'Squid Game' 3? Netflix TV Show Renewal Status & Is it the Final Season?

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Squid Game is making headlines once again, as the highly anticipated sequel season just arrived on Netflix on Thursday (December 26). Lee Jung-jae returns as player 456 in Season 2.

Here’s a season two synopsis: “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind.

Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 456 billion won.” Naturally, fans who have already binged Squid Game 2 are curious about a Squid Game 3. Keep reading to find out more… Squid Game 3 is confirmed for 2025, but there is no release date yet. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk told The Hollywood Reporter that he is “nearly done with the editing portion of season three.” There is no trailer yet for Season 3, nor is there a confirmed cast list. Yes, Season 3 will be the final season. “When you look at Squid Game at the end of the day, it’s really all about Gi-Hun’s journey.

The way he returned and gave up wanting to go see his daughter, returned from the flight and goes back into the game, wanting to put an end to it,” creator Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk told GamesRadar+. “So, the storylines for seasons 2 and 3 are going to be about his journey and the viewers wanting to know, ‘Will he succeed, will he fail?’ And at the end of his journey, what would Gi-hun look like?