Squid Game is probably the series of the decade. This survival thriller put South Korea on the map again and it achieved success like no other. It dropped on Netflix and amassed massive viewership for the viewers. Besides that, the show has been acclaimed by everyone.
After the first season concluded, the buzz around the second season was strong and now we know that it will drop later in 2024. But fans are also curious if Squid Game Season 3 will be taking place or not. Read on as we try to find it.
What Is Squid Game All About?
Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote, created, and helmed Squid Game; it follows 456 people who participate in a game where the winner gets 45 billion Korean currency as a prize.
Because all of them are facing tough financial issues, they agree to be a part of it. The series dropped on September 17th, 2021, and became the most-watched show on Netflix. The second season is slated to drop on December 26th, 2024.
Is Squid Game Season 3 Happening?
Yes, Squid Game Season 3 will be taking place as Netflix has announced it. The series will be the final season of the series and is planned to conclude the storyline.
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So far, not much is known about the third season as a lot of its things would depend on how the second season of the show pans out.
What To Expect From It?
The plot of Squid Game Season 3 will be entirely dependent on the ending of Season 2. Seong Gi-hun will make a comeback to the game and the reason behind it will be revealed in that season only given that he won the last game. This time, the characters will be hooked by a fresh mission and a new set of challenges.
We can expect him to re-enter the game and try to defy death to win a bigger prize. The game will consist of all the new people who will be participants in it. Season 3 will pick up subplots and the ending from the second season and will begin from there.
Hwang has stated that it will focus more on the cop character as well as the dynamics that Front Man and Hwang Jun-ho share with each other. They are brothers in the series. We will also get to know more about the mysterious salesman who gives cards to people about the game.
The creator has also decided that he will not write the next two seasons alone and will get a writer’s room. It’s because he doesn’t want to experience the exhaustion of handling everything in a show.
Who Will Be In The Cast?
We don’t know who will be acting in Squid Game Season 3 and just like the plot, the casting will also follow Season 2. Lee Jung-jae is expected to return as Seong Gi-hun as he is the central character. He is also one of the few survivors of the game, apart from that old man. Wi Ha-joon will again portray police officer Hwang Jun-ho in the second season.
If he survives, we can expect him to show up in Squid Game Season 3. Lee Byung-hun who plays the role of Hwang In-ho aka the Front Man of the game, is in the second season along with Gong Yoo an unknown salesman in the second season.
The chances of them returning for the third one are high. Apart from these familiar names, the third season will have a long list of new faces who will be participants in the actual game.
Do We Have A Release Date?
Squid Game Season 3 will be released in 2025. So far, Netflix has not announced the exact release date. It might happen after Season 2 drops on the streamer.
A similar number of episodes with similar time duration are expected from the third season.
Conclusion
Squid Game Season 3 will be the last entry in the massively successful Squid Game franchise. Before that, people will get to enjoy the second season that is coming in December after a full three-year gap.
Fans are hoping that the quality of the plot remains the same in both the upcoming seasons.