Ready to enter the final round? Netflix has set the premiere date for the third and final season of its smash-hit South Korean drama “Squid Game.”
“Squid Game” Season 3 will premiere June 27, following the major cliffhanger finale that Season 2 ended on.
“Squid Game” Season 2, which consisted of seven episodes, debuted Dec. 26. The installment was filmed back-to-back with Season 3, assuring there would be a much shorter wait between seasons than there was for Season 2 and Season 1 (which debuted in 2021, and was not originally written as an ongoing series).
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In Season 2, Gi-hun, aka Player 456 (played by Lee Jung-jae), returns to the sadistic competition three years after winning 45.6 billion in South Korean won as the sole survivor of the event, in order to now put an end to Squid Game and save the lives of the players around him.
Lee stars in Season 2 of “Squid Game” alongside returning cast member Wi Ha-jun as Jun-ho and Lee Byung-hun as the mysterious Front Man, alongside a slew of new stars. Hwang Dong-hyuk is the creator of the series and serves as director and executive producer, with Kim Ji-yeon also serving as an EP.
The Season 2 finale ended with a major cliffhanger and a mid-credits scene that teased where the “Squid Game” story is going in its third and final season.
As of Tuesday, “Squid Game” Season 2 has become the second-most-watched non-English language TV series ever at more than 173 million views and 1.2 billion hours viewed since launch.
Season 1, which quickly became the most-watched show in Netflix history, was nominated for 17 Emmys, with the show winning six, including one for best actor in a drama for Lee and another for best guest actress in a drama for Lee You-mi.
See first-look images from “Squid Game” Season 3 below.
