It took the production team 3 years and 3 months to release “Squid Game Season 2” following the success of Season 1, which aired in September 2021. However, they’ve decided to release Season 3 only 6 months after the launch of Season 2 in December 2024. It is believed that the production team wants to introduce Season 3 within a short period of time to continue the favorable reactions and reviews of viewers for Season 2.
In its quarterly performance record announced on January 21st, Netflix said, “It is one of the most viewed original series season”, adding “The number of views in the fourth quarter of last year was 165.7 million”.
On the 30th (local time), Netflix also announced that they will release “Squid Game 3” on June 27th. Netflix explained, “Season 3 is the last season of this series”, adding “The released teaser image also hints at the next move of ‘Squid Game’ hero Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), Frontman (Lee Byung-hun), who hid his identity in the game, and more characters as they continue this scary game”.
The poster for Season 3 shows a guard wearing a pink uniform dragging and moving a dead player with the number 214. No.214 is a character who has already been eliminated in Season 2. From the picture, viewers can also notice see the shadow of Younghee and Cheolsu.
Younghee is a doll representing the “Squid Game” series and it selects the players who continue the game in the Green Light, Red Light game. Cheolsu is expected to play the same role as Younghee in Season 3.
