The third season of Squid Game will be the final part of the whole picture, will finish the story of Song Ki Hoon, and will also shed light on many questions that remained unanswered. The second and third seasons of the series were filmed together, and it was originally planned to split the ending of the project into two parts. That is why the second part ended on such an unexpected note, forcing fans to wait for the continuation.
In this article, we will tell you everything that is known about the final season of The Squid Game, announce the release date, as well as some plot twists that viewers can expect at the end of the film.
When will Squid Game Season 3 come out
The renewal of the series for a third season became known only after the end of the second. The ending hints in every way at the incompleteness of the story: an open ending, many unfinished plot lines, some of which did not even begin to develop in the second season. It was already clear to viewers that there would definitely be a continuation.
On January 2025, the official teaser for the third season was published, but the release date was given as the whole of XNUMX. The exception was the Korean Youtube channel Netflix, which allowed the leak. The description of the trailer indicated the official release date of the third season of The Squid Game - 27 June 2025 year. The screenshot quickly began to spread across the Internet, after which the leak was erased from the description, which further suggests the veracity of the date.
Squid Game Season 3 Episode Release Schedule
The table below shows the approximate release schedule for Season 3 of The Squid Game:
| Series number | Release date |
| 3 1 season series | June 2025 |
| 3 2 season series | June 2025 |
| 3 3 season series | June 2025 |
| 3 4 season series | June 2025 |
| 3 5 season series | July 2025 |
| 3 6 season series | July 2025 |
| 3 7 season series | July 2025 |
| 3 8 season series | July 2025 |
It is difficult to accurately predict the number of episodes in the third season of the series. The first season had 9 episodes, the second only 7, which can be justified by the need to end the film at a specific point: there is no point in stretching it out further. It is possible that the number of episodes may be greater, since it is necessary to reveal additional plot lines for at least two characters: Frontman and his brother, Hwang Joon Ho.
Briefly about the events of previous seasons
Before watching Season 3 of Squid Game, it is worth ing what happened in the previous episodes of the series. The events of the first season immerse viewers in what is happening: the main character, like all the other participants in the games, is mired in debt. One day, he encounters a recruiter and receives an invitation to the Squid Game. In pursuit of money, Song Ki Hoon agrees and goes to a secret island.
456 participants compete for the right to receive a huge sum of money, taking part in familiar games from childhood. Everything changes when the losers start getting killed, and it becomes clear to everyone that not only money is at stake, but also lives.
At the same time, the story of the games is revealed: the bodies of the dead are sold for organs, and the event is a brutal reality show for the rich. While the players try to survive and leave the island, another key figure in the series, Officer Hwang Jun-ho, makes every effort to stop the bloodshed and inform his superiors about the games. The signal fails to , and the policeman is caught by the guards and the host, who turns out to be Officer Hwang Jun-ho's brother.
After each test, there are fewer and fewer players left, and by the last game, only two survive: the main character, Song Ki Hoon, and his childhood friend, Cho Sang Woo. The men fight each other on a squid-shaped court: although Song Ki Hoon wins, he cannot kill his comrade. Cho Sang Woo, realizing the dire financial situation, commits suicide.
Player 456 wins and leaves the competition with a fabulous sum of money, but his life will never be the same. Son Ki-hoon goes a whole year without earning any money until he receives an invitation to a meeting. Arriving at the address, he finds player 001, the old man Oh Il-nam, who is the creator of the cruel games, in the room.
Son Ki-hoon fulfills the promises he made to his comrades who died in the games. He takes the brother of player 067, takes him to the mother of his dead friend and gives them money, after which he plans to fly to his daughter in the United States. Heading to the plane, the man notices a recruiter and sets a new goal for himself - to take revenge on the organizers and stop the bloodshed.
Throughout the first episodes of the second season, Song Ki-hoon tries to find the recruiter: he pays money to the local mafia, from whom he had previously borrowed money, but the search leads to nothing. As the plot develops, the viewer is introduced to new players, whose fates are closely intertwined with the characters of the first season. Ultimately, the main character begins to cooperate with Hwang Jun-ho, as a result of which the men assemble a rescue team and go to the island: Song Ki-hoon as a player, and the officer with the fighters as fire .
Son Ki-hoon intends to disrupt the order of the games by telling everyone the rules of the test and helping them the stages. The man's plan falls apart when he realizes that the GPS tracker that was embedded in his tooth has been removed: now it will be much harder to wait for help. The organizers decided to change the tests, which will make it harder for Son Ki-hoon to play.
The first player in the second season is Frontman, Hwang Jun-ho's brother. The games go on as usual until the main character decides to ask for a vote. From that moment on, all participants are divided into two opposing camps: some want to continue playing, while others dream of salvation.
As the number of players dwindles, a group of "circles" who want to leave the competition come up with an escape plan. During the "extra game," when the organizers arrange a massacre between the players in the dorm, Son Ki-hoon and his ers take the weapons from the guards and head to the control center.
Fighting their way through the floors, the group reaches a fork. Son Ki-hoon and his childhood friend, Marine Jong-bae, head to the control center while the others fight off the "triangles." Player 001 and several other participants are sent to help the main character. The season ends with betrayal on the part of the Frontman: the organizer kills two comrades, and then Son Ki-hoon's friend. In parallel, viewers are shown the captain of the search mission, who also turns out to be a traitor: he drowns a policeman and breaks a drone. This is where the episode ends, leaving room for guesses about the plot of the third season.
What will happen in the third season of the squid game
The third season will most likely tell the story of player 001, as hinted by the shot with the doll, where another player is visible under number 100. It can be assumed that the creators will show the same games of 2015, after which Hwang In-ho became the host. This is where the further development of Song Ki-hoon, who was deliberately left alive after the armed rebellion, will begin.
Additionally, we should expect the development of the plot line of Chun-ho, the betrayal of Park, the captain of the ship, is unlikely to go unnoticed. The action films will most likely force the man to show the location of the games in order to finally end the bloodshed.
The stories of secondary characters will not be ignored, such as No-eul, a security guard who prevented the game employees from taking away bodies to sell for organs. At the end of the season, one of the guards can be seen shooting at Kyung-seok. Perhaps this triangle was No-eul, who will now try to save the man and return him to his daughter.
Cast
The cast of the third season has not been officially announced. Speculations about the possible appearance of Hollywood stars can be found on the Internet, but these fakes have existed since the first season. It can be assumed that all the key actors will return to their roles:
- Lee Jong-jae ("Acolyte") - Son Ki-hoon, player 456.
- Lee Byung-hun ("I Saw the Devil") - Hwang In-ho, the game organizer, player 001.
- Wee Ha-joon (Gyeongseong Creature - Hwang Joon-ho, police officer.
- Park Gyu-yeon ("Devilish Judge") - No-eul, a refugee from North Korea.
Interesting facts about the series and easter eggs
Let's list 10 interesting facts related to the plot of the first two seasons of the film:
- The mafia boss that Song Ki Hoon hired is the same loan shark who beat up the hero in the first season.
- Ki Hoon claims the right to vote just like Cho Sang Woo did in Season 1.
- The host goes to the games in the same way as Il-nam did before: the best way to enjoy the games is to play them yourself. In addition, Player 001 had to control the rebellion from within.
- In a post-credits scene, a new doll appears, a boy friend of the original doll. In this scene, a different "set" of players can be seen, which may refer to the games that preceded the events of the series.
- The ship's captain originally worked for the host: Hwang In-ho wounded his brother in the shoulder, after which he probably called a boat to rescue him.
- Players like Thanos and Yeon-sik's mother were specifically allowed to bring in third-party items to make the games more bloody and interesting. Song Ki-hoon's bug would have ruined the show, which is why it was removed.
- The North Korean refugee, who works as a security guard, has been a "triangle" for several years and has crossed paths with Song Ki-hoon before. That's why she keeps such a close eye on player 456.
- The open ending of the second season was originally intended to be like this: the climax and conclusion of the picture were planned for the third season from the very beginning.
- Dae-ho was probably never a Marine. Throughout the uprising, the man can be seen ducking for cover, afraid to engage in gunfire.
- Myung Gi appeared in the series for a reason: in November 2024, 215 crypto-fraudsters were arrested in South Korea, which is why a similar character was specially added to the second episode to warn young people against losing money.
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I'm going to shoot right now for the theory that De-Ho was never a Marine
I was so shocked to learn that "The Host" is Storm Shadow from "G.I. Joe"😁