Guys, you better get ready to play some more games because Squid Games Season 3 is coming soon! And this time, it’s the final countdown. Squid Game, in its first season, became one of the biggest shows to binge on Netflix. Then, we waited years for Season 2 to come along and it did, crushing our souls in the process. Now, it’s almost here – Squid Game Season 3 – the final season.
Whether it’s learning what’s next for the games or seeing the epic conclusion of Gi-hun’s story, this is what we know so far for Season 3 and what you can be pumped for – and if you aren’t caught up with the show, you can check out the first two seasons with a Netflix subscription.
What Is The Squid Game Season 3 Premiere Date?
Netflix Tudum confirmed that Squid Game Season 3 is going to premiere on June 27, 2025. That’s right, it’s going to release as part of the 2025 TV premiere schedule, in just a little over a month away.
Netflix has so many new TV shows coming out this year, from Wednesday Season 2 (after several years of waiting) to Stranger Things Season 5 (another several years of waiting), but to see Squid Game get an early Season 3 premiere in June before everything else is SO exciting.
The Squid Game Season 3 Cast
Thanks to Tudum, we have a confirmed list of who is going to return in Season 3 of Squid Game. Expect to see:
- Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun (Player 456)
- Lee Byung-hun as Front Man
- Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho
- Yim Si-wan as Myung-gi (Player 333)
- Kang Ha-neul as Dae-ho (Player 388)
- Park Sung-hoon as Hyun-ju (Player 120)
- Yang Dong-geun as Yong-sik (Player 007)
- Kang Ae-sim as Geum-ja (Player 149)
- Jo Yuri as Jun-hee (Player 222)
- Lee David as Min-su (Player 125)
- Roh Jae-won as Nam-gyu (Player 124)
- Park Gyu-young as No-eul
The one character we most likely won't see is Jung-bae, otherwise known as Player 390, who was killed in the Squid Game Season 2 finale. Since everyone else has stuck around – as the games were split up into two seasons – it’s not surprising that we’ll be seeing mainly the same faces this time around.
Check Out The Teaser Trailer For Squid Game Season 3
Are you ready to be traumatized-I mean, entertained? The teaser trailer for Squid Game Season 3 has dropped and it gives us our first preview into the next set of games, the drama that is about to unfold, and all the hearts that will surely break. Check it out above.
What Is Squid Game Season 3 Going To Be About?
While we already have an idea of what Squid Game is, Season 3 is going to take a lot of twists and turns, and thankfully, we already have an idea of what to expect:
Squid Game Season 3 Will Pick Up Right Where It Left Off
Thanks to Tudum, we do have an official synopsis for Squid Game Season 3, and that it will pick up right after Gi-hun’s failed rebellion.
According to the synopsis, Gi-hun, despite being at his lowest, is still thrown back into the games, as “Squid Game stops for no one,” and this time, the games are even deadliers and tests “everyone’s resolve.” Meanwhile, In-Ho resumes his place as the Front Man and Jun-ho continues to search for the island where the games take place.
Oh yeah, this already sounds like it’s going to be an epic finale, and one I can’t wait to witness. It’s especially nice to see if Jun-ho will somehow find this island. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in January 2025, the actor behind the character, Wi Ha-joon, said that he can’t confirm if there will be a reunion between Jun-ho and In-ho, but he said that if there was, the character would go through a “lot” of emotions:
So… whether the two brothers will reunite in season three is something that you should wait to find out. But, if there was to be such a reunion, then Hwang Jun-ho would surely go through a lot of indescribable emotions such as sadness, anger and also happiness. Expressing these kinds of emotions was something that was very challenging for me as an actor, so I hope everyone looks out for this in the third season.
Ugh, I’m so eager to see what happens!
Who The Front Man Is Will Be Answered
One of the biggest questions of Squid Game has always been this: "Who is the Front Man? What is his story?" And in Season 2, that question is even bigger because he ends up joining the games as Player 001 this time around – which makes it even more confusing. Thankfully, in an interview with CBR in December 2024, the creator of the show, Hwang Dong-hyuk, confirmed that Season 3 would answer those questions:
In Season 3, the question that hasn't been answered yet in Season 2, of how he became the Front Man, will be answered. In-ho was this very righteous, just a good guy at heart kind of cop. How did he become the Front Man? You'll get to find out when you watch the third season.
Season 2 has, in fact, raised more questions about The Front Man than ever before, so I'd like to see some sort of explanation, please.
Gi-Hun Will Have A “Sense Of Guilt And Failure”
Another significant aspect of Season 2 was, of course, the rebellion that Gi-hun was leading against the people who run the games, and how it failed miserably at the very end thanks to good old-fashioned betrayal. Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed in an interview with Variety in December 2024 that, due to this, Gi-hun will be feeling a lot of "guilt" and "failure" in the next season, leading to a different version of him:
From that moment on, in the third season, having that sense of huge guilt and sense of failure weighing heavily on him — how is Gi-hun going to carry on his mission? That's the story that'll further unfold…Gi-hun having lost everything, including his best friend, and all of his attempts going to failure, it's now, what is he going to be like? What state is Gi-hun going to be in? And what will he choose to do? Will he continue on with the mission? Is he going to give up or persist? And so you're going to meet our character Gi-hun at a very critical crossroads as we begin the third season. Gi-hun will not be the man he was in Season 2.
Poor Gi-hun has indeed been through the wringer in Season 2, from that crazy Russian Roulette scene to having that scary six-legged race – and now, I have a feeling that Season 3 will only give him more pain.
Season 3 Will Answer Many Fans' Questions
Season 2 really did leave us with so many questions. Who is The Front Man? What is going to happen to Gi-hun? Is this island ever going to be discovered? What is going to happen to the players in the game now? There are so many questions and so few answers.
But, the star of the series, Lee Jung-jau spoke to The Korea Times (via GameRant) about all of the questions that everyone had following Season 2, especially since it was so much shorter, and reassured fans that Season 3 would answer any queries that you may have, especially about Gi-hun and who he becomes:
I'm not here to justify the viewers' reactions or explain our intentions. Season 3 will provide clarity to many of the questions fans have… I'm eager for the audience to see how he evolves from this low point. He enters a deadly game with the hope of saving lives. Despite his efforts to lead, he faces numerous setbacks and ultimately hits rock bottom. It will be exciting to see how he will overcome these challenges.
I’m so curious about this, because the director of the series, Hwang Dong-hyuk said in an interview with Deadline in January 2025 that Season 3 is the “craziest” yet:
It’s the craziest one. It’s a crazy, crazy, crazy season. It’s the best season finale.
With a crazy finale, here’s hoping every question that we do have gets answered one way or another.
While Squid Game Season 3 is right around the corner, there are plenty of shows like Squid Game that you could check out in the meantime. It's time for a TV marathon before we lose our minds once again over these games.
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