for everything that happened,” Jung-jae told Tudum, “I don’t think Gi-hun knows the truth yet.”
A mid-credits sequence at the conclusion of Episode 7 reveals that the games go on even after Gi-hun is taken prisoner. Players are seen approaching the arena in the mid-credits scene, which now features two enormous dolls and a new rendition of “Red Light, Green Light.” The third season will continue to emphasize “the fierce clash between [Gi-hun and Front Man’s] two worlds,” according to a teaser from Hwang.
In Squid Game Season 3, which characters will make a comeback?
Squid Game lost a number of significant characters in Season 2, particularly in its gruesome last episodes. Here is a list of the characters who have survived thus far, some of whom were verified in the mid-credits scene. These are the ones who will return in Season 3.
- Gi-hun (Player 456)
- Yong-sik (Player 007)
- Geum-ja (Player 149)
- Hyun-ju (Player 120)
- Jun-hee (Player 222)
- Myung-gi (Player 333)
- Dae-ho (Player 388)
- Jun-ho (the detective)
- In-ho (Front Man, ‘Young-il’, Player 001)