Squid Game Season 3 will write itself within the Netflix document books when it hits the service later this yr.
The upcoming remaining batch of episodes from the fan-favorite South Korean thriller will mark the tip of the collection as audiences comprehend it, bringing a near the story of Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun and his continued conquest to deliver down the present’s titular dystopian competitors.
After ready three years between Seasons 1 (which debuted in September 2021) and a couple of (which dropped in December 2024), followers had been shocked to listen to the look ahead to Season 3 could be considerably leaner.
Squid Game Season 3 Release Makes Netflix Historical past
Although it’s nonetheless months away, Season 3 of the beloved Korean thriller has already broke a main launch date document on Netflix.
Season 3 of Squid Game will premiere on June 27, 2025, marking the shortest hole between seasons for a Netflix authentic scripted motion collection.
When the present returns, it should have been a paltry 183 days between seasonal releases. This fast turnaround is probably going as a consequence of the collection filming Seasons 2 and three back-to-back from June 2023 to June 2024.
Some might level out that a collection just like the French-language motion collection Lupin had a shorter hole between releases (solely 154 days); nevertheless, as famous on the Netflix app, that collection was technically launched in components moderately than seasons.
The closest English-language comparability for Squid Game‘s record-breaking tempo is the long-running Netflix romantic drama Virgin River, which had a launch window of 224 days between Seasons 2 and three.
Squid Game Season 3 joins Netflix collection like Envious, which had a hole of 141 days between seasons, and Kübra (140 days), which achieved a equally stunning mark outdoors the motion style on the platform.
In context, the hole between Squid Game‘s second and third seasons is roughly one-seventh of the time followers endured between Seasons 1 and a couple of (1,193 days).
Will Season 3 Be the Finish of Squid Game?
The Squid Game creators have made it clear that Season 3 would be the finish of the collection; nevertheless, additionally they reassured followers it won’t finish quietly.
Thus far within the collection, followers have been handled to many jaw-dropping moments. From stunning character deaths to potential familial connections revealed that nobody noticed coming (learn extra concerning the stunning Entrance Man father idea right here), Squid Game has saved audiences guessing from the start, and that doesn’t appear like it should cease in Season 3.
That implies that although the collection might be wrapping up after its Season 3 launch, followers will no less than have another likelihood to expertise its whirlwind storytelling curler coaster.
Audiences also needs to do not forget that simply because the mainline Squid Game collection is ending, the model won’t utterly disappear.
An American tackle the present has been reported to be within the works by acclaimed director David Fincher.
Fincher, finest identified for his work on mega-hits like Battle Membership, Seven, and The Social Community, is seemingly set to place his stamp on the franchise for Netflix with Utopia author Dennis Kelly penning the script.
Whereas Netflix continues to disclaim the existence of the Americanized follow-up (seemingly holding the information till the Korean authentic ends), it appears to be occurring. Followers can look ahead to one more tackle the TV thriller that might be on the way in which within the coming years.
Squid Game Season 3 is ready to hit Netflix on June 27.
