Squid Game season 3 is the final season of the South Korean dystopian survival thriller television series, and is set to be released on June 27, 2025. The series is produced by Netflix.
Main Cast:
- Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun (456)
- Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho, the Front Man (001)
- Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho
- Im Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi (333)
- Kang Ha-neul as Kang Dae-ho (388)
- Park Gyu-young as Kang No-eul
- Park Sung-hoon as Cho Hyun-ju (120)
- Yang Dong-geun as Park Yong-sik (007)
- Kang Ae-shim as Jang Geum-ja (149)
- Jo Yu-ri as Kim Jun-hee (222)
Recurring Cast:
- Park Hee-soon as Masked Officer
- Jeon Seok-ho as Choi Woo-seok
- Chae Kook-hee as Seon-nyeo (044)
- Lee David as Park Min-su (125)
- Roh Jae-won as Nam-gyu (124)
- Song Young-chang as Im Jeong-dae (100)
- Oh Dal-su as Sea Captain Park
Production:
- Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series creator, had discussions with Netflix about a third season in December 2021. The third season was confirmed after season two aired.
- Hwang originally conceived of seasons two and three as one, but split them up because there were too many episodes.
- Filming for the season began in July 2023 and concluded in June 2024, as it was filmed back-to-back with the second season.
- The editing for the third season was nearly completed by November 2024.
- Season 3 will reveal how Hwang In-ho became the Front Man.
- Cheol-su, Young-hee’s giant robot doll "boyfriend", will appear in season three alongside a new game.
- The third season will follow Gi-hun as a changed man who is at a "very critical crossroads".
- The season will be the finale of theSquid Game story.
- Season 3 will continue the "fierce clash" between Gi-hun and the Front Man.
Plot Points
- Season 3 will pick up after the events of the Season 2 finale, in which the Front Man double-crosses Gi-hun and crushes the uprising, and kills Gi-hun's best friend Jung-bae.
- Gi-hun is unaware of the Front Man's betrayal and blames himself for what happened.
- In a trailer for season 3, a voice apologizes to the players for recent events and states that preparations for the next game will begin. Player 456 is told to choose a card that will determine the next game and the fate of his friends. The next game is revealed to be "Jack and Jill."
